Navy ships are not to be played with

Commander Roger Paine takes issue with defence cuts, Jeremy Hunt and his ‘BGO’ admission. I had to admit a rueful smile as the foreign secretary, Jeremy Hunt, was forced to admit that “due to successive defence cuts the UK does not have the resources to defend shipping” ( Analysis, 12 July). As we used to say in the Royal Navy, this might be termed a “BGO” – blinding glimpse of the obvious. Someone ought to explain to Mr Hunt, especially as he is the son