Sir, – The usually excellent Colonel de Bretton-Gordon (Telegraph online, 13 Apr 2024 https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/04/13/britain-army-cuts-aircraft-carrier-propeller-ukraine-iran/) is critical of ‘single-service’-centric military chiefs, but rather Army-centric in his article. The 2021 Integrated Review was applauded because it recognised that the UK is an island trading nation – a maritime focus for defence is fundamental. Defence of the UK’s 14 Overseas Territories is mostly a Royal Navy responsibility. ‘Global Britain’ is not just a phrase – it is real; protection of British intere…
