The twenty-first century Division will have more strings to its bow than simply armoured vehicles, strike brigades, and air assault capabilities.
It is rare to hear the defence establishment talking plainly about the need to protect Britain against external threats.
Government research shows that the average person is roughly eleven times more likely to be the victim of cyber-crime than an in-person robbery.
She will be feeling a hand of history on her shoulder, and wondering if the other holds a knife at her back.
Our plan seems to have been little more than to cobble together just enough kit to make us a Great Power on the cheap. That cannot continue.
No more foreign funding of extremism. No more self-appointed “community” intermediaries. No more pretence that it’s all about cyberspace.
The fantasy that the Kremlin is more sinned against than sinning was once the preserve of Corbyn’s hard left. We should stop the rot.
This year’s Security, Defence and Foreign Policy review provides an excellent opportunity to reinforce Britain’s place as a leader in this field.