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...He said a Labour government would remain committed to building all four Dreadnought-class submarines, which are due to replace the existing Vanguard-class boats that carry Britain’s nuclear weapons....
...The cost of maintaining Britain’s nuclear deterrent — which includes four new nuclear powered Astute class submarines as well as four Dreadnought class boats to carry the UK’s nuclear armed Trident missiles...
...There is no magic money tree; it had to finance the purchase of the Nokia stake by selling shares in mobile operator Telia. It has representatives on the boards of half its investee companies....
...We are no longer borrowing at all to finance current spending....
...Any variance in that could blow a huge hole in the finances. The risks of Brexit have not been factored in....
...Airfix Aviation Oy, IPP Oil Products (Cyprus) and Oy Langvik Capital are hardly household names, but when the US added the three companies to its sanctions list last month it opened a new front in its game...
...That was after the first world war — the so-called “Geddes Axe” — when we saved money mainly by not building any more dreadnoughts....
...Oy, humbug. Simon Schama is an FT contributing editor...
...There is a greater need for integration, collaboration and partnership among corporate leadership, human capital, finance, sales and legal teams....
...Bridge finance is in place until the year end but the planned capital raising of up to €4bn was announced five months ago....
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