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Global Britain returns to rule the waves
As the Queen Elizabeth aircraft carrier heads to the South China Sea laden with state-of-the-art fighter jets, JENNY CLEGG warns of the dangers of this provocative manoeuvre
HMS Queen Elizabeth departs HM Naval Base, Portsmouth

THE HMS Queen Elizabeth aircraft carrier strike group is due to set off on its maiden voyage heading towards the South China Sea.  

The biggest military deployment in decades, the voyage is symbolic of Britain’s future direction for the next generation — a clear demonstration that Global Britain with its Indo-Pacific tilt is being military-led. 

There’s a certain air of imperial vanity about all this — a delusional fantasy singing to the tune of right-wing nationalism.  

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