Monthly Archives: November 2013
WHAT ARE WE SUPPOSED TO DO (INTRO)?
Introduction Despite the worst fears of at least one of my daughters, I am in fact a happy chappy. You could be forgiven for thinking otherwise if you read most of the posts on this blog, or my contributions to the comments pages of the Daily Telegraph or, indeed, many of the posts on my […]
THE SHREDDING OF THE BRITISH ARMED FORCES
Sign of the times as my Regiment lays up the Standards of 5 of its squadrons (3 having been disbanded), one of which – 48 Squadron RAF Regiment – I commanded from 1992 – 1994 … there are days when I wonder about British government spending priorities as I watch our political class divert £400 […]
ON ‘MARINE A’ AND THE KILLING OF A BATTLEFIELD CASUALTY
It’s a real conundrum living as we do in an age of omnipresent information (in this case an audio-video record of an event that in earlier times would never, ever have been known to anyone other than those directly involved) whilst warfighting remains the same as it has been for a thousand years: hell on […]
ON REMEMBRANCE
My old mucker O’Reilly of the Hip Flask (see my earlier ‘Declaration of Arbroath’ post) contacted me by email this evening; he and I served in the same Regiment, many moons ago. O’Reilly brought to my attention a post on another blog, that of ‘Wings Over Scotland’ which is hosted by the Reverend Stuart Campbell. […]
Moraymint Chatter 