Historical defence spending in the UK as a percent of GDP: 1956 7.6%, 1970 4.2%, 1979 4.1%, 1990 3.2%, 1997 2.2%, 2010 2.4%, 2017 1.8%, 2025 2.2%.
11th Jun 2026 18:10:13
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Sorry for dullness of post. Cheer yourselves up with the excitement of World Cup opening ceremony.
A4e - Thank you. I will rephrase - This is only the 2nd defence secretary in my lifetime to resign on a defence-related point of principle, after Heseltine.
11th Jun 2026 17:08:56
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Wallace resigned as part of the co-ordinated effort to bring down Boris and Fox was told he would be sacked if he did not resign.
Kevin is Alice and Sid's grandson.
11th Jun 2026 16:41:40
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Kevin Foster resigned at the end of last season. He's now at highly ambitious Farnham Town and Ashlee Hinks has joined him.
11th Jun 2026 16:41:01
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what happened to the previous women's manager?
11th Jun 2026 16:35:13
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Looks like a good appointment, Meadow. Who was her predecessor?
11th Jun 2026 16:34:53
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There is an island to the east of Bali that is still undeveloped, so I have been told. Can't recall name of island right now or whether it's a practical option
11th Jun 2026 14:53:36
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DO - Ben Wallace in 2023 and Liam Fox in 2011 are a couple of others.
11th Jun 2026 14:49:46
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Anywhere can be dangerous if you go travelling far away, but thank goodness your brother was OK Alan - must have been terrifying for you as well as for him!!
11th Jun 2026 14:47:10
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I'll only be there about 8 days en route to New Zealand. Main problem will be mingling with lots of Aussies. I have a rather large Qantas voucher after they left me stranded for nine hours in Sydney in February, plus have to find a4e's t-shirt
11th Jun 2026 14:45:50
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Don't often get Defence Secretaries resigning - Heseltine over Westland affair and Michael Fallon over 'inappropriate behaviour' - John Nott offered to resign when Falklands were invaded. Cant think of any others
11th Jun 2026 14:43:00
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(or Ministers for War - as post was previously known).
Bob - yes, that’s true, although my daughter was there in 2019 in a relatively remote area, and she loved it… Steer clear of Kuta…
11th Jun 2026 14:40:10
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My brother was about 200 yards away when to bomb went off, took hours to get the message out that he was ok.
11th Jun 2026 14:28:25
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Times like that make you realise how much you care for someone. Same when my girl was looked in during the Westminster Bridge attack. The waiting is agonising.
Yes keefy you can see why anxiety and depression claims have tripled since 2019.
11th Jun 2026 14:24:52
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I surfaced next to half a dog in Bali.
11th Jun 2026 14:23:20
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It was also in Bali where one year after the bombing I was at the airport and there was a large red suitcase left unattended. Everyone asking each other whether it was theirs. Went to alert security and they asked me to bring the big red suitcase to them. Er, no mate.
No Defence, not talking about AFC Wimbledon!
11th Jun 2026 14:05:13
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CW - you sure know how to put the boot in
11th Jun 2026 13:38:22
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a4e - if someone gave me an all expenses paid trip back to go back to Bali, I would probably say no thanks. I have seen one or two programmes recently showing how bad tourism has made it and it will never have the innocence I remember.
11th Jun 2026 13:36:34
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We were invited into a traditional Balinese house back then. Also, to the funeral of the Queen of one of the "kingdoms" and that of her sister at the same time. Quite an experience
*mind you, someone did nick my best tee shirts off the washing line in the courtyard of the place where we stayed in Bali, so that was annoying….
11th Jun 2026 13:17:56
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Kite - I’m sure you’ll love it!! Surrey Bob - it’s so much more developed now than it was back then, Kuta seems to be like the costas now, whereas I remember it as basically a village with home lodges and bars, albeit full of Aussies as it was cheaper for them to fly to Bali for a lovely holiday than to go to the Gold Coast. I’d love to go to Ubud again - it still looks gorgeous!!
11th Jun 2026 13:14:34
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