Beware of dogs in Camberley then Blue_Sophist. Nice to see that the UK Government has time on its hands, getting stuck into island affairs at the moment.
Maybe, ten years on from now, there will be a better representation of ex-forces pers, who get involved at the highest level of politics in this country?
Given the current treatment of our armed forces?- Maybe, just maybe, there will be enough retirees who will have absolutely seen it all during their time in, who feel strongly enough to get in and effect much needed changes and attitudes at the highest levels of British Politics.
Due respect to Patrick Mercer and Co. The small minority of those MP's with experience in the armed forces is reflected in just about every "debate" in the UK Parliament - and not just the very few which concern matters directly impacting the armed forces.
Who knows, we may even end up in that ludicrous situation whereby the Secretary of State for Defence has actually served his predecessors.
In the meantime, I reckon there could be great fun to be had and enough fiddles to keep the laziest part-time MP looking busy in the parliamentary system.
A la perchoine.