The NHS has formally acknowledged the potential long-term consequences of Lariam use, a significant development for military veterans who say they have suffered lasting effects from the antimalarial drug.

The party’s rise has been fuelled by strong patriotic messaging, yet important questions remain about its approach to security and armed violence.

The Ministry of Defence has launched a landmark epidemiological study into whether 1.4 million serving personnel and veterans face elevated cancer risks, signalling a significant shift towards greater transparency over the long-term health consequences of military service.

The UK Ministry of Defence is accused of failing to recognise and properly document the long-term neuropsychiatric harm caused by the anti-malarial drug Lariam, leaving thousands of veterans misdiagnosed, unsupported, and unable to access treatment or compensation.

Britain’s post-service support for 1.85 million veterans has expanded on paper but remains fragmented and underpowered in practice, leaving predictable points of failure in discharge, mental health access, compensation and housing that fall hardest on the young and the vulnerable.

Britain’s row over Troubles legacy reform exposes a stark hypocrisy in which the government and senior officers demand accountability from others while resisting it for the state’s own use of lethal force.

Asbestos has quietly killed more British veterans than the Taliban, exposing the Ministry of Defence’s long-standing failure to protect its own.

A growing tide of British veterans, suffering from cancers, psychiatric injuries, and chronic disabilities they link to toxic exposures and neglect during service, are challenging what they see as a Ministry of Defence culture of denial, delay and silence that has left them injured twice – first by their duty, and then by their government.

A new study reveals British Army bomb disposal veterans face a fivefold increased risk of bladder cancer due to prolonged exposure to explosive chemicals like TNT.

Beneath the official rhetoric of “homes for heroes” lies a stark reality: while veterans make up a small fraction of homelessness cases, their struggles highlight broader failures in housing policy, welfare support, and mental health provision.

The UK Armed Forces have paid out £150 million in compensation to nearly 10,000 personnel for hearing loss since 2012 due to health and safety training failures.

The 2024 General Election sees a decrease in MPs with military backgrounds to 39, revealing a notable overrepresentation of veterans and a significant gender imbalance, particularly within the Conservative Party.