Author Archives: Dom Newton

A new party in Defence of the Realm?

I was really pleased to hear Nick Clegg raise the issue of Trident and the treatment of our troops during the first TV debate. For too long, the defence debate has been dominated by the Tories, claiming to be the only party who understands defence, and Labour who are happy to use troops but aren’t interested in where they live, how much they’re paid or what happens to them when they get home.

Successive defence reviews in the 1990s tore the heart out of the military without really addressing the key issue of what armed forces are used for …

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