strategic defence review Articles

I am often asked whether I miss being an member of parliament. The answer is no, except when issues of defence and foreign policy are being debated, when I often end up shouting at the radio, and sometimes on it. Any minister or shadow minister will tell you that one...

Why we need an active defence policy —In an increasingly insecure and unstable world it is vital that we reflect on our defence policy as a matter of course. The challenges we face are varied and unpredictable. A few short years ago it seemed to some that threats from...

Cuts must not drive defence policy —We need a proper conversation in the Labour party about what we think about defence. Recent events in Ukraine, Syria and Iraq are demonstrating that potential threats to our national security and to world peace still exist and are...

The government is chopping and changing its plans for the Queen Elizabeth class aircraft carrier programme. The project has become a symbol of gross government incompetence and of everything the public thinks is wrong with defence procurement. This multibillion pound...