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Podcast: BFBS Sitrep
Episode: A new Defence Secretary – does it matter?
Description: Supporting Ukraine, recruitment & retention, procurement problems and a budget to balance. The new Defence Secretary Grant Shapps has a lot to manage, but does it matter this is his first defence role, indeed does it matter who does the job right now?Professor Michael Clarke explains why his room for manoeuvre is limited, and what we can expect.Waiting on the Defence Secretary’s desk are 67 recommendations to shake up Armed Forces life and careers. Could older troops, greater neurodiversity, and direct entry to higher ranks solve skills gaps and make for stronger services?...