Farewell
Sharkey crossed the bar on Friday 17th May at home in Grenada with his dog by his side. A suspected heart attack. His obituary will be published in the Times on Monday 20th May and the Telegraph later this week.…
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June 20, 2024
"Sharkey with the amazing portrait painted by Leanne Gilroy."
Welcome to My World!
“Maverick with a Cause” is probably a fair description of yours truly. “Rebel without a Cause” would be far from the truth. My endeavours during my service and, since then, concerning the military defence and security of our nation have…
June 1, 2021
“The Falklands have just become the most
valuable piece of real estate on earth”.
By Tom Sharpe of the Telegraph. Mon, 13 May 2024 According to evidence given to the Commons Environment Audit Committee (EAC) last week, Russia has discovered an oil field in Antarctica roughly ten times the size of the North Sea’s entire…
May 16, 2024
“Beware of Making the Same Mistake Again”
As the new year dawned in 1982, the inestimably ignorant and incompetent Secretary of State for Defence, John Nott, was busy persuading Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher that UK does not need aircraft carriers and that our new Sea Harrier Carrier…
May 8, 2024
“Why Britain’s Ministry of Defence
and the Government must change course.”
The following three comments indicate the urgent need for radical reform in Whitehall. By Commander Paul Fisher. Dear Sharkey and Anthony, I have just read your book in one sitting; informative, logical and persuasive. A veritable "tour de force" which…
May 1, 2024
“A Tale of Two Leaders?”.
This brief Insight highlights two moments in time, separated by several decades. To some, the anecdotes below may be a cause for legitimate concern regarding the helmsmanship of Western national security. Under the mantle of the elected President of the…
March 21, 2024