LabourList readers opposed to airstrikes in Syria and Iraq
The RAF is currently taking part in airstrikes against ISIS in Iraq. This was supported by Labour leader…
Armed Forces
A rent increase for our Armed Forces tells you all you need to know about David Cameron
This week the Government announced that it would be making changes to accommodation for our service personnel and their…
Green councillor under fire for attacking armed forces as “hired killers”
Brighton Green Councillor Ben Duncan has come under fire after attacking armed forces veterans as “hired killers”. Duncan, who…
Labour – a party for the Armed Forces
When Labour’s great reforming government took office in 1945, Clement Atlee led a Cabinet that contained several veterans…
Full text: Dan Jarvis’ ‘Labour and the First World War’ speech
Speech by Dan Jarvis MP, Labour’s lead on the First World War commemorations, to a Labour History Group…
Remembering D-Day – and all the other D-Days since
There are few moments from history where it’s possible to pin our national story to a single date…
This is what would be in Labour’s first Queen’s Speech
Today the coalition unveil their (rather meagre) Queen’s Speech. There are some large measures (pensions) and some laudable…
We need to tell the whole story about what life is like for our veterans
This week saw a renewed focus on the number of Armed Forces veterans suffering with mental health problems.…
Why criminalising abuse of our soldiers is a dangerous idea
This weekend Ed Miliband made a fairly quiet announcement, after a trip to Afghanistan, that Labour would make…
Our Armed Forces – standing up for today’s and remembering yesterday’s
This weekend, Ed Miliband and I are in Afghanistan visiting the Armed Forces in Camp Bastion. The British…
