The Coalition's Defence Review came under attack in the Lords yesterday. Some highlights below. Baron Craig of Radley, former Marshal of the RAF, described the cuts as "unforgivable": "Regrettably, yet again, defence is viewed by a Chancellor as a soft option for belt tightening. That was understandable in the years of the Cold War, but […]
Last Friday the House of Lords debated a report from its European Union Committee on Russia and the EU. Reading through the debate, all of which is available here, provides a very good overview of the many concerns that we might have about the Russian Bear. Conservative peers made some particularly telling contributions. Lord Crickhowell […]
Lord Astor of Hever is a Conservative spokesman on defence and foreign affairs in the House of Lords. Earlier this year I visited Camp Bastion in Helmand Province, the largest overseas British military base built since the Second World War. I heard from our troops first hand about the importance of Danish and Estonian soldiers […]