Julian Brazier

The Army is obsessed with safety

A soldier of the United Kingdom's 2nd Battalion Royal Anglian infantry unit storms an enemy position in a training exercise (Getty Images)

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Julian Brazier

Julian Brazer is a fellow of the Royal United Services Institute. He was a Conservative MP from 1987 to 2017. He served as the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Reserves from 2014 to 2016.

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