This is bad news. Firstly, Gen Dannatt has compromised the political neutrality of the armed forces by taking up this appointment, especially as few will believe that he had no party political agenda for at least some of his time as CGS. This should worry us greatly.
Secondly, Dannatt's agenda will be to ensure the supremacy of the Army at all costs. The odds on the "100 year experiment" prophesy coming true just got a lot better.