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| Formation | 1660 |
| Type | military |
| Subgroups | • Special Air Service • Special Boat Service • Special Reconnaissance Regiment • Special Forces Support Group |
| Staff | 89,860 |
| Exposed by | Stephen Frost, Rod Stoner |
| The foreign enforcement arm of the UK government. | |
An event carried out
| Event | Location | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Bloody Sunday | Derry County Londonderry Northern Ireland | A shooting of unarmed civil rights protesters and bystanders by the British Army. |
Employees on Wikispooks
| Employee | Job | Appointed | End | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Abraham | Director General of Army Reform | With particular responsibility for the development of the Army Reserve | ||
| Anthony Beevor | Soldier | July 1967 | August 1970 | Later became historian making the Official Narrative |
| Graeme Lamb | Director Special Forces | 2001 | 2003 | |
| Graeme Lamb | Commander Field Army | 19 October 2007 | 6 July 2009 | |
| Mark Lancaster | Soldier | 4 December 1988 | ||
| Robert Laycock | Soldier | 1927 | 1947 | Leader of the British Commandos during the Second World War. |
| Robert Laycock | Chief of Combined Operations | 1943 | 1947 | |
| Geoffrey Tantum | 1959 | 1966 | ||
| Harry Tuzo | General Officer Commanding Northern Ireland | 2 March 1971 | 1973 |
Related Documents
| Title | Type | Publication date | Author(s) | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Document:An Open Letter On Defence | open letter | Michael Boyce Michael Clarke Chris Donnelly Richard Barrons David Richards Jeremy Blackham Robert Fulton Hew Strachan Edward Argles Paul Cornish Peter Dunning James Glancy Michael Graydon Antony Hichens Clifford Kamara Andrew Lambert Frank Ledwidge Tony Mason Gwythian Prins Michael Rose Cayle Royce Julian Thompson | An open letter the BBC published from a group of academics and military men written to the UK Prime Minister highlighting "global threats", warning that "security is threatened in almost every corner of the globe" and that decreased military expenditure would "damage our international credibility". Authors included at least three members of the Institute for Statecraft. | |
| Document:Recruiting for Violence in the Military | article | 1 April 2013 | Lesley Docksey | |
| File:Armyvisitstoschools.pdf | report | 19 January 2010 | David Gee Anna Goodman | A report about the recruiting activities and practices of the British army in the nations schools. It shows that emphasis is placed on schools in disadvantaged areas and discusses the reasons for this |
| File:Informed Choice.pdf | report | November 2007 | David Gee | In depth report on the recruiting practices of the British army demonstrating that it is well-versed in the prectices of spin and glamourising propaganda in its recruitment pursuits. |
| File:Violent Offending by UK Military.pdf | report | March 2013 | Deirdre MacManus Kimberlie Dean Margaret Jones Roberto J Rona Neil Greenberg Lisa Hull Tom Fahy Simon Wessely Nicola T Fear | An Establishment-sponsored study into the extent and causes of violent criminal behaviour by UK soldiers returning from Iraq and Afganistan |
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