LISTEN NOW: GENERAL THE LORD RICHARDS
General The Lord Richards discusses the citizenship rights of Commonwealth soldiers, stating that to “ask servicemen and women to pay for the privilege to live in the country they fought for or were prepared to defend is absolutely out of order.”
General The Lord Richards is former Chief of the Defence Staff and the serving Grand President of the Royal Commonwealth Ex-Services League. In this wide-ranging interview, he also discusses the challenges modern political leaders face – such as social media and the 24/7 news cycle – and reflected that they should be put though their paces on training courses early in their tenure, like Thatcher and Major were when Richards served as a Colonel.
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Hosted by Harry Bucknall and featuring leading figures from across the British Army and beyond, our monthly General Talk podcast examines the changing role of the military in the modern world.
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