Don't you just love it when the political spin starts? It's common knowledge that there isn't enough dosh to provide the kit that is desperately needed, and that what dosh there was has been savagely cut. In steps the Treasury, with the following quotes from the Mail:
"A spokeswoman said reports that as many as 15,000 personnel, four Army battalions and six Navy warships were facing the chop were "totally wrong".
The spending review would provide sufficient funding to ensure that the armed forces were equipped for the tasks facing them, she said.
"Far from cuts, the 2002 spending review delivered the biggest sustained increase in defence spending for 20 years.
"On top of that, we have met in full the cost of campaigns in Iraq, Afghanistan and the war on terror," said the spokeswoman.
"We are ensuring, and will continue to ensure, that our armed forces are best equipped to do the job we ask of them."
Anyone care to place bets on how "totally wrong" the rumours are? My guess is that "totally wrong" might mean cuts of 12,000 instead of 15,000.......................