Oh dear, General Sir Richard Barrons, ex CO JFC, talking about defence cuts on R4 this morning. Slotted after depressing news on the economy, he declared that the UK has "no contemporary habit of thinking about defence of the homeland". What was he doing as a VVSO? He talked about; the threats from Russia and China, the need for 80,000 Army with 30,000 reserve, the need for the RAF to be able to deploy the Army and the need for landing craft. One might guess the capabilities he chose to talk about are seriously under threat!
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