Securing a lasting peace in Ukraine and strengthening bonds between NATO allies will be the focus of discussions during the Defence Secretary’s visit to Washington DC on Wednesday and Thursday – including a meeting with his US counterpart Pete Hegseth. John Healey MP will hail the unparalleled depth of the UK’s special relationship with theContinue reading “Deepening UK-US defence relations and peace in Ukraine to top agenda for Defence Secretary’s Washington visit”
Daily Archives: March 12, 2025
Overseas territories are not relics, they are key to UK security
Having recently returned from the Falkland Islands, I am reminded, more than ever, of the crucial role that British overseas territories play in our global security network. These territories are not scattered remnants of the past; they are vital assets that provide the UK with an unmatched global footprint. As the world facesContinue reading “Overseas territories are not relics, they are key to UK security”
British Education – a fairy story! Or – The Vanishing Act of Our Most Vulnerable
Once upon a time, in a land ruled by numbers, a Great Book of Accounts was drawn up. Every child with special educational needs was added to it, not as a little person with hopes and potential, but as a debt. And this debt, the accountants whispered to the king and his ministers, was tooContinue reading “British Education – a fairy story! Or – The Vanishing Act of Our Most Vulnerable”