Labourhome (Free subscription) | 26/11/2008
Do the Tories think we should do nothing about the recession? I've just watched Liam Fox on BBC News Channel debating PMQs with Peter Hain. Fox didn't offer a single suggestion as to what the Tories would be doing to address the economic situation if they were in government, and couldn't give an answer to the direct question of if they supported a cut in VAT. What seems to be emerging is that many...
World Affairs Board (Free subscription) | 13/11/2008
Im going to a dinner where Dr Liam Fox shadow defence secretary will be and im going to ask him a couple of questions if i get a chance. I shall also be taking a picture with me (the one below) and ask him to make this a reality. Image:...
Woking Libertarian (Free subscription) | 09/11/2008
Taxpayer funded propaganda The Conservatives have warned Gordon Brown that any unfunded tax cuts would be irresponsible and merely "pass the debt onto the next generation". Shadow defence secretary Liam Fox told the BBC Mr Brown had "maxed out the country's credit card and simply wants to open another one to keep spending". And Tory leader David Cameron warned tax cuts could push up mortgage and tax...
ConservativeHome's ToryDiary (Free subscription) | 04/11/2008
Shadow Defence Secretary Liam Fox has written to every Tory MP pointing out that membership of the British Legion is now open to everyone and encouraging them to sign up. You can join too. A PDF of Liam's full letter.
Cllr Iain Lindley's Diary (Free subscription) | 01/11/2008
On a day when calls were made to pardon those executed for witchcraft and an SAS Commander has resigned over kit shortages it is perhaps more than a coincidence that I’ve spent the evening in Pendle listening to the Shadow Secretary of State for Defence! Dr Liam Fox MP was the guest speaker at a dinner organised by [...]
EU Referendum (Free subscription) | 30/10/2008
Amongst the minimal media coverage of the MoD equipment package, The Sun , interestingly, picks up on the Buffalo . After extolling the virtues of the vehicle (quite rightly), it then cites shadow defence secretary Dr Liam Fox, who says: "Promises for tomorrow are little consolation if troops have insufficient protection today." Has this man no shame ? COMMENT THREAD
Adam Smith Institute Blog (Free subscription) | 24/10/2008
Shadow Defence Minister Liam Fox MP was our guest at a Power Lunch in Westminster this week. It's not a job that anyone envies him. If the Conservatives win the next election they will inherit not only a wrecked economy, but a defence apparatus that's outdated and starved of funds. We've not had a strategic defence review since 1998, despite the fact that the world has changed a lot since then, and...
Guy Fawkes' blog (Free subscription) | 08/10/2008
Didn't take Mandy long to get revenge on Osborne for grassing him up about their cosy Corfu taverna gossip. Maguire reports this morning the rumour that Osborne "turned the air blue and ridiculed defence spokesman Liam Fox as a "s**t" in an incredible four-letter tirade." Is this news?
The UK Daily Pundit (Free subscription) | 05/10/2008
During a meal with George Osborne in a Greek taverna Peter Mandelson is reported to have " dripped pure poison " about Gordon Brown into Osborne's ears. Rumours are now rife that Osborne reciprocated with his own style of pure poison by referring to Liam Fox as a "little shit" over his ongoing row with Fox about Tory spending plans for defence. I would like to assure regular visitors to this blog...
Back Towards The Locus (Free subscription) | 03/10/2008
So, Liam Fox attended a BAE-sponsored debate recently and declared that “I don’t think we support our defence industry enough“. If giving corporations billions and attempting to keep them above the law isn’t enough for you then what sort of groin-gazing subservience would be? This sort of effluent is to be expected, however, as Fox has [...]
The UK Daily Pundit (Free subscription) | 02/10/2008
Via the Times Online : ' David Cameron's truce with Gordon didn't last long. Liam Fox, the puckish defence spokesman, was perhaps the most egregious offender during his turn at a gala dinner on Tuesday night. Going directly for Gordon Brown's jugular, he said: "He used to be a control freak. Then he lost control. Now he's just a freak." Tory HQ said they had been on the receiving end of much worse...
Rob Newman (Free subscription) | 02/10/2008
Proving what lovely, changed people the modern Conservatives really are, here are three instructive pieces from the Times diary column today:David Cameron's truce with Gordon didn't last long. Liam Fox, the puckish defence spokesman, was perhaps the most egregious offender during his turn at a gala dinner on Tuesday night. Going directly for Gordon Brown's jugular, he said: "He used to be a control...
Naval Open Source INTelligence (Free subscription) | 02/10/2008
THE Tories insist they will back the future of a BAE-built Trident sub fleet – and the two planned new supercarriers. Both will be vital for the future of Barrow, say the Tories. The promise came from Shadow Defence Secretary Dr Liam Fox at a fringe meeting at the Tory conference, organised by the company and right-wing think tank policy exchange. Nuclear Astute was rolled out last year as the first...
Chicken Yoghurt (Free subscription) | 01/10/2008
The Tories’ Shadow Offence Secretary Liam Fox was showing his compassionate side at the party’s conference this week, by all accounts. His heart was bleeding. For arms dealers. “I don’t think we support our defence industry enough,” said old Blood ‘n’ Guts of one of the UK’s most heavily subsidised industries. “I was in Iraq last [...]
Kevin Davis (Free subscription) | 01/10/2008
It has long been my view that one of the most important aspects of the coming general election will be the issue of security. This includes energy, food and military. Yesterday I attended a vey good debate on the issue of energy security with a speech by Liam Fox. He outlined how the Russian invasion of [...]
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Mr Norman Carle
the resignation of the British Army Officer is totally justified re equipment used by our troops in Afganistan. Please take a look on GOOGLE under rhodesian...
anne.carle@btopenworld.com - (not a member) - 01/11/2008