
The government has hit the NATO-mandated two per cent spend on defence this year by “cooking the books”, but will have to find further fudges to keep their promises to the end of this parliament, finds a new report. Interested
by Oliver Lane27 Jul 2015, 5:02 AM PST0

The former First Sea Lord has said there are now “uncomfortable similarities” between today and the 1930s with Britain’s reluctance to arm itself adequately and get involved in confronting evil worldwide. Retired Admiral Sir Nigel Essenhigh said heavy defence cuts
by Oliver Lane15 Jun 2015, 5:30 AM PST0

In 1979 Margaret Thatcher told the BBC: “I can’t bear to see Britain in decline. I just can’t.” Just 36 years on and her political descendants may invoke her memory when it suits them, but it appears they have no such
by Donna Rachel Edmunds3 Jun 2015, 6:54 AM PST0

A senior backbench Conservative has attacked his own party’s defence policy record since 2010. In an interview with The Independent on Sunday Tory MP Dr Julian Lewis credited the previous Labour government with being more “strategic” on the future of the armed
by Sarkis Zeronian31 May 2015, 5:50 AM PST0

The former Chief of the Naval Staff Admiral Lord West has said that any defence cuts will put Britain on the “road to disaster”. Baron West of Spithead, who worked as a security advisor to former Prime Minister Gordon Brown,
by A.B. Sanderson30 May 2015, 5:17 AM PST0