Babcock gains momentum in an ‘uncertain world’ April 23, 2025 Babcock reported a significant jump in full-year profit and revenue as heightened military tensions continue to prop up European defence contractors. Operating profit increased 17 per cent to £363m on an underlying basis, while revenue grew 11 per cent to £4.8bn. Net debts fell to £373m including leases, down from £435m the year before. Shares [...]
Preparing for war: What we didn’t learn from the pandemic March 12, 2025 The health service may not have been ready for the pandemic, but the rest of government was even less prepared. As we brace for a potential war, it’s time policy makers listen to that warning, says Joe Hill Carl von Clausewitz, the Prussian general, famously asserted that war was the “continuation of politics by other [...]
War, what is it good for? The defence industry February 24, 2025 The government has announced some of the ministry of defence in over 50 years, and there is one important element which should be firmly on the radar of business, says Eliot Wilson Last week the defence secretary, John Healey, gave a speech at the Institute for Government (IfG) on “reforming UK defence”. What would normally [...]