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Nelson & Hardy's descendants to save HMS Victory

2008-09-27

The descendants of Captain Hardy and Admiral Nelson are due to launch a series of projects to help fight the decline in the Royal Navy. This could include a "buy out" package for HMS Victory and commissioning experts to look into the sorry state of "Nelson's Navy".

The grandson of Captain Hardy warned the MoD that they had "awoken a dragon" and would do everything in their power to turn around the Navy's terminal decline. He also promised to keep the public involved and informed while drawing together consensus amongst naval campaigners. The families are known for controversy clashing with the recently formed UKNDA and causing discomfort at the Admiralty as they declared "The covenant between Nelson and Hardy's descendants and the MoD as "null and void".

The Nelson and Hardy families have been becoming more public in their stance since the Trafalgar 200 celebrations in 2005 and have consulted experts in naval preservation, naval architects and top naval historians.

Posted by:Nimble Spemble

#3 Who will pay for that.

Well, now that you mention it, that's how the big dust up started between King and Parliament leading to the English Civil War. Maybe James was right given how the Parlies have bulloxed it. :)

Posted by: Procopius2k 2008-09-27 20:57

#2 Who will pay for that, Anonymoose? Armies are expensive, navies even more so. That's why governments with taxing ability have historically handled such things. Too, private armies are frowned upon nowadays.

Posted by: trailing wife 2008-09-27 13:45

#1 The English government has abrogated the responsibility of a national defense.

If there is any claim to legitimacy by a government, it is that they provide for their nation's national defense. Otherwise, they cease to be a government.

Therefore, the English, and hopefully the royal family, will take it upon themselves to form a "de facto" government-in-exile, whose purpose is to create and maintain a national army and navy for the protection of England.

While the "de jure" government continues its mismanagement of England, it will not be interfered with, but if England's sovereignty is threatened, or a hostile military seeks to invade England, this army and navy will repel them.

Under such circumstances, the royal family will depart England to safety, and place a Lord Protector in charge of the military to restore order by the means at his disposal. As his first act, Parliament will be dissolved and England placed under martial law.

A martial law tribunal will be established to mete out judgment to those determined to have contributed to, or engaged in activities detrimental to the nation.

Posted by: Anonymoose 2008-09-27 11:18

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