Ahead of Remembrance Day this year, we heard stories of the bravery of not only the men who fought during the first and second world war but also the women who kept our country going.

One question which occurred to me over the last few weeks was whether today’s generation of men and women would be so willing, and capable, of serving their country so selflessly as those who gave up everything during the two world wars.

Clearly there is a huge difference between young men and women today and those of the war era. In 2018, almost everything is immediately available - food, a roof over your head, travel and transport, information, sexual gratification – and as a result, we’re not used to waiting or sacrifice.

Also, people are no longer so patriotic; we’re citizens of the world now, not just Great Britain. Nor do they have the same firm beliefs, whether religious or political, as those held by the generations of 1914-18 and 1939-45.

Has all of that made us soft? Would we have the discipline, strength and courage required to fight for freedom now if Britain came under attack?