Fri, 30 March 2007 Do MPs like the services? Or do they simply pay lip service to our brave boys and girls- and does the MoD pay any attention to what MPs say?Comments[0] |
Sun, 25 March 2007 Around the British forces world in Seven Days on BFBS Radio Two with John Adderley. This week * the fourth anniversary of the Iraq invasion * and exactly 25 years on, the trigger for the Falklands war. * two sailors die in an explosion onboard a nuclear-powered submarine * changing tactics in Afghanistan to reduce civilian casualties * British forces stop using dumb cluster bombs * an Army lynx helicopter crashes in Northern Ireland * it’s bye bye Bosnia for hundreds of Welsh guardsmen .. and happy 90th birthday to forces sweetheart Dame Vera LynnComments[0] |
Thu, 22 March 2007 If everything is under control in Southern Iraq, why are there more attacks on British Forces in Basra and...... do we like Gordon Brown?Comments[0] |
Sun, 18 March 2007 Around the forces world in Seven Days with John Adderley. This week - an unlawful killing verdict at the inquest into the death by American "friendly fire" of a British soldier in Iraq ... two British soldiers are cleared of allowing their men to abuse Iraqi civilians ... new concerns over the quality of NHS hospital care for troops ... MPs vote to replace the Trident nuclear weapons system .. is the military smoking ban helping people quit ... more disbandment in Northern Ireland ...and preparations in Cyprus for seven Sahara marathons.Comments[0] |
Fri, 16 March 2007 GOC UKSC(G) Maj Gen Mungo Melvin talks to Glen on future of BFGComments[0] |
Thu, 15 March 2007 Would the UK use a nuclear warhead to guarantee energy supplies?Comments[0] |
Sun, 11 March 2007 Seven Days around the forces world with John Adderley. This week - highlights from a wide-ranging interview on BFBS Radio Two with the Prime Minister. Tony Blair talks about Iraq ...Afghanistan .. equipment shortages and overstretch. Also - a big NATO operation in Afghanistan ... a posthumous VC for a paratrooper killed in action against the Taliban ... "extraordinary strides forward" in the training and welfare of recruits ... Cyprus troops on exercise in Mozambique ... the RAF's changing role in Northern Ireland ... and a new pensions deal for Gurkhas.Comments[0] |
Thu, 8 March 2007 Why Prince Harry's deployment to Iraq is good PR for the Army. And why Nato should be aware the Ides of March.Comments[0] |
Wed, 7 March 2007 The Prime Minister talks about Britain's deployment to Afghanistan. Glen asks him about overstretch, about equipment problems and ultimately just what the deployment is trying to achieve.Comments[0] |
Sun, 4 March 2007 A
round-up of the week around the forces world on BFBS Radio Two with
John Adderley. This week - military on the move with more British
troops on the way to Afghanistan as most return home from Bosnia . a
big pay rise for lower ranks . further evidence of delays in protecting
the Hercules fleet . a prestigious service medal awarded in Northern
Ireland . thousands of civilian defence workers stage a one day strike
. how Canada's national sport - ice hockey - is big amongst British
forces . and the highland pipe band making more noise than a jet engine.Comments[0] |
Thu, 1 March 2007 Is Pakistan intelligence working for Taliban and, in the name of counter-terrorism have human rights gone too far?Comments[0] |

Do MPs like the services? Or do they simply pay lip service to our brave boys and girls- and does the MoD pay any attention to what MPs say?
Around the British forces world in Seven Days on BFBS Radio Two with John Adderley. This week * the fourth anniversary of the Iraq invasion * and exactly 25 years on, the trigger for the Falklands war. * two sailors die in an explosion onboard a nuclear-powered submarine * changing tactics in Afghanistan to reduce civilian casualties * British forces stop using dumb cluster bombs * an Army lynx helicopter crashes in Northern Ireland * it’s bye bye Bosnia for hundreds of Welsh guardsmen .. and happy 90th birthday to forces sweetheart Dame Vera Lynn
GOC UKSC(G) Maj Gen Mungo Melvin talks to Glen on future of BFG