Penny-Pinching, Cowardice and the Ruin of Our Armed Forces
Penny-pinching, cowardice and the ruin of our armed forces PATRICK BENHAM-CROSSWELL AT SOME time in their careers most prime ministers say or are told that the defence of the Realm is the first duty of government. Major, Blair, Brown, Cameron, May, Johnson, Truss, Sunak and Starmer have all parroted the phrase. The putative next prime…
