Fury has been mounting since the Defence Secretary told the Daily Telegraph earlier this week that the “ancient cap badges have largely gone” and some traditional regimental names are now just “attached in brackets”.Under Mr Hammond’s proposals, the Black Watch, 3rd Battalion the Royal Regiment of Scotland (3 SCOTS), would become just 3 SCOTS and the Argyll and Sutherland Highlands would be names 5 SCOTS.
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In what sense is this a Tory government?
A monumental blunder of historic proportions.
ReplyDelete"In what sense is this a Tory government?"
ReplyDeleteIt is not. The Conservative Party today does not represent Toryism and is not a continuation of the traditional Tory Party that preceded it, but rather that party's bastard child, only slightly less liberal than Labour.