60 Years of the PMC - The Suez 'Invaded'

First posted on 29th October 1956

It's going to be bad news for Mr. Nasser I'm afraid. Exactly like Mr. Hitler 20 years ago, he seems to think he can occupy parts of his own country without asking for British permission first. Not on your nelly, Sir.

I predict he'll come to a mess yend as our glorious forces aided by our spunky Israeli allies send him truly on his merry way, thus securing peace in the region for many generations to come. 

Sitting on the afterdeck of the surprisingly comfortable troop ship, HMS Bollockbrain, the warm mediterranean sun beating down on me, and watching the Fleet Air Arm's Sea Venoms roaring over head, I can't help but feel that Mr Churchill was right back in the dark days of 1940 when he referred to the British Empire lasting for 1000 years. Oh, wait a minute, that's a french plane, urghh are they on our side yet again? Suddenly got a bad feeling about this.

The Leopard