Subject: (At last a party who will take care of our service personnel) UKIP say they will Spend an extra 40% on defence annually, another 1% of GDP• Restore the Royal Navy to its 2001 strength with three new aircraft carriers and nearly 70 other ships, at the same time guaranteeing the future of the Plymouth, Portsmouth and Rosyth bases. Increase RAF capability by buying more essential helicopters, transport aircraft and 50 extra JSF Lightning aircraft. Restore historic regiments, such as the Highland regiments, which are being subsumed into planned European battle groups.• Strengthen our commitment to NATO, while withdrawing from all EU operations• Reappraise our operations in Afghanistan to create a single, clear and achievable mission or seek to negotiate a withdrawal with our NATO partners• Maintain Britain’s independent nuclear deterrent with existing Trident submarines and then replace them with four British-built submarines armed with US missiles. To reduce cost• Cut MOD bureaucracy, which has one civil servant for every two military personnel• Introduce better pay, conditions and medical care for the British Armed Forces personnel and their families.• Introduce a ‘National Defence Medal’ respecting the service of all armed forces personnel and not just those who saw combat• and avoid British forces being involved in Libyan type situation. What are the other party’s doing? A part from cutting and more cutting of our servicemen and women and the service’s they deserve like a military hospitals. Yours Sincerely James Cole
Posted on: Mon, 16 Sep 2013 23:10:39 +0000
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