PREVIOUSLY I HAVE described some of the problems faced by the Royal Navy, the Army, and the Royal Air Force. The operative word is “some”
THE ROYAL AIR FORCE operates some of the most sophisticated combat aircraft in the world. The F35 is the current gold standard and the latest
IN THE LATE Cold War the British Army of the Rhine had about 60,000 personnel. That delivered a NATO army group headquarters and the 1st
THE ROYAL NAVY has existed as a permanent force since the time of Henry VIII. Some trace its history back to Alfred the Great. Regardless,
OUTSIDE of the media frenzy of the government’s public spending plans and ministers’ delight in freebies, the Secretary of State for Defence, The Rt Hon
THERE IS a great line in Breaking Bad where streetwise Jesse explains to Walter White that sometimes you don’t need a criminal lawyer, you need
THE RECENT DECISION to halt the Park of Keir development project marks a significant victory for local communities, activists, and the Stirling Council – highlighting
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IN A RECENT YouTube video, historian David Starkey (pictured) delivered a blistering critique of modern British conservatism, drawing stark parallels between the political landscapes of
WHEN I wrote for ThinkScotland after Sturgeon’s resignation and Yousaf’s accession, I argued the SNP was a basket case with no prospect of a second
PRESIDENT MACRON of France got a shock when Marine Le Pen’s ultra-right wing National Rally Party won 32% of the vote in the EU elections
IN MANY WAYS Tajikistan, population 9.7 million, is similar to Scotland; a mountainous country of great natural beauty with big, wealthy neighbours who sometimes use