I saw British soldiers killed due to spending failures. More money isn’t the answer

close Cancel email WhatsApp link share Share bookmark Save During my four combat deployments to Afghanistan, where I flew Chinook helicopters, I saw the consequences for our young troops of not having the right kit and the right overall strategy. Too few helicopters and armoured vehicles, radios that didn’t work properly, a lack of metal detectors used for finding improvised explosive devices, all cost British lives and limbs in the dust of Helmand province. And the world is now a more dangerous place than when I was serving. Russia is probing our defences and testing our critical infrastructure daily, Iran…