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roving
Sir Keith Speed, who has died aged 83, was Margaret Thatcher’s minister for the Royal Navy until he was sacked in 1981 after protesting against cuts to the service, months before Argentina invaded the Falklands.
Sir Keith Speed, former Navy minister ? obituary
Therein lies the difference. Precious few, if any at all reach the dizzy heights of star officer rank and are then prepared to watch the seat in the HoL slide away into the mist on such a tedious and outdated concept such as honour.
Plainly, there is a price that can be put on honour and integrity these days. £300 a day about covers it.