Talk War

UK Defence 'The UK is not pulling it's weight'

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Show Notes

Lord Richard Dannett tells Jeremy Kyle 'political leaders are playing politics with national defence'.

Tim Collins speaks with Julia Hartley-Brewer, criticizing the MoD's bloated civil service and the presence of 92 internal diversity groups, suggesting that cutting these programs entirely would save money. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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