By Andrew Davies*
On a five-year timetable, we’re due for another defence white paper (DWP) in 2021. The last one took the best part of two years to prepare, so starting one now would be about right. If the five-year timetable continues, Defence would spend fully 40% of its time in white paper mode, which would significantly eat into its ability to do other things—like planning to deliver the capability initiatives from the previous one.
