First Defence
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]
first defence brings together people from the centre-right with military, political, NATO and governmental experience.
first defence aims to stimulate that debate by the following means: first defence brings together people from the centre-right with military, political, NATO and governmental experience.
Through our website at www.firstdefence.info; Through the publication of Policy Papers on topics of immediate relevance; By the electronic production of Elevator Briefing Papers providing short, clear insights into a range of defence and security issues; By arranging specialist seminars and briefings for wider audiences; By the development of an Armed Forces Network bringing together in a non-political environment younger senior officers in the armed forces.
Through our website at www.firstdefence.info;
Through the publication of Policy Papers on topics of immediate relevance;
By the electronic production of Elevator Briefing Papers providing short, clear insights into a range of defence and security issues;
By arranging specialist seminars and briefings for wider audiences;
By the development of an Armed Forces Network bringing together in a non-political environment younger senior officers in the armed forces.
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
