The Royal Gibraltar Regiment was on parade yesterday in the Ceremony of the Keys. Centre of the picture is Governor Sir Robert Fulton who inspected the parade; his last ‘Keys’ ceremony before departing in October. TheEye reported at the beginning of the week that, although willing and able to serve […]

Fresh from TheEye twittering congratulations to Lance Corporal Jason Capena being commended for his service when seconded to the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers in Iraq last year, the Daily Express today reports that bureaucrats have banned the Royal Gibraltar Regiment from fighting in ­Afghanistan amid fears its soldiers would not […]

David Davies is the MP for Monmouth and on the Home Affairs Select Committee. He’s a thoroughly sensible chap who is cursed by having to write back to thousands of invitations for speaking engagements to delicately check if he’s been mistaken (again) for THE David Davis, one time Shadow Home […]

People talk of “barriers” or “milestones” or “tipping points” or “marks” and assign them a significance far beyond their actual worth. Hitting a century at Lord’s. Getting that telegram from the Queen. Watching the FTSE top 6000. This is not one of those moments. Every one of those 201 servicemen […]

The US Predator drones have probably been the single most effective weapon in combating terrorists in Iraq and Afghanistan. Invaluable for targeting Taliban and Al-Qaeda, they have accounted for many high value targets who were beyond the reach of conventional attack. Virtually invisible when flying, they are able to track […]

There is a very interesting post over on Iain Dale’s site which apparently comes from an RAF insider detailing the real levels of helicopter availability. He doesn’t, however, include this gem of a fact. One of the few Chinooks that we have has been in service since 2003 but things […]

There have been many attempts to show that B Hussein Obama might not be an US citizen and therefore is not eligible to be President. Some have been dismissed by the courts but more than a dozen are still making their way through the US judicial system. Make of them […]

Wondered where all of the helicopter money went? Well it went in to the MoD budget for spying on troops injured in the course of duty. Using the controversial Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act (RIPA), originally intended to help the police and MI5 monitor terrorists in the UK, the MoD […]

The media mantra is always the same – we are losing. They said it when our armed forces were in Iraq and now that the focus has shifted to Afghanistan the same repetitive dirge is being broadcast day in day out, with the BBC in lead role n this sirenb […]

Vikings in Afghanistan are NOT a good idea. So why has the government presided over their continued use? British Forces in Afghanistan have been dealt a huge personal blow with the loss of the most senior infantry commander to be killed in action since the Falklands war. Lieutenant-Colonel Rupert Thorneloe, […]