Subject: Re: The state of the Royal Navy
This also means that even if the Brits wanted to project power via their aircraft carriers somewhere in the world...

...they can't. Given that they have exactly 1 attack sub ready for use (their other 5 are stuck undergoing refit and repair), and the rest of their surface fleet is in a similar situation, they literally can't deploy their aircraft carrier unless it's with either the US or the French Navy.