General Sir Patrick Sanders, a distinguished soldier who has risen to become the Chief of the General Staff (the professional head of the British Army), has made a name for himself recently for his willingness to warn of an uncomfortable strategic future and to argue, as the phrase goes, that ‘something must be done.’ But for Sanders this has been much more than idle handwringing over the consequences of decisions taken by others.
Thank you Paul for clarifying my initial reaction to Radakin’s response to Saunders which was “Bollocks”. You have paraphrased my response most eloquently.
Hi Paul, excellent piece. I sense to that the underlying lack of ‘military experience’ or at the very least deep knowledge is the cause of the lack of balance in current political decision making. It is simply not enough for an MP to be on the Parliamentary scheme and spend 3 days with a unit on exercise and then claim ‘experience.’
Thank you Paul. It must be incredibly frustrating to be in General Sanders position. To see what is clearly a very significantly changed national security environment not being addressed by the government with anything like the necessary commitment surely warrants a public conversation.
A brilliant piece Paul. We must have a better informed public scrutiny of defence matters. The suggestion that privacy or secrecy should be maintained is not healthy for our politics or our security.
Thank you Paul for clarifying my initial reaction to Radakin’s response to Saunders which was “Bollocks”. You have paraphrased my response most eloquently.
Hi Paul, excellent piece. I sense to that the underlying lack of ‘military experience’ or at the very least deep knowledge is the cause of the lack of balance in current political decision making. It is simply not enough for an MP to be on the Parliamentary scheme and spend 3 days with a unit on exercise and then claim ‘experience.’
Thank you Paul. It must be incredibly frustrating to be in General Sanders position. To see what is clearly a very significantly changed national security environment not being addressed by the government with anything like the necessary commitment surely warrants a public conversation.
A brilliant piece Paul. We must have a better informed public scrutiny of defence matters. The suggestion that privacy or secrecy should be maintained is not healthy for our politics or our security.