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Half of UK forces ‘ready to quit’

Posted by Charlie Kilo on July 10th, 2008

Via Inteldaily:

Almost half of UK military personnel are ready to leave the forces, a Ministry of Defence survey suggests.

Some 47% of Army and Royal Navy respondents and 44% of those in the RAF said they regularly felt like quitting. Among the concerns raised by the 9,000 servicemen and women surveyed were the frequency of tours, levels of pay and the quality of equipment and housing.

UK solidifying its Big Brother role

Posted by patriot on May 21st, 2008

“United” Kingdom? Perhaps united in its quest for fascist totalitarianism…

The Government wants to create the system to fight terrorism and crime. The police and security services believe it will make it easier to access important data as communications become more complex.

Telecoms firms and internet service providers (ISPs) have already been approached by the Home Office, which would be given customer records if the plans were realised.

The security services and police would then be able to access records for any individual over the previous 12 months by gaining permission through the courts.

Samurai swords to be banned in UK (this is not an April fools joke)

Posted by Charlie Kilo on April 1st, 2008

Via the Telegraph:

The sale of imitation samurai swords could be banned by the end of the year, the Home Office announced today.

Importing or hiring the weapons could also be made illegal following a string of samurai sword attacks in recent years.

Breaching the ban, which is targeted at cheap imitation samurai swords rather than the more expensive genuine collectors’ items made by licensed swordsmiths in Japan, would result in up to six months in jail and a £5,000 fine.

Collectors and martial arts enthusiasts owning or using genuine samurai swords would be exepmt from the ban

According to Home Office estimates, there have been at least 80 serious crimes involving the swords in England and Wales over the last four years.

80 “sword crimes” - that’s laughable! How many people were bit by dogs or hit with sticks in the UK in the last four years? What will they outlaw next?

Asinine!

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