Any way Defence is so low on voters list of priorities they couldn't care less who is running it
So all the outrage generated by Corbyn's stance on nukes was 'manufactured' ... was it ?
As to Wallace, like so many middle ranking military, he got on doing his job (badly, as far as procurement was concerned !) and avoided raising his head above the political parapet, even when such action was demonstrably necessary. His recent remarks and behaviour could be ascribed to a bit of a hissy fit over being denied his assumed 'shoo-in' for the SG job. Of the 3 notable such background holders, Elwood demonstrates a modicum of thoughtful application, while Mercer is (as demonstrated in a recent Question Time) an over-bearing would be bully. Military service of 'quality', as demonstrated by such as Carrington, Healey and Macmillan is a decided rarity nowadays.