AT wrote:
Mr Brown, who is preparing to succeed Tony Blair as Prime Minister, is known to regard the MoD as one of the most "financially wasteful" departments within the Government and is understood to hold the personal view that the military is a pro-Tory organisation.
I think this is pot kettle black as the government is the biggest waster of taxpayers money with the NHS a close second, particulary if you look at money used against results.
Also does it not strike you as funny that this concern over the leaks that are straining relationships between the government and services brings about a leak of a possible plan to issue a communique to the three heads of the Armed Forces ordering them to clamp down on leaks and unofficial briefings because they damage the military's reputation for being non-political.