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Sir Humphrey
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This account is rarely updated.
I'm still here, although not hugely active at the moment!

It may take time to get used to using this platform though!
November 18, 2024 at 10:29 PM
Do 'sea days' matter more than readiness days? A long Pinstripedline read on metrics for operational availability, and the recent trend by MOD to avoid disclosure of public information in Parliamentary Questions on the grounds of 'national security'. tinyurl.com/299uuj8m
November 19, 2023 at 12:49 PM
The Telegraph has advocated a policy of 'buy American' to save money. Pinstripedline blog on why this would be a strategic disaster and leave the UK without sovereignty as a 'rules taker, not a rules maker'.

tinyurl.com/2e85wu3u
October 27, 2023 at 8:16 PM
218 years to the day since the Battle of Trafalgar, the Royal Navy remains every bit the equal of Nelsons Navy.

Pinstripedline blog on why the modern RN has so much in common with its Napoleonic past.

tinyurl.com/bdcdumdc
October 21, 2023 at 11:07 AM