Difference between revisions of "First Defence"
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[[First Defence]] is a right wing defence think tank. It describes itself as: | [[First Defence]] is a right wing defence think tank. It describes itself as: | ||
:a policy group of practical thinkers whose purpose is to put national defence and security back at the top of the political agenda.<ref>[http://www.firstdefence.org/index.html First Defence], First Defence website, accessed 13 Jan 2010</ref> | :a policy group of practical thinkers whose purpose is to put national defence and security back at the top of the political agenda.<ref>[http://www.firstdefence.org/index.html First Defence], First Defence website, accessed 13 Jan 2010</ref> | ||
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==Activities== | ==Activities== | ||
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As at October 2007:<ref>First Defence [http://www.firstdefence.org/html/who_we_are.html Who we are], accessed 23 October 2007</ref> | As at October 2007:<ref>First Defence [http://www.firstdefence.org/html/who_we_are.html Who we are], accessed 23 October 2007</ref> | ||
| + | *Dr [[Julian Lewis]] MP Parliamentary Chairman | ||
*Rt. Hon. Sir [[Geoffrey Pattie]] President | *Rt. Hon. Sir [[Geoffrey Pattie]] President | ||
*[[Mark Cann]] Treasurer | *[[Mark Cann]] Treasurer | ||
| − | *[[Caroline Flynn-MacLeod]] | + | *[[Caroline Flynn-MacLeod]] Director |
*[[Mark Prisk]] MP Vice-President | *[[Mark Prisk]] MP Vice-President | ||
*[[Nick Watts]] Policy Director | *[[Nick Watts]] Policy Director | ||
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As at January 2010:<ref>[http://www.firstdefence.org/html/who_we_are.html Who We Are], First Defence website, accessed 13 Jan 2010</ref> | As at January 2010:<ref>[http://www.firstdefence.org/html/who_we_are.html Who We Are], First Defence website, accessed 13 Jan 2010</ref> | ||
*[[Adam Holloway]] Parliamentary Chairman | *[[Adam Holloway]] Parliamentary Chairman | ||
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| − | As at | + | ==Funders and supporters== |
| − | *[[EADS]] | + | As at January 2010 the following companies "support the work of First Defence":<ref>[http://www.firstdefence.org/html/publications.html Publications], First Defence website, accessed 13 Jan 2010</ref> |
| − | *[[MBDA]] | + | *[[EADS]] |
| + | *[[MBDA]] Missile Systems | ||
==Address== | ==Address== | ||
Revision as of 14:34, 9 November 2010
First Defence is a right wing defence think tank. It describes itself as:
- a policy group of practical thinkers whose purpose is to put national defence and security back at the top of the political agenda.[1]
Activities
Adam Holloway, MP, a member of the Defence Select Committee, has written a paper, "The Failure of British Political and Military Leadership in Iraq", which is downloadable from the First Defence website.[2] The paper is a critique of the process by which Tony Blair took the UK into war with Iraq and the post-invasion policies.
People
As at October 2007:[3]
- Dr Julian Lewis MP Parliamentary Chairman
- Rt. Hon. Sir Geoffrey Pattie President
- Mark Cann Treasurer
- Caroline Flynn-MacLeod Director
- Mark Prisk MP Vice-President
- Nick Watts Policy Director
As at January 2010:[4]
- Adam Holloway Parliamentary Chairman
Funders and supporters
As at January 2010 the following companies "support the work of First Defence":[5]
Address
45, Great Peter Street, Westminster, London SW1P 3LT
Notes
- ↑ First Defence, First Defence website, accessed 13 Jan 2010
- ↑ The Failure of British Political and Military Leadership in Iraq, First Defence website, accessed 12 Jan 2010
- ↑ First Defence Who we are, accessed 23 October 2007
- ↑ Who We Are, First Defence website, accessed 13 Jan 2010
- ↑ Publications, First Defence website, accessed 13 Jan 2010
