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  • 14 Oct 2011
    These dodgy practices go way beyond Fox and Werrity

    It’s happened at last. Liam Fox, one of the most gung-ho militarists ever to occupy the post of Defence Secretary, has returned to the backbenches. All the excuses and half-truths his supporters could come up with have not saved him. But his departure will be largely pointless if we don’t learn a great deal from the Werrity scandal.

  • 19 Oct 2010
    Defence Review confuses armed force with real security

    The government's Strategic Defence and Security Review (SDSR) has missed the opportunity to address long-term security problems such as climate change and the root causes of terrorism.

  • 18 Oct 2010
    Security policy is a ministerial muddle

    Today’s news is that the government regards cyber attacks as one of the greatest threats to the UK’s security. This conjures up the bizarre image of Liam Fox launching a Trident missile against a 16-year-old computer hacker just outside London.

  • 30 Sep 2010
    Shadow minister sparks anger with 'ill-informed' attack on CND

    Labour's Shadow Defence Secretary Bob Ainsworth has been accused of arguing at “the level of caricature” after making dismissive comments about CND.

  • 12 Sep 2010
    Ministers urged to publish facts on 'playstation warfare' in Afghanistan

    UK Defence Secretary Liam Fox is under pressure to publish information about civilian deaths caused by remote-controlled 'drones' in Afghanistan.

  • 12 Sep 2010
    Ministers urged to publish facts on 'playstation warfare' in Afghanistan

    UK Defence Secretary Liam Fox is under pressure to publish information about civilian deaths caused by remote-controlled 'drones' in Afghanistan.

  • 14 Aug 2010
    Defence Secretary in confusion over Trident

    The Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament said yesterday that Liam Fox had undermined his own argument for excluding nuclear weapons from the Defence Review.

  • 30 Jul 2010
    Future of Trident in doubt as ministers row over budget

    The Ministry of Defence (MoD) must pay the entire cost of renewing the Trident nuclear weapons system, the government confirmed today. This increases the chances of Trident renewal being delayed or scrapped as nuclear weapons have previously been funded by the Treasury.

  • 16 Jul 2010
    Trident budget row exposes MoD's real thinking

    The MoD is resisting a Treasury plan to make it pay for Trident and its replacement. CND say this shows it to be far from an essential weapon system.

  • 9 Jun 2010
    Afghanistan: Don’t shoot the messenger

    Gordon Messenger is a very modern Major-General. His optimistic message on Afghanistan comes across as compelling and authoritative, says John Heathershaw. But should the Government really rely on military men to sell their policy to the public?