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Ministry Of Defence Must Guarantee Future Of Military In Fife

North East Fife MP Sir Menzies Campbell and Fraser Phillips, Chair of the Residents Action Force Leuchars Task Force, have sent a joint letter to the Defence Secretary urging him to provide guarantees for the future of the military base …

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Olympic Torch In St Andrews A ‘Once In A Lifetime Event’: Campbell

The London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games (LOCOG) has confirmed that the Olympic Flame will be carried through St Andrews on 13th June 2012.
As well as visiting the iconic Swilcan Bridge on the Old Course, the …

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Menzies Campbell Announced As Chair Of Scottish Lib Dem Home Rule Commission

Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Willie Rennie MSP has announced that former leader of the Liberal Democrats, Sir Menzies Campbell MP will chair the Home Rule Commission, set up to develop a blueprint for Home Rule in Scotland.
The party’s Scottish …

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Campbell Calls on New Defence Secretary to Review RAF Leuchars Decision

North East Fife MP Sir Menzies Campbell has written to the new Secretary of State for Defence, Philip Hammond, to ask him to look again at the basing review which will result in the RAF leaving its base at Leuchars …

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SNP Must Come Clean On Defence Implications Of Independence

Commenting as the former head of the British Army calls for a full discussion about the potential future of Scotland`s armed forces before a referendum on independence, Member of the Intelligence and Security Committee and former leader of the Liberal …

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