COP29 reviewed: An extravagant example of peace-washing
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.
If Reeves can raise train drivers’ pay she can cough up for defence
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.
Our country’s defences require action now, not twelve months away
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?
Without pilots Mr Healey, there is no RAF
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.
Will Mr Healey take the brave pills and reform the British Army?
By Patrick Benham-Crosswell – 6 minute read “SORTING THE ARMY'S PROBLEMS out is not just going to involve blood on the carpets, it’s going to be flowing onto the streets as Mr Healey slaughters sacred cows.”