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Exposed: British Army’s child recruits suffer violent abuse
An 11-month investigation reveals culture of violence, criminality and sexual abuse at army training centre for teens
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December 2, 2025 at 2:31 PM
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Read our piece “Do we want militarised schools? Cadet forces, ‘independent’ evaluations and defence agendas in education” ➡️
ForcesWatch » Do we want militarised schools? Cadet forces, 'independent' evaluations and defence agendas in education
The politics of cadet force expansion and what is wrong with militarising education.
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December 2, 2025 at 2:31 PM
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Gearing up the ‘whole of society’ to ‘war fighting readiness’ is likely to lead to war somewhere in the world, if not in Europe, to maintain the purpose of a larger ‘defence’ industry and military.
We need less irresponsible narrative and far more effort towards building peace.
We need less irresponsible narrative and far more effort towards building peace.
November 30, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Gearing up the ‘whole of society’ to ‘war fighting readiness’ is likely to lead to war somewhere in the world, if not in Europe, to maintain the purpose of a larger ‘defence’ industry and military.
We need less irresponsible narrative and far more effort towards building peace.
We need less irresponsible narrative and far more effort towards building peace.
The devastation of service personnel, and communities, in the Ukraine war is the starkest reminder that we must actively build peace, rather than see war as inevitable.
November 28, 2025 at 4:04 PM
The devastation of service personnel, and communities, in the Ukraine war is the starkest reminder that we must actively build peace, rather than see war as inevitable.
The Germany government has backed away from reintroducing conscription after a fierce national debate, while saying a compulsory call-up will be back on the table if voluntary recruitment cannot meet the numbers.
November 28, 2025 at 4:04 PM
The Germany government has backed away from reintroducing conscription after a fierce national debate, while saying a compulsory call-up will be back on the table if voluntary recruitment cannot meet the numbers.
At ForcesWatch, we have long raised concerns about how APPGs operate as potential lobbying vehicles. In our piece, A back door to Parliament for defence contractors, we map out the layers of corporate influence over cross-party groups.
ForcesWatch » A back door to Parliament for defence contractors: mapping arms company influence in APPGs
Our research on the All Party Parliamentary Group for the Armed Forces found very little transparency and a huge amount of corporate sponsorship, and defence companies continue their involvement in APPGs in the new parliament.
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November 25, 2025 at 12:03 PM
At ForcesWatch, we have long raised concerns about how APPGs operate as potential lobbying vehicles. In our piece, A back door to Parliament for defence contractors, we map out the layers of corporate influence over cross-party groups.
Read our piece “Do we want militarised schools? Cadet forces, ‘independent’ evaluations and defence agendas in education” forceswatch.net/.../militarised-schools-cadet-forces-independent-evaluations-and-defence-agendas-in-education/
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November 20, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Read our piece “Do we want militarised schools? Cadet forces, ‘independent’ evaluations and defence agendas in education” forceswatch.net/.../militarised-schools-cadet-forces-independent-evaluations-and-defence-agendas-in-education/
For 11 months, CRIN and @opendemocracy.net Democracy have been working to uncover the horrific extent of child abuse in the British Army. This work has been published and is available to read at www.opendemocracy.net/en/british-a...
Exposed: British Army’s child recruits suffer violent abuse
An 11-month investigation reveals culture of violence, criminality and sexual abuse at army training centre for teens
www.opendemocracy.net
November 20, 2025 at 11:11 PM
For 11 months, CRIN and @opendemocracy.net Democracy have been working to uncover the horrific extent of child abuse in the British Army. This work has been published and is available to read at www.opendemocracy.net/en/british-a...