The UK’s current #BeKind mindset must change if as a society we are ever to reach the level of military readiness aspired to by our NATO partners.
There is too much empire-building, mission creep, time-wasting diversification, and gasping to catch up with transitory trends.
Being in tune with voters’ concerns could mean saving some seats as well as saving the planet.
Events in Parliament Square, and the blockade of Tower Bridge last weekend, are simply the latest manifestation of extremism on display since 7 October attack on Israel.
Amidst all the sound and fury prompted by Trump on both sides of the Atlantic, the highly inconvenient truth is that he is correct. In the defence context, too many European countries have been delinquent for decades.
As Conservative group leader on South Gloucestershire council, our candidate knows the local issues that matter to residents, chiefly the prospect of 6,000 new homes being built on the Green Belt.
The Red Sea and Gulf of Aden, “one of the most critical routes for global trade” according to the International Maritime Organisation.
As “world-beating” Britain became the first G20 country to mandate new rules, our competitors, including the United States, are having second thoughts about all these extra layers of regulation.
Christmas can be a trying time – but this list of diversions, distractions, and silver linings should help even see the most dispirited activist through the holidays.
His Majesty also seems unaware that in the pursuit of Net Zero, his British subjects are expected to make radical and unpopular lifestyle changes. These days, an eco-sensibility isn’t confined to concern about polar bears: it’s politics.
The shift to nuclear-powered submarines has caused some concern in Australia, but despite that all three nations are moving ahead with deepening this vital security alliance.
As some march to condemn a current conflict on Saturday, many will observe the two-minute silence at 11am. They will reflect on the impact of past conflicts which have forged Britain and are an intrinsic part of our national story.
We should own up: we don’t put a flag in our windows because we don’t want a brick through the glass. Equally, lapel pins are out: who wants to invite abuse? Intimidated, good people are doing nothing.
Each demands an unequivocal response from the United Kingdom and other Western nations committed to defending both our values and our security.
If you’re thinking the NHS cannot possibly appropriate any more of the country’s time, energy, resources and money, the Institute for Fiscal Studies warns otherwise.