I run The Book Club for the Army Rumour Service and manage the PR for that and the various other forums within the Olivenet stable, Rum Ration for the navy and Rear Party for families. One of my user names …

Clare Macnaughton is a modern military mother; a feminist, British military spouse, and lifestyle journalist, writing about real life adventures.
I run The Book Club for the Army Rumour Service and manage the PR for that and the various other forums within the Olivenet stable, Rum Ration for the navy and Rear Party for families. One of my user names …
Hagar is reading Sebastian Junger’s War, which was sent to me to review for BBC2 The Culture Show, but a change of editorial heart meant that this was dropped. For 15 months, Sebastian Junger followed a single platoon based at …
I was just reading Heather’s blog about how much she hates Red magazine because it’s full of adverts and guff, and I said I like the magazine The Green Parent. It’s tough to try and live sustainably when you are …
I work in PR and so on occasion I have to speak to journalists. One of my clients is a defence client so yesterday I was contacted by this chap from a production company which is about to be commissioned …
It’s been awhile since Hagar’s been deployed on ops, and as I prepare for it’s coming I think back to the challenges we have previously faced. The thing about the war in Afgahnistan is that it is a violent, feudal …