An Acquisition Game Changer
Tucked away in the Coalition Agreement between the Conservatives and Liberal Democrat party was this; We will require full, online disclosure of all central …
The Coalition Agreement – Defence Issues
Issued by the Cabinet Office the full text of the coalition agreement is now available online here The defence and security aspects are as
The Wrong Kind of Wood
The agreement between the Conservatives and the Liberal Democrats has been published and the Ant and Dec show on the lawn of Number 10
Red Lines
In all the horse trading that accompanies the Conservative and Liberal Democrats rush to power one wonders if trident appears anywhere on a list of things that …
Back to the Future – The Trident Issue
It is obvious that the replacement for the Vanguard class of SSBN submarines and Trident missile is unfinished business for many and it has emerged as a …
Election 2010 – Soldiers and Voting Age
Just a quick note for those politicians claiming that if soldiers are being asked to lay their life on the line at age 16 they should be able to vote. Fact …
Election 2010 – Wither Will the Lib Dems Lead Us
Bashing the Liberal Democrat defence and security position is not confined to Think Defence. Jedibeeftrix makes some excellent points on why a Liberal Democrat …
Election 2010 – Liberal Democrats on Fair Pay For Our Troops
On the campaign trail today Nick Clegg has been taking about defence issues, at least on the subject of the military
Sacred Cows Make the Best Beefburgers
Reported in the Telegraph is an excerpt from the Royal Marines magazine, the Globe and Laurel, in which the Commandant General of the Royal Marines (Major Gen …
Election 2010 – Defence Manifesto (Liberal Democrats)
The Liberal Democrat manifesto is here Analysis after the
Some more on the election
I am going to have to come up with a better system for highlighting interesting posts on other blogs! Have a look at these UKNDA: Is it truly ridiculous to …
Election 2010 – Defence Manifesto (Conservative)
In a previous post I looked at the party’s defence policies, but now the manifesto’s have been published an update would seem to be in order. This …
An Antidote
Have a look at a ‘manifesto’ from the UK Aerospace, Defence and Security trade organisation …
Election 2010 – Defence Manifesto (Labour Party)
You can download the whole document here Tucked away on page 66 of a total of 76 pages were find the section on ‘A Global Future’ Headlining the …
And We’re Off
As the main MoD web site and related activity goes into shutdown mode as part of election campaign norms we though a quick look at the main parties defence …