The armed forces face losing important skills because of the speed of government spending cuts are being implemented, Whitehall's spending watchdog says.
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BBCPolitics 3 hours ago (via bbc.co.uk)
Deep cuts in military personnel are undermining morale and risk leaving the Ministry of Defence short of vital skills, a Whitehall study concluded.
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Telegraph 10 hours ago (via telegraph.feedsportal.com)
In spite of having pared back its armed forces by 100,000, the US will still have more citizens in uniform than it had on the eve of 9/11, writes Edward Luce
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FT on 29th Jan 2012 (via ft.com)
One of the armed forces' oldest airfields could be sold off to private investors under plans being considered to help the MoD cope with budget cuts.
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BBCPolitics on 26th Jan 2012 (via bbc.co.uk)
One of the armed forces' most celebrated airfields could be sold off to private investors under plans being considered by defence chiefs to help plug budget shortfalls, it has emerged.
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Telegraph on 25th Jan 2012 (via telegraph.feedsportal.com)
The defence committee says it is "shocking" that 40% of armed forces redundancies have been compulsory, while no civilian staff have been forced out of a job.
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BBCPolitics on 25th Jan 2012 (via bbc.co.uk)
Defence committee chairman says he has yet to be given a persuasive explanation by MoD
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FT on 25th Jan 2012 (via ft.com)
Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond says the UK defence review has produced a template the armed forces in an independent Scotland.
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BBCPolitics on 19th Jan 2012 (via bbc.co.uk)
Jim Murphy MP, Labour’s Shadow Defence Secretary, responding to reports today of job losses from within the armed forces, said:
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LabourParty on 17th Jan 2012 (via labour.org.uk)
The Ministry of Defence is to announce its plans for a second round of redundancies in the armed forces later, with Gurkhas expected to be hit hard.
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BBCPolitics on 17th Jan 2012 (via bbc.co.uk)
