Our President has been the Director General of the European Atlantic Group for many years and invited members of the Farringdon Ward Club to join the EAG at dinner with the former Chief of the Defence Staff, Lord Jock Stirrup at Guildhall. Oh, what the politicians of all parties could learn from an address based on crisp, clear strategic thinking! Not to mention questions actually answered in the same way!
The EAG celebrated their 70th birthday last year and whilst it is less fashionable than in the fifties to hold dinner discussion like this, they are at capacity with a waiting list and it was good see so many younger people including FWC members, something remarked on by our guest.
On the subject of Defence you may find this article I wrote a few weeks ago following John Healey's resignation interesting.
Lord Stirrup referred several times to modern failure to learn the lessons of history.
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