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Hopefully, the solution is new boats that are a more sensible size, and don't need the extensive infrastructure upgrades the new fleet would have required. One of the cancelled designs would have been a similar displacement to our current fleet of three.

I really hope the solution isn't another clapped out beater from Europe.

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[–] Madrigal@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Narrator: “The solution was another clapped out beater from Europe.”

[–] Ilovethebomb 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

If it is, Nicola's name will be forever tied to it. And every time it breaks down, that comment will be brought up.

[–] Madrigal@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

IMO Labour should be loudly shouting now about the likelihood of this whole thing ending in disaster. It’ll be too late after people die, both practically and politically.

[–] Ilovethebomb 2 points 1 month ago

They were oddly quiet when the project got canned, and there were even a few admissions that the cost of the project had blown out to an unacceptable level.

I think Labour know their handling of the project will be brought up again if they protest.