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Nick Harvey et al, Our Nation's Duty was published by the Liberal Democrats in December 2007.
In it, he complains of a "mismatch" between government rhetoric and reality of life for servicepeople.
http://www.ukdf.org.uk/viewpoints/our-nations-duty.pdf
The report proposes:
Complete withdrawl from Iraq.A commitment to avoid future commitments without required resources.New Strategic Defence Review.Written covenant for all three services.Greater scrutiny of spending on services.A "military Covenant Committee" reviewing annual status of the covenantImprovement of mental/physical healthcare for services.Improved accommodation
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