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Old 11th Jul 2009, 13:24
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Mr Milliband on Radio 4 this morning - did not answer the question and did not provide any acknowledgement or recognition that his department should be assisting the MoD to resource/ fund operations that we are conducting on behalf of his department's request.
Whilst I agree SH needs far more money, going to the FO (or even DFiD) isn't going to turn up many pennies, the FO budget is less than £2 bn. (F)Ire needs to be turned on the organ grinder, as Guthrie did yesterday. Also the top uniforms in defence need to stop fighting amongst themselves and do what they are paid to do, ensure this country is adequately defended against all threats. Defence needs more money, the country can afford it, it just needs to stop subsidising the very rich (Bailouts, PFIs etc) and the very lazy (social security).
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