Writing

• 4 Aug 2026 Defence has its eye on the wrong ball, and the cost is enormous We look at capability gaps. I'm not buying budgetary constraints as rationale, and neither should you.
• 25 Jun 2026 All our attack submarines are in port. And I shouldn't know that. Every Astute-class submarine is currently alongside, and open-source tracking tells you exactly which ones. The strategic problem isn't the tracking — it's why they're visible for years at a time.
• 23 Jun 2026 We could all learn something from Roly Walker. A lesson in Conviction over Caution. Project ASGARD proved what's possible when a senior leader chooses conviction over consensus. The uncomfortable part is that it's still the exception.