Hugh McManners Blog
Carriers, Balancing the Books and Commonsense
The MoD can’t control costs or balance budgets, so buying a “cheap” aircraft carrier risks wasting all the money; whereas a proper carrier will actually be useful. Capability is what counts in defence – not cost.
Falkland Islands – vital military requirements to ensure the next 30 years’ independence
Cameron needs to stop baiting Argentina and sort out the MoD so UK can defend the Falklands for the next 30 years.
Carrier Cameron – the admiral takes the helm
David Cameron should be telling the MoD to stop wasting money over carrier design and aircraft fit, and deliver a ‘proper’ carrier capable of multinational operations and full-strike capability.
Cameron must demand another Operation Safe Haven in north-east Syria
Prime Minister Cameron must repeat history and create a coalition for creating a militarily protected safe haven in north-east Syria.
Falklands oil rig protection – a few practical problems…
The report from Edison Investment Research predicting almost £112bn worth of oil in Falklands territorial waters provides a few figures to add to the current debate over the sovereignty of the Islands. But...
Test-exploding a nuclear bomb makes Iran much LESS safe than it is now
Owning viable nuclear weapons makes Iran MORE vulnerable than currently.
Space and the futility of war
The Bush “war” on the Axis of Evil impoverished the USA and set back Mankind’s conquest of space by at least 30 years. Why don’t we join forces with the Chinese, and instead of just aiming at the Moon, work together to unite nations and get humans on Mars?
“Germany Stalling” – European reunification requires a Ruler to impose the rules
We’ve had decades of EU countries variously ignoring EU directives and fiscal requirements – dishonesty coupled with institutional myopia. Greece joined by telling porkies about its economy, then like various other countries received huge...
