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Joy for now, but fears over what may lie on the horizon

NETTING a £4.2bn contract to build and equip the two biggest aircraft carriers in Royal Navy history represents a medium-term gain leading to inevitable long-term pain for the workers at Britain's surviving shipyards.

NETTING a £4.2bn contract to build and equip the two biggest aircraft carriers in Royal Navy history represents a medium-term gain leading to inevitable long-term pain for the workers at Britain's surviving shipyards.