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War memorials – ways of remembering

Lord Soley 07/11/2009 – 1:49 pm

There was a debate on defence issues on Friday inevitably dominated by Afghanistan but it went wider than that. I referred to the importance for our troops of ensuring that we did not try and score political points in these debates. You can read the debate here and see what you think. http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/ld200809/ldhansrd/text/91106-0008.htm I also used the campaign to abol […]

Written at 1:49 pm on 07/11/2009, by Lord Soley


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Blogging Peer goes AWOL

Lord Soley 04/09/2009 – 11:19 am

Those with military experience will know that AWOL = absent without leave! I did have some leave but I can't claim that I did my duty as well as some other Peers who blogged from holiday and home and certainly not as well as ace blogger Lord Norton - when does he sleep? Today I am going to hear the Prime Minister speak at the International Institute for Strategic Studies on Afghanistan. It has b […]

Written at 11:19 am on 04/09/2009, by Lord Soley


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Text of a Letter to the times – August 2009

Lord Hylton 26/08/2009 – 1:02 pm

Throughout the holidays the British media, perhaps for lack of other emotive news, have been focusing on British military casualties in Afghanistan in an almost morbid way.  In previous major wars such case by case accounts would not have been possible, or even allowed. It seems to me that editors and the public generally should try to understand the wider context.  Where would Afghanistan now […]

Written at 1:02 pm on 26/08/2009, by Lord Hylton


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Afghanistan

Lord Soley 15/02/2009 – 9:12 pm

I have just returned from a visit to Helmand province in Afghanistan. There were about 15 members of both Lords and Commons and it was a very interesting and useful visit. The schedule was  a demanding one. I was ready for a 4am departure on Monday morning but ice on the aircraft delayed us until 11am. After a flight lasting 11 hours in a military transport we arrived, had a 90 minute rest and th […]

Written at 9:12 pm on 15/02/2009, by Lord Soley


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Taliban

Lord Soley 22/01/2009 – 1:00 pm

Just whenI was getting a little optimistic about the changing leadership roles in the Taliban I discover another horror story. On Monday in north west Pakistan they blew up five schools. They have now destroyed 180 schools and,of course, banned education for girls. The Taliban are getting more control in this area of Pakistan which was once an area with a high literacy rate. They appear to be int […]

Written at 1:00 pm on 22/01/2009, by Lord Soley


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