toys
‘Character Building’ range of HM Armed Forces toys
06/07/2015hmarmedforces.com
hmarmedforces.com
A 'Character Building' series of armed forces toys licensed by the MoD is discredited by the new Veterans for Peace UK short film on some of the things that these toys don't show, and by developments in 'character education' that indicate there is no need for 'military ethos' initiatives in UK schools.
British Veterans Made Some Dark Films to Protest the UK Army’s Recruitment of 16-Year-Olds
30/06/2015Vice
Vice
An article on the context of the striking new short film from Veterans for Peace UK, Action Man: Battlefield Casualties , which presents a new range of war-traumatised action men.
War veterans call for rethink on recruitment of 16-year-olds
23/06/2015The Guardian
The Guardian
Former professionals condemn recruitment of teenagers by ‘pushing the notion of a noble military career to children’.