A quick follow-up to my post Paperwork gone mad at the Ministry of Justice, which highlighted the hugely bureaucratic approach taken by the MoJ to safe driving at work (in contrast to the approach of other government departments) and which was widely picked up in the media (see here, here and here). The Ministry of

British veterans involved in Cold War nuclear tests in the 1950s will take their case for compensation to the Supreme Court after the Ministry of Defence won the bulk of its

Ministry of Defence will provide support so that former soldiers can mark 65th anniversary of landings in Normandy in June The government will provide support for veterans who want to mark the 65th anniversary of the D-Day landings in Normandy this year, the Ministry of Defence said today. The MoD said it would make sure there was "appropriate British attendance" and "provide support so that veter...

Services veterans seeking housing should be given special deals on sales of Ministry of Defence land, it was urged in the Scottish Parliament yesterday.

Responsibility for veterans' affairs should be taken away from the Ministry of Defence (MoD), two former leading members of the forces have demanded.

A new approach to purchasing the Armed Forces' missiles took a step forward yesterday with the launch of an Assessment Phase with Team Complex Weapons - a partnering of industry and Ministry of Defence - announced by Baroness Taylor at the Farnborough Air Show.

The Ministry of Defence has announced that veterans are to be offered free university education after their service is over on a ‘no strings attached basis’. The proposals offer what looks like a UK-version of the popular ‘G.I. Bill’ programme in America. The measures set out in The Nation's Commitment:  Cross-Government Support to our Armed Forces, their Families and Veter...

GURKHA veterans lost the latest round of their legal battle with the Ministry of Defence over their army pensions yesterday.

The high court has ruled that military veterans can sue the Ministry for Punching Above Our Weight On The International Stage over claims that they were exposed to excessive radiation during nuclear tests in the 1950s. The veterans think that the radiation has given them cancer and chromosome damage. The high court judge said that the Ministry would be allowed to appeal the decision, rather than

Ulster Unionist MLA, Tom Elliott, has welcomed the release of the Service Personnel Command Paper (The Nation's Commitment: Cross-Government Support to our Armed Forces, their Families and Veterans), saying that a joined up approach to servicemen and women, their families and veterans across all government departments was ";long overdue"; and noting that some of the improvements were to be subject...