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Forum: Military Aviation

1st May 2017, 21:31

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Posted By Chinny Crewman

I suspect John McDonnell will be tomorrow's news...

I suspect John McDonnell will be tomorrow's news and the EU leaks will fade. For those who haven't seen it he chose to speak at and march in a May Day rally organised by the British Communist Party....

Forum: Military Aviation

1st May 2017, 17:59

Replies: 140

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Posted By Chinny Crewman

Shot. Just to clarify I do not support the...

Shot.
Just to clarify I do not support the Labour party and I think the Conservatives record on defence is equally if not as bad. As long as people (esp current and ex mil) are prepared to pretend...

Forum: Military Aviation

1st May 2017, 17:36

Replies: 140

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Posted By Chinny Crewman

Shot. Since 2010 the Tories have; Ringfenced...

Shot. Since 2010 the Tories have;
Ringfenced NHS spending.
Raised pensions by use of the triple lock.
Raised overseas aid spending by billions.
These are just some of the Tories favoured sectors....

Forum: Military Aviation

1st May 2017, 16:51

Replies: 140

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Posted By Chinny Crewman

FB. As I said before I'm no Corbyn fan. I...

FB.
As I said before I'm no Corbyn fan.
I don't know what the DMs motive is but the fact is the leaflet was written by an anti-war protester in 2013, he says himself that some will find his work...

Forum: Military Aviation

1st May 2017, 12:01

Replies: 140

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Posted By Chinny Crewman

I didn't go to the last Labour conference Shot so...

I didn't go to the last Labour conference Shot so I wouldn't know.
I did however see one of the pamphlets that FB and the DM were talking about back in 2013 when I returned from Afghanistan. I...

Forum: Military Aviation

30th Apr 2017, 07:48

Replies: 140

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Posted By Chinny Crewman

FB. Whilst I am no Labour/Corbyn apologist just...

FB.
Whilst I am no Labour/Corbyn apologist just a couple of points.

The first year of Blair's Govt saw defence expenditure as a proportion of GDP rise from 2.3% to 2.5%. It averaged around the...

Forum: Military Aviation

29th Apr 2017, 14:56

Replies: 140

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Posted By Chinny Crewman

And the Tories cuts are always to cut public...

And the Tories cuts are always to cut public spending, reduce the deficit and pay off debt. They never get that right either.
Sadly in today's political and economic situation I don't think either...

Forum: Military Aviation

29th Apr 2017, 07:23

Replies: 140

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Posted By Chinny Crewman

Defence Election Issues!

Maybe defence will be an election issue;

http://thetimes.co.uk/article/86a015b2-2c47-11e7-9d2e-96f2194e0ac4

For those who can't read behind the paywall the essence of the article is;
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