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Category Archives: Defence

Iraq. Why, for some, sorry is the hardest word.

02/10/2010
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By Eric Joyce

Following Ed Miliband’s speech in Manchester this week, Labour’s official position is that the UK’s participation in the US-led invasion of Iraq was a mistake.  Some people are finding this…..

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Tagged Ed Milliband MP, Iraq war, Labour Defence policy

Labour and Defence

18/08/2010
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By Eric Joyce

I’ve written a piece for Labour Uncut today on Labour’s travails on Defence and Foreign Affairs.  In it, I argue that Labour’s leadership candidates should commit themselves to a Defence…..

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Tagged Labour

LABOUR’S FAILING ON TRIDENT

14/08/2010
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By Eric Joyce

Having spent the last wee while in a cave with no internet access (obviously not true) it’s time, I think, to end my blogging silence (note to world media). I’m…..

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Trident, Afghanistan, Labour’s Defence Review

24/06/2010
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By Eric Joyce

I’ve said in previous posts, and in the House of Commons, that we in Labour need to rethink our position on key aspects of Foreign and Defence Policy.  Trident and…..

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Posted in Defence
Tagged Defence Review, Labour

Er, so the Lib Dems just voted for Trident.

08/06/2010
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By Eric Joyce

That’s it, really.

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Tagged Lib Dems, Trident

Lib Dems fear Trident Scorching

08/06/2010
5 Comments
By Eric Joyce

Tonight, here at the House of Commons, there’ll be a vote urging the government to include Trident within the terms of its Strategic Defence Review (SDR).  The Tory position is that…..

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Tagged Liberal Democrats, Trident

Uh oh. Here comes Joanna Lumley (again).

28/03/2010
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By Eric Joyce

Take a look at this clip.  It’s the thoroughly decent Phil Woolas MP, Home Office minister, having his head kicked in by Joanna Lumley.  Albeit a lot of men would…..

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Posted in Defence
Tagged gurkas, joanna lumley

FEW THOUGHTS FROM BASRA, ON IRAQ AND BROWN

07/03/2010
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By Eric Joyce

Sitting in Basra after a day of watching elections.  Some violence in Baghdad, but not here.  Pretty much just people enthusiastic to vote and decent local administrators running decent polling…..

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Tagged basra, elections, iraq

A Bit More about Chinook Crash

05/01/2010
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By Eric Joyce

Having read today’s papers on the Chinook crash (e.g. Michael Settle’s piece in the Herald), I thought I’d post a short follow on comment from my blogpost of yesterday (see…..

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Posted in Defence
Tagged army, chinook, MoD

Mull of Kintyre Chinook Crash and the MoD

04/01/2010
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By Eric Joyce

I served as an Army staff officer in Northern Ireland in the early 90’s and left shortly before the 1994 Chinook helicopter crash at the Mull of Kintyre , in…..

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Posted in Defence
Tagged army, chinook, MoD

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