Our enemies could cripple Britain without firing a shot – and ministers are not ready

“Our enemies could cripple Britain without firing a shot – and ministers are not ready”

As a former Army officer, I have a blunt warning for this government: a major cyber-attack could cripple Britain’s essential services long before ministers decide the country is ready. Our enemies will not wait for a spending review to deliver its promises in five or 10 years. We go to war with what we have, not what we hope to have by 2035. Nor should we assume the next devastating attack will begin with missiles, tanks or aircraft. An assault on the systems that keep our food cold, our…