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Norfolk Eastern Daily Press
February 20, 2018
Norfolk Day. Lord Richard Dannatt. Picture: ANTONY KELLY. Other famous faces in our county have also backed the initiate, including former Norwich City left-back Adam Drury and General Sir Lord Dannatt, who lives in Keswick. Lord Dannatt, who is the former head of the British Army, said it was theÃâà...
Telegraph.co.uk
February 18, 2018
Former Army chief General Lord Richard Dannatt attacked the failure to meet recruitment targets. He told the newspaper: "“I've heard of a number of people who have been trying to join the Armed Forces and got fed up at the length of time it takes. The system is too complicated, the Army knows the previousÃâà...
Gazette
February 8, 2018
THE re-introduction of one of the town's most beloved events will see former Chief of the General Staff, Lord Richard Dannatt return to Colchester. That's the Annual Colchester Lecture, which is being held once again at the Mercury Theatre next week. With previous speakers in recent years including DameÃâà...
Spectator.co.uk (blog)
January 24, 2018
Tomorrow, the House of Commons will debate the proscription of Hezbollah in its entirety. Abandoning the false distinction between the organisation's 'political' and 'terrorist' wings would go a long way toward assuring our national interest and help avert a major new conflagration in the Middle East.
Telegraph.co.uk
November 2, 2017
Sir Michael Fallon's resignation is a “tragedy for defence” because he was fighting against cuts to the military, a former head of the British Army has claimed. General Lord Richard Dannatt, a former Chief of the General Staff, bemoaned Sir Michael's decision to quit as he suggested it may set back calls forÃâà...
Varsity Online
September 22, 2017
General Richard Dannatt is one of the most significant British military figures of recent times: his full title – Baron Dannatt, GCB, CBE, MC, DL – is proof of this. As Chief of General Staff (or Head of the Army, for the uninitiated) between 2006 and 2009, he was in charge of the Armed Forces when they wereÃâà...
The Sun
July 8, 2017
A FORMER British Army chief has claimed the government is breaking the law by failing to help veterans suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder. General Lord Richard Dannatt has penned an open letter branding their failure to support troops a breach of the Armed Forces Covenant, which promises toÃâà...
Telegraph.co.uk
July 1, 2017
The army is in danger of being reduced to a mere "gendarmerie", a former army chief has warned, as he says that the emphasis spending on "big ticket machinery" has led to a squeeze on manpower. General Lord Richard Dannatt, a former Chief of the General Staff, said that "any thought of Britain beingÃâà...
Telegraph.co.uk
September 30, 2016
General the Lord Dannatt is sitting at the head of a spacious boardroom table in Millbank House, searching for words. Beyond him, out of the window is a vista of Parliament Square where on March 20, 2003, thousands gathered to march against the invasion of Iraq. Today he admires the view, but the warÃâà...
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