Government’s Regiments’ Proposals No Surprise

“Keep Our Scottish Battalions” campaign say Secretary of State’s announcement is exactly as predicted.

The Keep Our Scottish Battalions campaign today said that the Secretary of State’s statement in the House of Commons contained nothing new for the embattled Scottish regiments. Despite the sop of retention of regimental names and other minor concessions, it is clear that all of Scotland’s six infantry regiments are to be disbanded and reformed into one new regiment, to be called the Royal Regiment of Scotland.

Campaign spokesman Brigadier Allan Alstead said: “The Secretary of State’s announcement changes nothing as far as we’re concerned. It is deeply disappointing for all our serving soldiers and their families. But our campaign continues. In particular, the Secretary of State recently received a submission from our campaign asking important questions which require to be addressed before any amalgamation of the Royal Scots and King’s Own Scottish Borderers can proceed. We look forward to his reply”

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