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Much has written in the last few days about the raft of Bills introduced by the self-proclaimed "Tory Taliban". These Tory backbenchers have introduced more than 40 Bills on a range of issues from bringing back the death penalty to…
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By Maria Eagle MP and Jim Murphy MP Labour has today demanded that train Operating Companies deliver cheaper travel for UK veterans. The nature of military service is unique and those who serve in the dust and danger of overseas…
Labour is today calling on train companies to explore the extension of concessionary travel for the Armed Forces to UK veterans. The party believes concessionary travel should be provided to all who have served their country. Currently the…
The party have today called on the Government to "lead a national effort" to build a National War in commemoration of the war in Afghanistan, and the fatalities and injuries suffered by British Armed Forces. Announcing the campaign, Shadow…
It is a measure of the sometimes spectacular insularity of British politics that the world can be at the brink of nuclear war, and the Westminster bubble carries on pretty much as if nothing has happened. With the death yesterday of…
Amid the brouhaha of the Budget, and the drama of Leveson, it would be easy to let other, lesser, news slip you harmlessly by last week. The Financial Times carried a little noted article last Monday on the Labour Party and serially tricky…
Even prior to delivery, Jim Murphy’s speech on why the UK needs a new model of preventative intervention, had elicited controversy as a result of the decision to have the Henry Jackson Society host the event. Defence and security policy is…
On Tuesday evening last week David Cameron said he wanted to ring-fence the entire defence budget from 2015. By Wednesday morning Philip Hammond was desperately ‘clarifying’ that the only portion of the budget for which any guarantee could…
The most effective defence policy is not always a new piece of military hardware - it can be a world-class international development policy. Investment in education, democratic reform and viable economies can hinder the spread of conflict…
The government's competence on Defence was already questionable (considering they don't know basic details about countries we're sending troops to), but today we're back in full omnishambles territory. This morning the Telegraph said that…
Speaking in the House today Defence Secretary Philip Hammond was asked a question by Sir Peter Tapsell on Britain's intervention in Mali, with particular regard to Mali being a Muslim country. In response, Hammond said: "...Mali is a…
