At the start of the Iraq war only one of the three army bases had enough toilet rolls, never mind other equipment. In the Falklands War most troops spent hundreds on pounds of their own money on decent sleeping bags and other cold weather kit. We are close to spending billions on upgrading Trident - a weapons system we cannot use without Continue Reading

The fundamental flaw with education policy after the election is that politicians will get in. Talking to a couple of teachers, both now thinking of leaving, is which is worse a Labour win - with 'a policy a day' Balls or a Cameron government that is made of people, who have seen public schools, (that is the state run places), but have not been Continue Reading