Army redundancies in UK

Title

Army redundancies in UK

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

23 Feb 1994

Year of production

1994

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Duration

00:03:16

Description

The government is making 7,000 army job cuts as part of the Options for Change programme, with some of those being made redundant on the front line in Bosnia. The announcement has generated debate on how the government is responding to changes in world politics and the collapse of the Soviet Union. With reaction from Defence Secretary Malcolm Rifkind; shadow Defence Secretary David Clark; Liberal Democrat defence spokesperson Mingus Campbell. Report by Des Fahy.

Contributors

Malcolm Rifkind; Des Fahy; Menzies Campbell; David Clark

Keywords

UK; USSR; International relations; Military personnel; Cold War; Peacekeeping; Army; Bosnia and Herzegovina; Yugoslav War (1991-1995); Redundancies

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