Wasn't Swiss Des too busy to attend the Battle of Britain ceremony?
In many ways, the Heads of the Services are onto a hiding to nothing. Perhaps we've always been this p#ssed off, but never communicated it, because we weren't able to. Perhaps the fact a few dozen folk are openly expressing their dismay simply means that the few thousand others on this board, aren't? Who is more representative?
What can't be disputed is that while Lord West may have been a gallant Captain in Corporate, he's out of his depth in his current job. I also would like to see the Heads of each Service either confirm that the men and women in their charges are happy, or take the g'ment to task properly on their behalf, rather than pointless drip feeding. Also, someone needs to put those media handlers at MoD firmly back in their broom cupboards. If they had any professional credibility, they would be working in the industry properly, and not as desk bound civil servants churning out disingenuous media releases.