Armed Forces
The Special Forces scandal is not going away
As published by the Spectator What was the most important moment at Prime Minister’s Questions today? It was not the somewhat pedestrian back-and-forth between Keir Starmer and Kemi Badenoch on support for Ukraine. It was instead a subsequent point raised by David Davis on the subject of Britain’s Special Forces. Davis – a textbook example […]
Government will not back review of ruling that could lead to prosecution of SAS unit for IRA deaths
As published by the Telegraph The Government has refused to commit to a judicial review of a ruling that could bring the prosecution of SAS veterans for killing four IRA terrorists. Al Carns, the veterans minister, failed to back calls from former military leaders and the Tories to launch a judicial review into a ruling […]
Army chiefs back calls for judicial review of Troubles ruling
As published in the Telegraph Former British military chiefs have called for a judicial review after a coroner ruled four IRA terrorists were unlawfully killed by SAS soldiers in a Troubles ambush. A senior coroner found earlier this month that the use of lethal force against the gunmen, who had just attacked a police station, […]
Expand our army reserves to see off the threat from China and Russia
As published in the Telegraph With Europe’s first major war since 1945, chaos and instability in the Middle East, and China’s increasing belligerent behaviour in the Far East, the world is looking progressively more unstable. Several generals, the head of MI6, and many of our allies believe that the West faces its most dangerous threats […]
David Davis MP writes for the Times on building up the Army Reserves
As published in the Times British defence policy is in a bind. We are threatened by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the deteriorating situation in the Middle East and China’s belligerent behaviour towards Taiwan. Against this we have a military force that isn’t capable of stopping a Russian armoured juggernaut rolling over the plains of central […]