Former armed forces minister James Heappey wrote that many government departments had declined to practice evacuating to a bunker.

On the bunker drill, the former minister said that all secretaries of state - not just defence - have a desk and a bed ready for them in a bunker.

This is not so they are able to survive a nuclear attack “for re-populating our islands after the apocalypse” but “because their departments are as integral to the war effort as the MoD”.

Because it’s precisely these politicians who should be repopulating after a potential apocalypse /s

Alternate title: “Former military guy can only think about conflict and makes war mongering comments to scare politicians and population”

  • muntedcrocodile@lemm.eeEnglish
    43·
    3 months ago

    U need to stop thinking of politicians as people its better to think of them as representatives for a specific interest group (ur vote, everyone else’s vote, and corruption) they make no decisions they simply choose which decision makes the majority of who they represent the happiest.

    • Cosmicomical@lemmy.worldEnglish
      4·
      3 months ago

      So you are saying we should have a people’s representation lobby group and bribe them to do our interests. It does make sense in a negotiation sense, even though it sounds very annoying.

        • Cosmicomical@lemmy.worldEnglish
          3·
          3 months ago

          Not really, but i guess that’s the difference between ideals and reality. So, who is founding this group?

          • muntedcrocodile@lemm.eeEnglish
            22·
            3 months ago

            In the ideal the politicians represent the people. I’m reality it seems they represent whatever gets them money/power.

            So, who is founding this group?

            That’s the good part only the wealthy corporations can afford such things.