WHAT could possibly be a better use of money during a pandemic than a new ship for the personal use of a monarch? The Government of the United Kingdom is planning a new national flagship at the cost of 200 million in order to promote the “best of British”. The...
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WHAT could possibly be a better use of money during a pandemic than a new ship for the personal use of a monarch?
The Government of the United Kingdom is planning a new national flagship at the cost of 200 million in order to promote the “best of British”.
The vessel, which is planned to be built in the UK, will be the successor to Britannia, which was retired in 1997.
The ship is set to be commissioned in a bid to boost British trade and industry globally, PM Boris Johnson said – after all, in the current pandemic, why would the National Health Service need the money?
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