Defence Secretary Philip Hammond says that poor people in Britain should do more to help to kill poor people in other countries by taking a cut in their welfare benefits to allow much-needed funds for the armed forces.
Posted: Mar 4th, 2013
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A new report by military think-tank the National Armed Forces Institute (NAFI) has criticised ministers for creating a ‘culture of courage’ amongst service personnel.
Posted: Nov 11th, 2012
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‘Peston’s role will be to reconnoitre enemy terrain, identify Taliban insurgents and then subdue them by talking for hours in his excruciatingly slow, dull monotone,’ explained the Defence Secretary.
Posted: Jul 12th, 2012
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In a shocking day of carnage on Tuesday, over 3,000 British troops were lost – the largest one day troop loss since World War II.
A solemn Chief of the Defence Staff, General Sir David Richards, offered his condolences to the families of those affected saying initial inquiries pointed to the attack being conducted by a ‘stroke of the pen’. Sir David then dropped a bombshell as he indicated that the losses may have been the result of ‘friendly fire’.
Posted: Jun 14th, 2012
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‘Europe may have changed massively in the last 67 years, but that’s no reason not to amass thousands of Spitfires in the countryside of Kent. If we can learn one thing from the History Channel, it’s that repeats are inevitable.’
Posted: Mar 23rd, 2012
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