Gender and the Armed Forces
Today the (UK) Ministry of Defence announced: Women could be allowed to serve in British infantry units for the first time by 2016. An Army review of the ban on women serving in close combat has...
View ArticleA Programme for the Majority?
Just imagine the following programme for government: Reform A shake up of Westminster Abolition of the House of Lords A fair voting system Public Services No tuition fees Educational Maintenance...
View ArticleWhat about the Elephants?
This (2015 UK) General Election seems to consist of lots of minor and pretty irrelevant skirmishes. The major issues seem to be un-addressed in the election. So what are these elephants in the room? My...
View ArticleTrident as a job sustaining scheme
So Labour is not going to even discuss Trident renewal. Some trade unions are against scrapping Trident because it will cost jobs but Mr Corbyn says Britain should ditch its “weapons of mass...
View ArticleCorbyn would not press the button
This morning, Mr Corbyn told me explicitly, indeed with some irritation, that there was no way that he would ever use nuclear weapons because they are “immoral”. … His position on ruling out taking...
View ArticleLabour “split the atom” policy
“Renewed Labour” is going through growing pains: The members have (overwhelmingly) elected an anti-Trident leader who says he would not press the Nuclear Button It is likely that those members support...
View ArticlePutting the Submarine before the Missile
Jeremy Corbyn has suggested the UK could keep its Trident submarine fleet but without carrying nuclear warheads. The Labour leader told the Andrew Marr show that protecting defence jobs was his “first...
View ArticlePost “The Day” Reflections
Unintended Consequences: One deluded leader gone Aggrieved minorities everywhere Break up of UK real possibility Leave Dismissing the problems; I think they have a plan - but its secret?
View ArticleReasons to be Fearful – 1,2,3
Putin May Trump Possibly in that order! Putin Putin is the most dangerous because even though his objectives are very clear (respect for him within Russia, and respect for Russia outside Russia) there...
View ArticleD Day: “Don’t Call Me a Hero”
I am struck by the numbers of veterans who say "Don't Call Me A Hero"; those that died are the real heros." With the deepest respect, I beg to differ.
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