On Mon, 09 Jun 2014 15:20:49 +0100, Tim Streater wrote:

It's more important for Britain to have a Navy - with carriers -
almost than anything else, defence-wise.

looks sceptical

Why you sceptical about that?

I'm no military expert, far from it, but it strikes me that the vast
majority of military action that this country's been involved in over
the last century or so has been primarily land-based, with naval and
air support. Which, to me, seems to suggest that the most important
service is the Army, with the Navy and RAF as essential backups.

Not followed the Battle of the Atlantic, then.

You notice where it says "...vast majority of...", rather than saying
"...absolutely every single last piece of..."?