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Military involvement in education and youth activities in the UK
02/10/2018
This briefing summarises key elements of military involvement in education and youth activities in the UK. It covers the defence industry as well as the armed forces and Ministry of Defence. It outlines the main concerns this raises and how these concerns have been voiced so far.
Bodyguard gets it wrong
28/09/2018
The BBC drama Bodyguard misrepresents the actions and concerns of veterans working for peace.
Recruitment at any price
14/09/2018
Our response to the Public Accounts Committee have today published their report Skill Shortages in the Armed Forces, which makes a number of problematic recommendations that put the military’s operational needs over other considerations.
Public poll on minimum age of armed forces recruitment
11/09/2018
The nationwide survey found 72% of people who expressed a view believed young people should not be able to join the army until they are 18.
UK army minimum recruitment age should be raised to 18 – survey
10/09/2018
ICM survey was commissioned by campaigners against child soldiers
British army ‘explicitly targeting’ working-class recruits, say critics
Recruitment drive focuses on teenagers seeking adrenaline, says Child Soldiers International
Arms industry spends millions to promote brands in schools
Defence groups sponsor lessons that promote building and sale of military hardware
Girl Guides defend controversial new deal with British army
Petition launched after members claim partnership with military runs counter to the Guides’ peace ethos
Warrior Nation: war, militarisation and British democracy – films
13/08/2018
These presentations were recorded at the launch of the report Warrior Nation: war, militarisation and British democracy by Paul Dixon (published by ForcesWatch) in June 2018 in London.
- Warrior Nation: war, militarisation and British democracy, by Professor Paul Dixon
- Military Britain by Professor Joanna Bourke
- Militarism in public life in the UK, Emma Sangster, Coordinator of ForcesWatch
Notes on attending the inquest into Sean Benton’s death at Deepcut barracks
24/07/2018
Last week the Coroner at Working Coroner’s Court delivered the findings into the circumstances of Sean Benton’s death at Deepcut Barracks in June 1995. Sean was the first of four soldiers to die there between 1995 and 2002. ForcesWatch have been monitoring the inquest; this article shares our records from the inquest and notes on the final findings.
Parliamentary mental health inquiry shows youngest military recruits and those from disadvantaged backgrounds face greater mental health risks than others in the forces
The Defence Select Committee recommended that the Ministry of Defence ‘conducts or commissions further research into female personnel, early Service leavers and recruits under 18 to determine the extent to which they are at higher risk of developing mental health conditions.’
Deepcut – another verdict; still more questions….
18/07/2018
Today is a significant day in the Deepcut tragedy. We explore some of the problems that allowed the toxic environment of Deepcut to develop and continue to persist today and why raising the age of recruitment would provide a significant part of the solution.
Misguided aim of weapons show
14/07/2018
The following letter was sent to the Sunday Times and a version is published here.
The concerted effort to increase the power of the military across society must be challenged
30/06/2018
As support for the military is paraded in streets across the UK at Armed Forces Day events, politicians charged with fighting the military’s corner are waging their own war on public and political opinion.
This article was published in The Morning Star on 2 July 2018
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