This stinks of conspiracy theory, produced in a back bedroom by someone with an axe to grind.

I suspect Lord James was warned merely because he was making a fool of himself.

I scanned the piece referenced. Do you seriously expect people to believe that the "UK Column" is serious journalism?

I searched the Royal United Services institute for details of this alleged conference and could find no mention of it.

It's true that there are changes going on with the command structure of British Forces in response to the changing world with the JFC becoming the "Strategic Command" but there is no EU involvement either now or envisaged.

We would never agree to such an idea, and as the decision is ours alone to make, the suggestions are a total nonsense.

Can you seriously imagine our Parliament accepting such proposals? We are a sovereign state within Europe and make these decisions ourselves. Greater co-operation, sharing of resources and supply chains, training and acting together are all probable, but always under our ultimate control.

For the avoidance of doubt any comments in response to a previous post are directed to its ideas and not at any, or all, posters personally.

As I have repeatedly said here I am no fan of Corbyn and have no wish at all to see him in Downing St.

Sure they made promises which they have all tried to honour but MPs have an overriding duty to the people they serve which is to always act in what they consider to be their best interests.

If that means revisiting 3 year old decisions and revising them in the light of events and experience then they must do so.

Has there never been an occasion in your life when you have changed your mind and decided not to go through with something?

Like promising to buy a car, house or piece of furniture only to find out after a while, that it is no longer a sensible thing to do because circumstances have changed?

Just imagine that you promised, 3 years ago, to take your wife to Bermuda next week. Might you decide it was in your joint interests to break that promise?

For the avoidance of doubt any comments in response to a previous post are directed to its ideas and not at any, or all, posters personally.

Correct

As I predicted Corbyn has said the next Labour party manifesto

"will promise to reach a better Brexit deal, but is not expected to commit to either Leave or Remain."

If I was a Remainer I am not sure I would be voting Labour with that ringing endorsement.

Maybe they should call it the okey cokey manifesto.

One more point

There will be the option of leave or remain by a further vote, I don't find that unreasonable.

Not for me as I can see that any option apart from cancelling will drag brexit weary Britain into years more of it.

We can cancel and put the whole thing to bed.

The EU army is something that's regularly been promoted but is something that the UK (and other nations) would always veto. I can't see armed forces commanders across Europe wanting it as the chain of command will be far too slow. I can't see most European leaders wanting it because they will never agree funding, and if it ever happens, I can't see the American's putting up the shortfall in EU nations NATO contributions any longer. The whole thing is a stupid non-starter.... but then again, this is the EU we are talking about.