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Armed forces complaints; Type 32 Frigate; Royal Marines

Armed forces complaints; Type 32 Frigate; Royal Marines

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The Service Complaints Ombudsman tells Sitrep that - despite progress - the system for raising and addressing grievances in the military is not efficient, effective, or fair.

Sitrep looks at what we know so far about the promised Type 32 Frigate first mentioned by the Prime Minister in the funding...

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Armed forces complaints; Type 32 Frigate; Royal Marines

Released:

The Service Complaints Ombudsman tells Sitrep that - despite progress - the system for raising and addressing grievances in the military is not efficient, effective, or fair.

Sitrep looks at what we know so far about the promised Type 32 Frigate first mentioned by the Prime Minister in the funding...

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Award winning Sitrep brings you discussion and analysis on defence, foreign policy and the stories affecting the British Forces. Presented by Kate Gerbeau, with expert analysis from Professor Michael Clarke.

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Sitrep May 6th 2010

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In today's Sitrep: Sitrep brings you a special discussion on the world the newly-elected prime minister will be facing.  What will be at the top of his in-tray?  Where are today's global hot-spots? Let Sitrep take you around the world to find out.  Join Christopher  Lee and guests 4pm uk time, on BFBS Radio 2, on-line and listen again.

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Sitrep April 29th 2010

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Sitrep Trail 29 April

In today’s Sitrep: Afghanistan: Why no one knows how to fix it and why they never did.  Iraq: Why the killing goes on and why we should still care.  Northern Ireland: Why the dissidents won’t go away and nor can the police Scuds & thuds: Who’s handing out the Scuds and who they pointing at.  And...why the junk navy sails again

That’s all  in Sitrep with Christopher Lee and guests at 4pm on BFBS Radio 2, on-line and listen again.

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Sitrep April 22nd 2010

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The Great Debate - this week it's Defence & Foreign Affairs but do Brown, Cameron & Clegg really know what they're talking about? The new security challenges: is the UK up to them? Cyprus after the elections: what's the future for the whole island? And The Volcano - the true power in the land. Plus: why Bligh wasn't just of the Bounty and...and why Brits can't test drive national pride.

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Sitrep April 15th 2010

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Is the Defence Debate - sterile or virile?  Why are there thousands of ex-service personnel in prison. Why the Americans are quitting Death Valley.  Will Kyrgistan be the next honeypot for terrorists? Should we like Russia - and do they like us? What's the vision thing? Who had it, who has it, and,  who needs it?

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Sitrep April 1st 2010

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In Sitrep today: Afghanistan - can we trust the journalists there to tell us

the real story. In Iraq - are the politicians dumping on democracy & are the

Iranians winding up both sides.

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Sitrep March 25th 2010

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In Sitrep today: Afghanistan - why the answers are harder than the questions, why we need to talk to the enemy and the Taliban on-line.  Is Iraq a mess or a miracle?  Is the foreign office going bust?  Why the pirates are heading East.  The latest Middle East crisis - why isn't it obvious?  And corruption at Westminster - but we still tell others to clean up their act.  That's all in Sitrep with Christopher Lee and guests at 4pm on BFBS Radio 2, on-line and listen again.

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Sitrep March 18th 2010

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In Sitrep today: Soft power, hard power, nuclear power, cyber-war, organized crime – is that the future for defence? Plus, cutting nuclear weapons down to size – but is size everything?

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Sitrep March 11th 2010

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Afghanistan, why the foreign office thinks President Karzai's lost it. Israel, why Jerusalem's not negotiable.  The Coroner has spoken, but is it too simple to blame Gordon Brown?  The future's in Cyberspace, but who's listening in the MOD?  And...can the government really gag the Media ?

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Sitrep March 4th 2010

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Why don’t we trust the MoD? And why assassinations are an everyday part of democracy in Iraq.

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Sitrep 25th February

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In today's Sitrep:   Why Obama can't win in America.  After 10 long years

the Bloody Sunday Inquiry report is due to be published - but what will it

say? 

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Sitrep February 18th 2010

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Day by day analysis of Operation Moshtarak and how World War II thinking

could save Afghanistan from Taliban.

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Sitrep February 11th 2010

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In this week's programme: Helmand - why Moshtarak is make or break in

Helmand and why Trident won't be up for grabs in the strategic defence

review.  

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Sitrep February 4th 2010

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Why does the navy has more admirals than warships? Why are there are more
civvies in MOD than the RN & RAF put together?

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Sitrep January 28th 2010

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Afghanistan - promises promises promises - but we're in it for the long

haul.  And The Blair Witch Trial - not many friends left in court

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Sitrep January 21st 2010

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Why MI6 turned its back on real Intelligence. Should we sing happy birthday Mr President and Why next week's Afghanistan Summit is part of the UK election campaign

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Sitrep January 14th 2010

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In Sitrep today.....Liar or Genius - why the Blair Trial started this week.

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Sitrep December 31st 2009

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Sitrep's annual review of not just the year gone by, but the decade, and a look ahead to 2010.

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