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Express: "Defence Cuts Imperil Our Proud Nation, Warns Top Admiral"

Thread starter soleil
Start date Dec 3, 2013

soleil

War Hero

Dec 3, 2013

"Admiral Lord West of Spithead, a former first sea lord, said the country is "standing into danger" because the Government is not planning to build enough ships.

The Labour peer and former security minister under Gordon Brown said Britain’s proud naval tradition was at risk from bureaucratic and political neglect."

Lord West warns defence cuts are dangerous and Royal Navy doesn't have enough ships | UK | News | Daily Express

soleil

War Hero

Dec 3, 2013

Lords Hansard text forÂ 2Â DecÂ 201302 Dec 2013 (pt 0001)

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War Hero

Dec 3, 2013

Using his name and that of Gordon Brown in one sentence speaks volumes, its a bloody joke.

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