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The sun sets over a Battle Tank in the Oman desert, where British forces were taking part in a month-long exercise in October 2018
THE British army is intentionally targeting young people from deprived backgrounds for the most dangerous front-line jobs, according to the Child Rights International Network (CRIN).
The campaign group slammed Britain for being the only European country to recruit 16-year-olds in a report published today entitled Conscription by Poverty?
It found that more British soldiers are recruited at age 16 than at any other age, and said teenagers from the poorest areas are being “targeted” by army recruiters.
SOPHIE BOLT argues that spending more on military will harm rather than benefit Britain by diverting vital resources away from essential public services
We need a government that invests in saving lives not destroying them, argues SOPHIE BOLT
As fossil fuels have had their day, JOSIE MIZEN makes it clear that it is now the government’s responsibility to initiate the transition to alternative employment in a manner that is organised, efficient and effective