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Mutinous mood.

Source :
Economist. 7/6/1996, Vol. 340 Issue 7973, p50-51. 2p.
Publication Year :
1996

Abstract

Presents information related to a row over plans to privatize armed-forces housing on John Redwood, a rival Eurosceptic leader. Focus on service families fearing that the new owners will sell off the best homes and thus destroy "patches", the close-knit neighborhoods that breed esprit de corps; Reports that the rents will still be set by a government body and paid to the ministry; Details of poor morale in the forces that has bred cynicism, the point of the privatization is widely thought to be to pay for pre-election tax-cuts.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
00130613
Volume :
340
Issue :
7973
Database :
Academic Search Index
Journal :
Economist
Publication Type :
Periodical
Accession number :
9607117633