General Sir David Richards
Cabinet secretary defends David Cameron's Libya record
‘Whatever might have gone wrong in Libya … was despite good process’ in Whitehall, says Sir Jeremy Heywood
Keep Assad in power to defeat Isis in Syria, says former UK military chief
General Sir David Richards says Cameron aim of dealing with Isis and getting rid of president at same time ‘not plausible’
Lord Ashcroft biography claims David Cameron faced military criticism
Book says PM at odds with ex-ministers and former army chief over Syria, Libya and cuts to Royal Navy
David Cameron lacked 'balls' to head off the rise of Isis, says former defence chief
UK prime minister rejected Syria strategy that would have squeezed out Islamic State, Lord Richards tells biographer Sir Anthony Seldon
Taking Command by General David Richards – review
‘Bugger the orders’: the former chief of defence staff’s entertaining account of battling militias and mandarins. By Richard Norton-Taylor
UK military's secret plan to train Syrian rebels to topple Bashar al-Assad
General Sir David Richards' bid for 100,000-strong force had support from US heavyweights but was shelved as too risky
Syria crisis: no option off the table, says Hammond
Defence and security blog
Britain's defence chief bows out
Cameron's urge 'to do something' in Syria resisted by defence staff
Defence chief General David Richards has made clear the armed forces' opposition to a fourth campaign in a decade
David Cameron set to decide on Afghanistan withdrawal timetable
National security council meeting will discuss scale of military pullout and how many personnel will stay on after 2014
Defence and security blog
New round of defence cuts puts top brass in a latherGenerals will have to be more hands on. With the washing up...
Inside politics
PM and chief of defence in separate bunks but fighting the same warAllegra StrattonDespite public disputes, Cameron and Richards want to 'make it work' in Afghanistan, writes Allegra Stratton
Libya: Caught in a vice
Editorial: Airstrikes and arrest warrants may suggest the jaws are closing around Gaddafi - but they could just as easily be losing their grip
Koussa among defectors 'helping Nato bomb secret Gaddafi sites'
Gaddafi ex-loyalist is black box of regime, say Libyan officials as UK military calls for more air strikes despite deadly hostel hit
British defence chiefs want Nato to step up attacks on Gaddafi's forces
General Sir David Richards says Nato must consider increasing range of legitimate targets in Libya or settle for stalemate
Army 'must play bigger role in defence talks'
General Sir David Richards calls for top brass to help develop 'grand strategy' for Britain
Defence chief rules out Afghanistan withdrawal
New military chief General Sir David Richards says British troops will stay in Afghanistan for 'as long as it takes'
General Sir David Richards takes up chief of defence staff role
New head of Britain's armed forces says first task will be to help US reduce troop numbers in southern Afghanistan next summer
General Sir Peter Wall named British army's new head
General Sir David Richards appointed chief of defence staff
About 28 results for General Sir David Richards 
