In the last parliament I said on a number of occasions that the Tories were very army centric and did not understand the navy and its role in 21st century defence. What the Coalition is now doing defies belief. Whatever excuses there may be for new Devon and Cornish MPs not being on the ball, there is no excuse for Gary Streeter MP for South West Devon who attended some of the numerous meetings and briefings locally and nationally which took place through the Devonport Strategy Group which I set up in late 2005.
