The UK has a load of military bases and theatres of activity around the world. They include, I think, the following. Afghanistan, Ascension Islands, Bahrain, Belize, Brunei, Canada, Estonia, British Indian Ocean Territory, Brunei, Canada, Cyprus, Falklands Islands, Germany, Gibraltar, Iraq, Kenya, Nepal, Norway, Oman, Qatar, Singapore, UAE and the US. We are told their purpose is to project power. Most of the time they just sit there, costing a lot, projecting power and making sure we can’t fund the NHS. Sometimes they might be useful, if disasters occur. Often they are sowing distrust around the world. Mainly, they are political vanity, so that the UK can continue its quasi world empire role in international affairs. Do we need to be “mightier still and mightier”? or can we be like aggressive like Belgium. We could usually give them to the countries concerned and use them when we have anything good to do.