The Guardian (Free subscription) | 16/11/2009
Past and present heads of the Secret Intelligence Service to be questioned by Sir John Chilcot's investigation into war Past and present chiefs of MI6 are to be among the first witnesses to give evidence to the official inquiry into the Iraq war, it was disclosed today. Sir John Scarlett, who retired as director general of the Secret Intelligence Service (MI6) last month, will be questioned about...
Military Police Association - Isle of Man Sub Group (Free subscription) | 12/11/2009
An independent inquiry has been launched to find out why there are so many ex-service personnel in Britain's prisons. In September, a study by the probation officers' union Napo found that there were around 8,500 veterans in prison, making up approximately one tenth of the prison population. The Howard League for Penal Reform, which is conducting the new year-long inquiry, will hold consultation sessions...
Military Police Association - Isle of Man Sub Group (Free subscription) | 07/11/2009
'Bumbling' Gordon Brown was savaged last night after vowing Our Boys will never let the Taliban win in Afghanistan - then in the same breath threatening a pullout. The PM declared in the wake of five troops being massacred by a treacherous cop: "We cannot, must not and will not walk away." But in the same keynote speech he issued Afghan president Hamid Karzai with an ultimatum to root out...
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 07/11/2009
Peers accuse prime minister of lacking commitment to the war and failing to support British troops Three former defence chiefs have accused Gordon Brown of failing in his commitment to the war in Afghanistan and support for British troops. Field Marshal Lord Inge said the armed forces never really believed Brown was "on their side" while General Lord Guthrie accused the prime minister of...
Events dear boy, events (Free subscription) | 07/11/2009
Well, that didn't take long. No sooner had Brown finished his little speech , up pop three ex-generals to give their considered judgement on how the Prime Minister is conducting himself towards the armed forces. Lord Boyce, Chief of the Defence Staff between 2001 and 2003, said: It is too much to hope that the present government will provide the necessary cash to allow its aspirations to be realised...
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 13/10/2009
• Payouts to cover injuries exacerbated by treatment • Government beaten over 'politically bonkers' appeal The court of appeal has dismissed an attempt by the Ministry of Defence to cut compensation to two wounded soldiers in a ruling welcomed as a "tremendous win" by their supporters. As a result of the judgment, injuries inflicted on Light Dragoon Corporal Anthony Duncan and...
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 08/09/2009
A cross-party group of ex-ministers and former generals will be launched next month to push for global nuclear disarmament. The group, chaired by a former defence secretary, Des Browne, will seek to rally European support for a US-led initiative to work towards the abolition of nuclear weapons through radical, co-ordinated cuts in the arsenals of existing nuclear states, in an effort to persuade emerging...
FreeThoughtManifesto (Free subscription) | 23/06/2009
By Jamie Doward, Gaby Hinsliff and Mark Townsend Sunday 21 June 2009 Courtesy Of The Guardian - Observer A confidential record of a meeting between President Bush and Tony Blair before the invasion of Iraq , outlining their intention to go to war without a second United Nations resolution, will be an explosive issue for the official inquiry into the UK's role in toppling Saddam Hussein . The memo,...
aangirfan (Free subscription) | 21/06/2009
Reportedly, a top UK judge, Gerald Price, had a secret nine-month affair with a £250-a-night rent boy, called Christopher Williams . Reportedly, Judge Gerald Price QC, 60, set Williams up with a flat, paid him a monthly allowance and let him sit on the bench in court as he presided over trials. Reportedly, Price paid for gay sex in a hotel despite ruling on vice cases. - Judge had affair with...
The Party Blog (Free subscription) | 15/12/2008
The biting criticism directed at the government by former forces' chiefs Lord Boyce and Lord Craig is as embarrassing for ministers as it is true. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/politics/defence/3759898/Former-Defence-chiefs-accuse-Government-of-failing-Armed-Forces.html During his recent visit to Afghanista...
euronews24 (Free subscription) | 14/12/2008
The intervention by former chiefs of the defence staff Lord Boyce and Lord Craig of Radley came after the decision to delay the introduction of the Royal Navy's new aircraft carriers by up to two years.Lord Boyce warned further cuts in the budget we
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