By Ewen Stewart – 4 minute read REEVES might be holding the parcel when the bomb goes off but had she any understanding of economics she would see the writing on the wall and act with substantial spending cuts before it is forced upon her.
By Brian Monteith – 4 minute read OUR Western leaders would rather posture on peace while closing their own energy-intensive industries and exporting those jobs to China and India.
By Patrick Benham-Crosswell – 5 minute read That our defence is in a mess can be no surprise. If Reeves can find the money for bumper pay rises for train drivers she can find it for the armed services.
By Patrick Benham-Crosswell – 7 minute read MR HEALEY knew he was likely to be Defence Secretary after 3 years shadowing the role. He knows what the major problems are. When is he going to do something about it?
By Patrick Benham-Crosswell – 6 minute read THE IMMEDIATE problem Mr Healey must fix, ideally long before his review completes, is the RAF’s haemorrhage of trained personnel, and clear the logjam in pilot training. Without that, there will be no RAF.
