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600,000 people have identities lost by theft of Ministry of Defence laptop
Browne to make statement on MoD data loss

Des Browne is due to speak to MPs at the “earliest opportunity” after a Ministry of Defence (MoD) laptop containing personal details of 600,000 people was stolen. The defence secretary is expected to make a statement to the House of Commons on Monday, echoing similar moves by Cabinet colleagues Alistair Darling and Ruth Kelly. Both… Read more »

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Campaign materials downplay harsh reality of army life
MoD denies it ‘glamorises war’ to attract young recruits

The armed forces have been accused of glamorising war in a bid to recruit children as young as seven in a critical new report. After analysing how the Ministry of Defence (MoD) attracts new recruits, the Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust concluded its literature presents a misleading picture of army life, with the subsequent disillusionment leading… Read more »