Who's responsible for UKIP's defence policy?

John Page · 22-01-2006, 09:49 AM

It doesn't seem to have made the Telegraph web site yet, but today there's a review by Max Hastings of an interesting sounding book detailing examples of defence over-spending, "Lions, Donkeys and Dinosaurs: Waste and Blundering in the Armed Forces", by Lewis Page (no relation).

Surely an issue for a low tax party doing a policy review.

Doubtless this issue will also come up in the forthcoming book from the Taxpayers' Alliance, though probably in less detail.

GTFC_Adam · 22-01-2006, 10:51 AM

I'm not sure about who sets the policy but Gerard Batten is the Defence spokesperson.

John Page · 22-01-2006, 11:01 AM

With the amount of reading, thinking and talking required, I maintain MEPs do not have the time to be policy formulators.

Also they are not in a position to comment speedily to the media on breaking stories.

That's why I think we need UK-based people for policy forming and for media.

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John Page Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Welwyn Hatfield (Herts.) Posts: 1,878	Who's responsible for UKIP's defence policy? It doesn't seem to have made the Telegraph web site yet, but today there's a review by Max Hastings of an interesting sounding book detailing examples of defence over-spending, "Lions, Donkeys and Dinosaurs: Waste and Blundering in the Armed Forces", by Lewis Page (no relation). Surely an issue for a low tax party doing a policy review. Doubtless this issue will also come up in the forthcoming book from the Taxpayers' Alliance, though probably in less detail.

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22-01-2006, 10:51 AM	#2 (permalink)
GTFC_Adam Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Grimsby Posts: 276	I'm not sure about who sets the policy but Gerard Batten is the Defence spokesperson.

22-01-2006, 11:01 AM	#3 (permalink)
John Page Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Welwyn Hatfield (Herts.) Posts: 1,878	With the amount of reading, thinking and talking required, I maintain MEPs do not have the time to be policy formulators. Also they are not in a position to comment speedily to the media on breaking stories. That's why I think we need UK-based people for policy forming and for media.