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21 Jan 2010

Concern over new statistics on army recruitment in schools

The British army appears to be targeting young people from the poorest backgrounds, according to new research. Disadvantaged schools were found more likely to recieve army visits.
27 Jun 2009

Armed Forces Day adds insult to injury

Today is the UK's first Armed Forces Day. It is a thinly veiled attempt to deflect scrutiny of politicians who have made disastrous decisions about war, says Symon Hill. But sentiment is no substitute for accountability.
8 Jan 2008

Critical view of military recruitment needed
15 Nov 2007

Violence, the media and redemption

If children are traumatised by media images of violence, the answer is not censorship says Colin Morris, but deeper questions about the networks of wrong doing we are part of and the question of whether and how redemption is possible.