Briefly Noted: The Empire, Er, Scores Own Goal

Very brief:

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BREAKING: NATO flagship, UK aircraft carrier HMS Prince of Wales has broken down shortly after launching from Portsmouth Naval Base

Longer version:

UK's biggest warship, HMS Prince of Wales, breaks down off south coast shortly after setting sail for US
https://news.sky.com/ ^ | Sunday 28 August | Deborah Haynes

The UK's biggest warship has broken down off the south coast shortly after setting sail on what had been billed as a "landmark mission" to the United States.

HMS Prince of Wales, the second of the Royal Navy's two aircraft carriers, was experiencing an "emerging mechanical issue", a spokesperson said. The problem is being investigated.

The £3bn carrier, which became fully operational only last year, is reportedly anchored south east of the Isle of Wight while the investigation is carried out.

"HMS Prince of Wales remains in the South Coast Exercise Area while conducting investigations into an emerging mechanical issue," the Royal Navy spokesperson said.

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I saw this quote at CTH, but there was no attribution. I quote it hear because it sounds right to me:

“The UK has nothing left but those sketchy money markets and exchanges. The Russians, joking at the sanctions, pricing resources in rubles, working with BRICS, are an existentialist threat to the UK. It shows that the financial exchanges and trading houses based in the UK are paper tigers because they can be easily bypassed. Russia is indeed an existentialist threat to the UK.”