In October 2010, the Tory/Liberal coalition government announced the results of its comprehensive spending review. The majority of the planned cuts are at best harsh, at worst a cynical attempt to keep the rich rich and the poor firmly in their place. However, for people who believe in peace the 8% cut in the defence budget is at least a step in the right direction. One particular aspect of this 8% reduction has been seen as a particular cause for celebration:
the cancellation of the proposed £14billion St. Athan Military Academy. The headline of a subsequent
CND Cymru press release in response to the cancellation declared
“Relief and Joy at St Athan Military College Cancellation”.
But in their haste to declare victory on this issue, there is a danger of allowing a lesser, but still significant, defeat for the campaign, as the government has shown no loss of desire for a military training project in St Athan.
