Threat to Scottish battalions: prosaic UK Defence Secretary fails to grasp what’s in a name

Posted on May 10, 2012 by newsroom

The row is growing over the Ministry of Defence intent – which has been known for some time but Continue reading →

HMS Daring off to Gulf as UK and USA fail to remember the past

Posted on January 8, 2012 by newsroom

HMS Daring, the first of the new ‘Daring’ class of Clydebuilt Type 45 destroyers Continue reading →

Resigned: Defence Secretary’s finest moment was clearing Kintyre Chinook crash pilots

Posted on October 14, 2011 by newsroom

Defence Secretary, Dr Liam Fox, has resigned following continuing controversy Continue reading →

The real Adam Werritty question

Posted on October 10, 2011 by newsroom

Defence Secretary Liam Fox’s personal friend, Adam Werritty, Continue reading →

Is Defence Secretary’s embarrassment an MoD payback?

Posted on October 8, 2011 by newsroom

We’re hearing suggestions that the severe embarrassment Continue reading →

1994 Kintyre Chinook crash pilots cleared – now the real gross negligence must be identified

Posted on July 13, 2011 by newsroom

(Updated) As predicted, Lord Philip’s report - Mull of Kintyre Review Report – was today made public

Kintyre Chinook crash issue even more serious – Fox to report to Parliament on Philip Report on Wednesday

Posted on July 11, 2011 by newsroom

This matter is even more serious than the posthumous wrong done to the two pilots killed in this crash. At the heart of it is the issue of airworthiness and safety procedures at the Ministry of Defence, through from inadequate contract terms, to post-acquisition testing, to validation and verification of airworthiness, to release to service.