Category: Opinion
Don’t cut conventional arms spending to fund nukes
Jane’s has reported that the UK is having to cut spending on conventional arms, in order to pay for the new Successor class ballistic missile submarines. I believe that the money spent on the nu... Read More
Tracks to the Trenches 2016
For my birthday this year, my wife gave me a family ticket to this year’s Tracks to the Trenches event. We went to the event on Sunday, and it was an interesting day. There were several narrow g... Read More
Meet Tessa the Tank
My wife has written a children’s book. I doubt there are many children reading my blog, but those of you that have children might appreciate that it’s about a retired Tetrarch tank 🙂 Te... Read More
I oppose air strikes in Syria, not effective military intervention
Photo: SAC Scott Ferguson/MOD [OGL], via Wikimedia Commons On Wednesday, the UK parliament voted to conduct air strikes against ISIL in Syria, which I believe was a mistake. There seems to be an assum... Read More
Remembrance Day: Teenagers and War
Earlier this year, Lieutenants Kristen Griest and Shaye Haver became the first women to graduate from the US Army’s Ranger School. Not surprisingly, this prompted a lot of talk about women in co... Read More
In defence of the Tetrarch
Yesterday, Bovington Tank Museum posted a photo on their Facebook page, of a Tetrarch light tank being loaded onto a Hamilcar glider. I don’t mind admitting that I have something of a soft spot ... Read More
Tank Fest 2015
I spent last weekend at Bovington Tank Museum, attending Tank Fest 2015. For those who aren’t aware, Tank Fest is an annual event, where the museum brings out a selection of vehicles and has the... Read More
Lidice Shall Live!
Last night, my wife and I went to see the Lidice Shall Live! festival at the Victoria Hall theatre in Stoke on Trent. The festival marked the destruction of Lidice, and celebrated the part of North St... Read More