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    BBC Breaking News‏Verified account @BBCBreaking 11 Jun 2014

    Plans to scale back UK's regular Army and increase reservists come with "significant risks," warns spending watchdoghttp://bbc.in/1l7Iqkj 

    2:33 AM - 11 Jun 2014
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      1. Sue Childs‏ @enigma915 11 Jun 2014
        Replying to @BBCBreaking

        @BBCBreaking @justiceforBigAl is anyone surprised? http://epetitions.direct.gov.uk/petitions/56810  #freemarinea would anyone want to join up after this #injustice ?

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      1. Je suis Fifi today Tommy tomorrow YOU‏ @Fifi_Borgia 11 Jun 2014
        Replying to @BBCBreaking

        @BBCBreaking All I can say is Community Support Officers (compared to police) are about as useful as tits on a fish.

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      1. Jonny Stanley‏ @StanleyJonny 11 Jun 2014
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        @BBCBreaking in the time we live in can we afford to cut front line army personnel as a island nation surly not

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      1. Gordon Wilson Veterans United Against Suicide‏ @NimrodWilson 11 Jun 2014
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        @BBCBreaking Further armed forces cuts. Damned ridiculous! Putting our national security at risk. Requirements should be assessed by Pros!

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      1. Bun o' Fear!  👻‏ @Feefers 11 Jun 2014
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        @BBCBreaking yup! can never tell when the colonies will get upperity. Oh wait I forgot we are in the 21st century and military is pointless.

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      1. Karen C‏ @karen4013 11 Jun 2014
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        @BBCBreaking @BBCNews really??? Wow who'd have thought that would happen?

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      1. Caz Scott‏ @BirdiBirdi 11 Jun 2014
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        @BBCBreaking @BBCNews I would suggest using people claiming benefits employers aren't really on side!

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      1. Marc Greaves‏ @MadMax696969 11 Jun 2014
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        @BBCBreaking This really sucks - But atleast we've got the A-bomb for a back up

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      1. michael collier‏ @tangtongueled 11 Jun 2014
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        @BBCBreaking Argentina May have eyes on Falklands again. Barely able to scrape together forces last time.

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      1. Marc Greaves‏ @MadMax696969 11 Jun 2014
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        @BBCBreaking Hello, where have you been. They've been doing this on a big scale for years now -It saves government money to a part time army

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      1. peter kimber‏ @peter_kimber 11 Jun 2014
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        @BBCBreaking so for all those complaining are you willing to have your taxes increased more to pay for them then?

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      1. peter kimber‏ @peter_kimber 11 Jun 2014
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        @BBCBreaking such as?

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      1. Tom Clarke‏ @TomClarke24G 11 Jun 2014
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        @BBCBreaking any one with sense could see that most reservists struggle to do 8 weeks a man cannot have two masters

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      1. stephen williams‏ @xjj74 11 Jun 2014
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        @BBCBreaking that didn't take a lot of working out. As usual save money in short term, costs more long term

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      1. Mr Magoo‏ @928ster 11 Jun 2014
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        @BBCBreaking "significant risks" that must be the understatement of the century!

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      1. Alan Bishop  ❄️  🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 🇪🇺 🤝‏ @swingyerkilt 11 Jun 2014
        Replying to @BBCBreaking

        @BBCBreaking MoD relied on fishermen and Twitter when a Russian ship appeared in UK waters so cutbacks already there.

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      1. Genial Jim‏ @Genialjim 11 Jun 2014
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        @BBCBreaking and that's why we need water cannons!

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      1. Nigel White‏ @NigeWhite 11 Jun 2014
        Replying to @BBCBreaking

        @bbcbreaking Short term economies are long term expense! Always ends up costing more than saved, look at the floods!

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      1. Donn Morgan Kipgen‏ @donn_morgan 11 Jun 2014
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        @bbcbreaking Scaling down regular Brits' Army with more"Reservists"won't help if they're not on constant combat duty like Israelis!

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