Defence readiness bill won’t be ready for another year
A bill to put Britain’s industries on a war footing has reportedly been delayed by a year.
The Defence Readiness Bill, which would require key industries to prepare their workforce in the event of a conflict, was set to be laid before Parliament in this year’s King’s Speech.
The legislation, which was recommended by the Strategic Defence Review, would also have included provisions to make energy networks and railways a military priority.
Lord Coaker, the defence minister, said last year the bill would be introduced at the beginning of 2026.
A chap is bound to wonder if Mad Ed Miliband is involved in "provisions to make energy networks and railways a military priority."
Oh well, there is no need to worry about things like that, the paperwork isn't ready yet.
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And yet politicians could respond quickly to the 'problems of the pandemic'. I guess they don't take war so seriously.
Why not just conscript some of those Labour harridans from the House of Commons? They'd terrify the enemy.
DJ - good point, maybe they don't feel so threatened personally.
dearieme - good idea, surely some technical bods could infiltrate enemy media with terrifying recordings of Labour harridan harangues.
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