David Davies MP has called for “abusive protests against serving military personnel” to be outlawed. Davies has modelled himself as a staunch opponent of political correctness, but the truth is that he - like most people obsessed with the horrors of PC - is all for it really. He just has different political priorities. It must
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QuaequamBlog on 14th Mar 2009 (via theliberati.net)
Tory MP David Davies, the not so famous one, has called for a new law banning abusive protests against military personnel. He is proposing to use the wording of the Religious Hatred Act to frame the new law by replacing references to religion with references to uniformed military personnel. He has inserted this wording as an amendment to the Policing and Crime Bill currently going through Par...
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PubPhilosopher on 16th Mar 2009 (via pubphilosopher.blogs.com)
First Minister meets Scotland's military chiefs to discuss services for veterans.
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SNP on 5th May 2009 (via scotland.gov.uk)
Conservative MP David Davies has called on protests against serving military personnel to be outlawed.
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BBCPolitics on 14th Mar 2009 (via news.bbc.co.uk)
Portable drive holding private details of 100,000 army, navy and RAF personnel belonged to MoD IT contractor, EDS
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Guardian on 10th Oct 2008 (via guardian.co.uk)
Justice Minister issues invitation of UK Government for talks on military inquests.
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SNP on 22nd Jan 2009 (via scotland.gov.uk)
A disk which a tabloid said carries personal details on some 100,000 serving British military personnel is missing, the Ministry of Defense said Friday.
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InternationalHeraldTribune on 10th Oct 2008 (via iht.com)
A computer disk that reportedly carries personal details on some 100,000 serving British military personnel is missing, the Defense Ministry said Friday.
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InternationalHeraldTribune on 10th Oct 2008 (via iht.com)
One quote from Sec. Gates' recent Foreign Affairs piece has been raising questions in my mind. Here's the statement: One of the enduring issues the military struggles with is whether personnel and promotions systems designed to reward the command of American troops will be able to reflect the importance of advising, training, and equipping foreign troops -- something still not considered...
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InformationDissemination on 9th Dec 2008 (via informationdissemination.blogspot.com)
The Congressional Budget Office has issued a report laying out some alternatives to reign in the defense budget. One of their proposals is to bring back the pay gap:Personnel expenses, he said, are a prime example. After adjusting for inflation, the average cost of an active-duty service member is 45 percent higher today than in 1998, he said. And, he added, that doesn’t even include health ...
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InformationDissemination on 6th Feb 2009 (via informationdissemination.blogspot.com)
From OneNewsNow By Chad Groening A conservative military watchdog is very concerned about a recent survey of military personnel that indicates a significant number of service members might leave the all-volunteer force if the ban on open homosexuals in the military is lifted. The annual survey was conducted by the Military Times, which once again asked active duty personnel if they oppose the effo...
