Search results for ‘Defence cuts’
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FactCheck: Is Fox jumping the gun on Army cuts?
The claim Will the Secretary of State confirm whether he has any plans to reduce the size of the Army post-2015?
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Ministry of Defence faces ‘radical’ reform
As the Defence Secretary outlines major reforms for the MoD, the head of a defence think tank tells Channel 4 News the military realises it must change or face being “hung out to dry” by politicians.
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Armed forces’ morale hit by budget cuts
As events are held throughout the UK to mark Armed Forces Day, Channel 4 News learns there is growing disquiet over the effect of budget cuts on morale within the British Army.
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Obama’s strategic defence and security appointments
Channel 4 News’ Sarah Smith reports from Washington where “no drama Obama” has suggested some safe but politically astute appointments at the very top of the CIA and Pentagon.
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Cutsmap – show us the spending cuts
Channel 4 News is creating a crowd-sourced map of spending cuts in the UK. Show us cuts you’ve seen online or tweet them to #c4cuts.
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Big Society ‘hit by spending cuts for charities’
One of the founders of the Big Society concept tells Channel 4 News that its image is being damaged by public spending cuts.
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US cuts: Obama’s $1.1trillion budget battle
It’s not just in Britain that the Government’s cutting spending. President Obama is planning a $1.1trillion cut – and his political opponents say that’s not enough, as Felicity Spector reports.
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Cameron’s flood defences claim not quite waterproof
David Cameron tells the Commons that spending on flood defences has been “protected” but his claim is not as watertight as he might like.
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FactCheck: could cuts mean another Falklands?
FactCheck analyses the claim that defence cuts leave the Falklands vulnerable to attack.
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CutsCheck: the cost of delaying Trident
Less than a month after David Cameron told the Commons the decision to delay replacing Trident would “save around £1.2bn”, the defence secretary appears to be arguing quite the opposite. What’s going on?
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FactCheck: will all regions be equally affected by cuts?
“I don’t accept that any particular regions should do worse out of the government’s economic policy.” Chancellor George Osborne, Evidence to the Treasury Select Committee, 4 November 2010 The background Today Chancellor George Osborne faced a grilling from MPs about the cuts announced in the Spending Review. The cuts are “credible and deliverable” he told…
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‘Grave concerns’ over spending cuts
MPs have outlined “grave concerns” about whether Whitehall departments can deliver efficiency savings without cutting frontline services – based on past experience.
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‘Grave concerns’ over spending cuts
MPs have outlined “grave concerns” about whether Whitehall departments can deliver efficiency savings without cutting frontline services – based on past experience.
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UK and France sign historic defence deal
As the UK and France agree to share military capabilities including aircraft carriers, a defence expert tells Channel 4 News he is surprised at the “sexy” top-level deal.
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Spending cuts will ‘block NHS beds’
The government was warned today that severe cuts will lead to elderly patients blocking NHS beds because there will be nowhere for them to be discharged to.