The Decline Of The British Military

Gordon Brown Launches Another Assault on Britain’s Defenses -- Heritage Foundation

Last week, British Chancellor of the Exchequer Alistair Darling presented the budget for 2009-10. The news for Britain’s hard-pressed armed forces was grim. Labour’s record is already a terrible one. Under the guidance of Gordon Brown, first as Chancellor of the Exchequer and now as Prime Minister, the forces have been consistently starved of money and manpower. The most recent budget ensures that this lamentable failure will only become more glaring in the years to come.

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My Comment: Bleeding to death from a thousand cuts.