I read that the Ministry of Defence intends to cut army manpower to its lowest level since the Crimean war. Plans to axe three infantry battalions – a total of 1,800 men – are being discussed despite the overstretch caused by the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. This would see […]

This is Parochial News…move along if you don’t fancy a peek into the overseas life. As per an earlier post, the Pipes and Drums of RAF Leuchars performed for the Queen’s Birthday at The Tower (the Semaphore Tower in the heart of the dockyard in Gibraltar) It is a magnificent […]

A Defence debate was held last Thursday in the House of Commons. Take a look at the picture of the event itself and look at how many MP’s could be bothered to turn up. A smattering of Tories but one…count them all…one…Labour backbencher present. Scandalous. As a famous Oliver once […]

The sound you hear in the background is that of sabres being rattled. Iran, North Korea…they are all testing the resolve of the victor of the Obama Beach invasion. Now China are stepping up their efforts too. On Thursday, in what Obama would probably call “the new spirit of diplomacy” […]

Forty years after D-Day The Gipper gave this speech on the Pointe du Hoc. ..your hopes are our hopes and your destiny is our destiny… …we were with you then, we are with you now… …your hopes are our hopes and your destiny is our destiny… …here in this place […]

Firstly, my thanks to the ASE for the kind invitation to post here, and offer I am pleased to take up! It’s always a challenge to tailor a post to the theme or “mood” of a blog. Over on A Tangled Web, it’s whatever I fancy and that’s been the […]