Recap: UK’s Labour Party & NATO
23 February 2017 – York, UK by David Heaton The Labour Party opposition in the UK should be in a mood of high confidence. The Conservative Party has been scrambling…
Book Watch: All Behind You, Winston: Churchill’s Great Coalition 1940-45
Review by Chris Murray 30 November 2016 – London, UK All Behind You, Winston: Churchill’s Great Coalition 1940-45 By Roger Hermiston; Aurum Press, 2016. GBP £20.00 ISBN-10: 1781313318 ISBN-13: 978-1781313312…
Charities, Labour contemplate government benefits for British veterans
London, UK – 10 May 2013 By Mark Collinson British veterans’ benefits initiatives look to government for leadership and funding Since the announcement of UK defence cuts, including a reduction…
British Army Reserves price tag would hit small and mid sized businesses hardest
Edinburgh, UK – 15 November 2012 By Fiona Pringle Businesses take the hit as UK MoD rolls out new Army Reserves The UK Ministry of Defence’s restructuring of the British…
Invisible costs add up over future UK operations in Afghanistan
Brighton, UK – 9 November 2012 By Inês Klinesmith Costs of Afghan operations to Great Britain on the rise While the British government encourages Europe to take a larger responsibility…
Growing British investment in Iraq threatened by Russian competition
London, UK – 2 November 2012 By Marion Ghibaudo Updated – 7 November 2012 UK leads European spending, but Russian contracts closing the gap in Iraq The United Kingdom has…
DefRep weekly recap: British defence industry fraud and malpractice
London, UK – 19 August 2012 By Robert Densmore Handling the UK defence industry with kid gloves The close connection between non-standard business practice and large defence contracts is neither…
UK’s delayed decision on F-35 purchase may be too little, too late
London, UK – 7 April 2012 By Robert Densmore F-35 STOVL choice for Great Britain comes too late A controversial decision by the UK government to purchase the vertical takeoff…