Two faces of Cameron
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Two faces of Cameron
David Cameron is having a great time throwing the UK's military into every hotspot where he sees a political advantage whilst, at the same time, cutting the resources of the military at home. Is he taking a risk?
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David Cameron is having a great time throwing the UK's military into every hotspot where he sees a political advantage whilst, at the same time, cutting the resources of the military at home. Is he taking a risk?
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Why don't you study who your politicians are, who were their forefathers, etc and you may understand where their real loyalties lay. Perhaps you should have talked religion and politics in the pub - it's been easy street for you all mentally hasn't it?
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Been out the pub Walt? Maybe make more sense in the morning?
When did we last have a politician with armed services background
Maybe because the electorate don't agree that having experience at wasting lots of public money is a good qualification for a politician!
I happen to think that the current Defence Minister is one of the best we have ever had - and working in some very difficult times. He has no armed services background at all.
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these days politics is a full time activity - people come out of collage, do a few years in a political party/ad agency/financial institution and then enter politics and worm their way up
Once we ran out of WW2 officers & OR's- Ted heath , Jim Callaghan etc - there was no supply line
Once we ran out of WW2 officers & OR's- Ted heath , Jim Callaghan etc - there was no supply line
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I am not so sure that the Defence Minister has that much input other than to impose the will of "the Government" on the armed forces these days. If he objected he would be out on his ear. He gives the impression of being a smiling knife to me, like a re-incarnated Duncan Sandys or a Dr Beeching.
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Gone bust
If UK PLC was a company it would have called in the receivers a few years back, it matters not who it resident at 10 Downing St if there is no money to pay for anything.
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Ashdown, Mates, Mitchell, Mercer, Garden, West and those off the top of my head.
Even Lockwood put himself forward.
Now while we might have had quantity . . .
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I have the dubious privilege of having worked for the same company as IDS and relatively close to, but nor for, that 'gentleman', when he was employed in the private sector..
All I can say is that he exhibited then all the hallmarks of a career politician .. a natural aptitude for needlessly stabbing people in the back (my oppo for example), a coldness and personal detachment when dealing with others (me for example) and a general disregard for courtesy and good manners if they didn't suit him (IIRC, the Board were less than delighted when he suddenly announced he was standing down to pursue a 'career' as an MP)
Typical brown job!
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I should have mentioned that chap who became a police commissioner in some Midland county. Now he might run for parliament as he got such resounding support at the PCE.
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Of course he is, but what's different about him compared to the rest.
In his defence you can't really expect a man in his position with such a wide remit of responsibility to grasp the finer details of the impacts that result from, for example, cutting individual aircraft types.
In most cases the decisions are financially led and he will be given a choice of cuts to make from which he, ultimately, must choose the least worst option - based on the briefing notes he's been handed.
Bit of a no-win situation - particularly when it turns out that "events" occur which were never considered at the time the decisions were made.
IMO I think he's trying, generally, to be pragmatic and realistic - unlike his direct predecessor who was both dogmatic and idealistic.
All my opinion of course.
