Watched Gordon Brown interview at the weekend and read articles various in the Telegraph. He sees the reslolution of conflict from an economic/discussion perspective and not a military one. He will be more than willing to negotiate with Syria and Iran rather than the G. Bush 'Surge' option. Therefore, Mr Brown sees the Military as a last ditch option and, judging by the disaster that is Iraq, he will be loathed to order the use of Force for the forseeable future. The same would apply to Dave and his Tories as well. Consequently, I envisage a staged withdrawal from present conflicts and the shelving of military options for some time. That will affect funding.
He will bolster home grown 'security' because that makes the average troll on the street feel better and is good for votes.
Until we get a viable oppostion and a swing towards the right, nothing will change and, as I have said many times before, the European, daylight working, all holidays at home, Defence Force is just around the corner.