The news this weekend was that the Royal Air Force is to cut personnel, close bases and send aircraft into early retirement.
Reading between the lines, it seems obvious that the reasoning behind the move is to protect faceless bureaucrats in Whitehall ahead of defence cuts set to come after the next general election, at the expense [...]
I have long been a believer in doing whatever is necessary (within acceptable limits, of course) to protect our national security – which is why I am supportive of the 42-days pre-charge detention which caused David Davis to resign and force a by-election.
Before I proceed with the main point of my post, I’d first like [...]
Good news was leaked irresponsibly by foreign media that Prince Harry has been fighting the Taliban in Afghanistan since arriving on Christmas Eve.
The British media were given unprecedented access to Harry during his time in Afghanistan, under the understanding that they would report nothing until his return to Britain.
However, it seems foreign media websites were [...]
A British soldier after combat. Photo: Michael Yon
Last Christmas, Iain Dale told us all about Surprise Supplies, a scheme set up to ensure every British Soldier in Iraq and Afghanistan had a little something to open on Christmas Day.
Well yesterday I received an email from a relative who works for the Royal British Legion about [...]
The heartfelt words of Councillor Nick Brice were greeted with unanimous agreement across the council chamber as they debated Councillor Rodney Chambers’ motion supporting our Armed Forces on Thursday, November 22.
The motion’s text, which was agreed unanimously, as written in the agenda, is as follows: “Our armed forces are acting in the highest traditions of [...]
