Britain readies for potential full-scale war against Russia | General Sir Nick Parker

“It just feels as if the old situation that we were in after the Cold War with very dominant Western democracies is changing.”

Britain's military is planning to build a force of up to half a million people to defend the country in the event of a full scale war explains General Sir Nick Parker.

[ryanclarke]

Why would you fight for a country when you don't feel it is your own?
Why would you fight for a country that you can't even afford to buy a house in?
Why would you fight for a country where your government views you as an income source and nothing else.

[corrion]

Politicians need to go on the front lines first

[michaelfrankie]

No-one in the right mind would fight for this country, unless the politicians were on the front line 😊

[lealia]

People don’t want to fight for corrupt governments our own too

[bobkelly]

The best comment yet, let me repeat it: "I would rather die fighting this government than die fighting for it"

[GaryBox]

Good luck in expecting the UK general public to fight wars to defend the country! In past wars we knew what we were fighting for in terms of preservation of our way of life, culture, democracy and against an evil regime.

Now our own leaders are an evil regime, democracy is dead when they ignore manifesto promises, change leader and give important roles like foreign secretary to unelected individuals.

Why would the working class volunteer to defend this country when they are treated badly in peacetime. I've no interest in helping already rich individuals and corporations get their hands on another countries resources under the disguise of defending the UK. Go and ask the migrants to defend the UK.

[jasonpowell]

'First thing is we have to be absolutely secure at home.' With 10 million extra foreigners living here since 2000, and 9.6% of youths of the Middle Eastern religion. The present generation of political people has failed utterly in the first requirement of government. All of this man's words are hot air.

[heezy]

why would anyone want to fight a war caused by egotistical politicians?

[MrRiderLtd]

I would rather die fighting this government than dying for this government.

[theprofessor]

Also the veterans are not well looked after that’s why the lack of interest to join the military is higher then the police. Veterans have been abandoned how can us the younger generation be encouraged to join when majority of the ex servicemen are living in deplorable conditions.

[wemizls]

Economic fodder in peacetime. Cannon fodder in wartime. And when the guns fall silent you fight for a standard of living. Let the rich fight, they are your enemies in peace and war.

[garylyall]

Millions of guys will not fight for this corrupt country including myself

[Joe-ogbr]

Rishis wife probably has investments in defence companies.

[Bornlivemoveon]

Give your head a shake. Russia are not our enemies. Politicians are our enemies. Peace is what the UK want.

[hbsong]

"Imagine a king who fights his own battles.. wouldn't that be a sight?" - Achilles.

[XLXA]

If the UK Government can guarantee pensions for any surviving soldiers then maybe ill go but the government abandoned every single soldier that saved it the last 2 times while MPs and lords was eating pies young lads was dying for nothing.

[tonyfincham]

Sorry General but you’re on your own .Not because people are cowards but have seen the sacrifices made in two wars given away .I ask you if they could see this country now ..would they have given their lives ?

[neilgroves]

The way our vets are treated i wouldn't wonder if they get few volunteers to sign when refugees are given better living conditions, it's a disgusting situation.

[gszrvpu]

They are already at war
Against their own people
Good sense and sustainability.'

[spaghettirus]

Politicians and super-rich's sons/daughters to sign up first...."enemies ' will become friends in no time