I don't want to go off topic but one reason the above is true is the Tory party was in power for 25 years compared to Labour (under Blair) for 13 years since 1979. Reality is no party has been good for the Armed Forces especially with the end of the cold war.Pymes75 wrote:But anyone with a modicum of sense would realise that when it comes to Defence there is one party in the UK that has a better record than the others. And it might shock most but it's Labour.
Looking back, the Royal Navy manning and Destroyers/Frigates numbers were 70,000 with 50 ships in 1985, 40,000 and 25 ships by 2005 and 30,000 and 19 ships in 2015. (Excluding all other ships and boats.)