GS Urges Minister to Stop Army Cadet Unit in Cardiff School

October 25, 2017

The General Secretary (GS) of the Celtic League has written to the Welsh government’s Education Minister to express his concerns about the creation of an army cadet unit at a school in South Wales. In his letter, the GS points out that the

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The Bombs of Beaufort Dyke

November 10, 2015

NEWS FROM THE CELTIC LEAGUE The personal column OUTSIDE LEFT I write for Isle of Man Newspapers (Manx Independent) this week was about Sellafield and John Dunster it was entitled Radiation Guinea Pigs (although the title I submitted was ‘The Experiment’). In the

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Plaid Cymru Say Trident Cost Not Justifiable

October 27, 2015

NEWS FROM THE CELTIC LEAGUE The news that the replacement of the United Kingdom’s Trident nuclear submarine missile deterrent will cost a staggering 167 billion has provoked a strong reaction from Plaid Cymru (the Party of Wales) Plaid Treasury spokesman, Jonathan Edwards MP

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Scotland: Misguided Munitions MCA Need to Pose Questions

October 27, 2015

NEWS FROM THE CELTIC LEAGUE Well Joint Warrior (JW 15/2) seemed to pass of without incident but this week a piece of ‘military kit’ drifted ashore in the Western Isles. The large Mirach 100/5 military target drone which was found on a beach

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Mann: The Shrinking Reserves!

October 10, 2015

NEWS FROM THE CELTIC LEAGUE The Military Reserves, they’ve only just been formed but already they are ‘shrinking’! With much fanfare and an overabundance of media zeal the Reserves Forces initiative was launched with a military pantomime that went on for several days

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NATO Exercise: Trust Will Monitor Impact on Marine Life

October 8, 2015

NEWS FROM THE CELTIC LEAGUE Major naval military exercises have long been thought to cause distress and harm to cetaceans and other marine life. Over the years there have been many assertions that the stranding and death of whales and dolphins was attributable

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Joint Warrior: French ‘Flunk Out’ Before Exercise Starts

October 4, 2015

NEWS FROM THE CELTIC LEAGUE “we don’t think Putin will be too alarmed at the next few days of sabre-rattling by NATO. It appears some of the French ‘sabres’ are a bit rusty!” Looks like Vladimir Putin hasn’t got a lot to fear

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All Quiet on the Fleshwick Front: 2

October 4, 2015

NEWS FROM THE CELTIC LEAGUE Eventually after much trumpeting and a ‘media love-in’ that had become almost nauseating at times the Manx Reserve Force has ‘dug in’ at a disused school on the Isle of Man. The Reserves have unveiled ‘50’ new recruits

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RAF Getting a Good Deal for Airport Use?

October 4, 2015

NEWS FROM THE CELTIC LEAGUE The Director of Ports has responded to our query concerning the amount of money paid by the MOD for the use of Ronaldsway Airport. Ann Reynolds says the figure is approx £20,000 (or just over) the figure apparently

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NATO: Joint Warrior Exercise GPS Jamming Concerns

October 2, 2015

NEWS FROM THE CELTIC LEAGUE There is concern that jamming of GPS during the NATO Joint Warrior (JW 15-2) exercise which starts this weekend could pose a danger. The major land, sea and air exercise will be one of the largest held for

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