Overall some of this seems very inspiring, however the heavy undertones of offering the ridiculous or the unbelievable suggests that this policy hasn’t been well thought out. As such it will not gain the voters it is aimed at.
The increase in spending across the board is a good idea, while people harp on about unknown threats there is a reality that the world is more dangerous than many think it is. Terrorism is a threat but not the one we should be focusing on to the exclusion of all else. Britain is a trading nation, with most of that done by sea (sea is the best and most efficient way to do mass trade before anyone suggests air power) and piracy, drug smuggling, smuggling and the like are all very real issues prevalent throughout the world. Add to the fact that several world navies are now close to rivalling Britain’s position as the 2nd/3rd most influential military power and you can see why our spending is not enough. The cuts and infighting over spending is another sign of this.
As to people saying about there being no need for 30 escort ships, this is something that we are in dire need of. With the procurement (potentially) of 2 aircraft carriers and the 2nd most powerful amphibious fleet in the world it is laughable that we don’t have the escorts to properly defend it, especially when you add in the fact that piracy is something on the rise, terrorism/piracy in the gulf (where our oil comes from) is a major problem and drugs running and standard smuggling are also real but ignored problems. For a trading country all these issues can be reduced to an extent by a strong escort fleet.
So while there are things I like in here, there are definitely problems and this is just a red herring to get voters…. I think.