Summary
THESE are not good times for the British armed forces, and our army in particular. Recruiting is problematic, to say the least, desertions are high, there are constant stories about bullying. Here in Scotland the expected groundswell of public indignation against the new unified Scottish regiment never materialised. Indeed, the disbanding of old and proud regiments went almost unnoticed by many Scots, who apparently could not have cared less. There is a growing anti-military mood. My wife, when she heard that the anniversary of Magna Carta had been chosen as our new national day, said: "Well, at least it's not some battle."
All this worries me. For a start, the British are not particularly gung-ho when it comes to the military. If you don't believe that, just compare us with the French (whose military record hardly bears comparison over the past century yet they constantly celebrate their supposed "gloire" and parade their troops around Paris).See the full content of this document
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I'm at the Front When It Comes to Supporting Our Troops
In recent months I have attended the funerals of two fine and wellknown Scottish journalists, Eric Mackay, former editor of the Scotsman, and John Pirie, former education correspondent of the ...
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