If the Treasury really got their way….

Recently the UK Treasury apparently asked departments to invisage massive cuts of the order of 40%+. So without debating the reality of such a statement or whether it will come to pass, what would you keep and what would you bin if you were the MOD and had been told that come next April you have a 50% budget cut. Which “half” of the UK armed forces would you keep.

LETS NOT debate whether this would be a good idea (it obviously isn’t) and lets not debate if it will actually happen (almost certainly not) but cuts are coming and perhaps a discussion about a “50%” armed forces might focus some of the discussions we are having on what really matters.

A final point to add a dose of reality is the recent reports about the future of the German armed forces where “50%” has been talked about openly (reality or not).

so…..which half are you keeping?