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pcernie

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Tories 'to cut MoD costs by 25%'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/8296575.stm


	Quote: The Tories have asked civil servants to draw up plans to cut Ministry of Defence costs by 25% without reducing front-line troops.

They'd be better looking into the procurement side of things just for a kickoff...

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Thu Oct 08, 2009 2:24 pm

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Re: Tories 'to cut MoD costs by 25%'

There are not many things that cannot be cut without making a significant difference to the effectiveness of our forces. The new carriers are probably more useful than the nuclear subs.

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Thu Oct 08, 2009 2:43 pm

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Re: Tories 'to cut MoD costs by 25%'

the new procurement for troop weapons include
spears and shields with leather armour and shields …

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	MrStevenRogers wrote: the new procurement for troop weapons include spears and shields with leather armour and shields …

Yes and procurement is a mess as well.

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Re: Tories 'to cut MoD costs by 25%'

They could pull the troops out of Afghanistan.

That would save almost enough to halve the national debt, I'm sure.

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Thu Oct 08, 2009 4:16 pm

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Re: Tories 'to cut MoD costs by 25%'

Not getting involved in other peoples affair overseas and becoming a properly defensive force would then make sue we can, oh I don't know, make provisions for the booming elderly population?

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