BAFF analysis of some of the manifestos, including Conservatives, Labour, Liberal Democrats, and SNP.

Some of the headlines from the latest Armed Forces Continuous Attitude Survey are:

Nearly six in ten personnel rate their Service morale as ‘low’. The proportion of respondents reporting their morale as 'low' has been going up every year since 2021.

Satisfaction with the rate of basic pay remained stable at 32%, but well below the peak level reported in 2010 (52%).

Satisfaction with both the response to SFA maintenance/repair requests, and the quality of SFA maintenance/repair work, has improved slightly this year.

The Telegraph is reporting tonight (Mon 26 Feb) that the Secretary of State has ordered a review of the New Accommodation Offer (NAO) in light of what they call a "backlash by military wives".

A "source close to Mr Shapps" said:

The Secretary of State is right to get to grips with this. He will pause the family accommodation part of the new policy while we consult and evaluate the policy and make sure it is fit for purpose.

Some concerns have been raised from senior officers, and we are confident that we can make changes so that this is a policy which will work for everyone.

This sounds sensible, and along with the late intervention by senior officers, credit must be due to Imogen Howell's Petition, which is approaching 20,000 signatures tonight, and remains open for signature here:

The Telegraph has published quotes from some of the submissions to the Defence Committee's Inquiry into Service Accommodation. They refer to the Future Accommodation Model (FAM) which was the basis of the now-imminent New Accommodation Offer (NAO).

The submissions are publicly available - some anonymised - at a link below.