John Healey’s parting broadside as Defence Secretary, and Al Carns resignation as Armed Forces Minister, are clearly intended to jolt the government into a rethink of the Defence Investment Plan. But will it work?
Sitrep explains the difficult choices now facing by the new Defence Secretary Dan Jarvis, and how his experience in the Parachute Regiment might shape his approach.
Professor Michael Clarke runs the numbers on the Defence Investment Plan which John Healey says “falls well short of what is required for defence… at this dangerous time”.
And he explains why this leaves the Chiefs of the Armed Forces in a very delicate position.
Chapters:
0:00 “A devastating moment” for Defence
1:00 What have we learned from the devastating double-resignation?
05:40 Will the DIP be scrapped, changed, or pushed through?
10:30 Explaining the money numbers
25:10 What the chaos means for the Armed Forces
31:50 So. What now?
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