Lewis Page
Yes, there may well be a lot of "rubbish" in Page's writing but he also highlights a great deal that is wrong with UK defence plc. for example: the bloated ranks of senior officers in relation to those at the sharp end (do we really need a Vice Admiral to be the MoD's estate agent in chief?); the cost of the "Westland" Apache compared with the "off the shelf" original; the lack of the best kit (the saga of the SA80; still using the 105mm light gun when everyone else is moving to the new British designed light weight 155mm weapon). Without Page and his book would these and many other issues ever have reached the wider public? However proud we may be of a particular Service or unit, in this age of spin and focus groups the many horrors and disasters that lay hidden will remain ignored unless the light of publicity is shone on them.