Should the Army take over now?

[EternalOptimist]

What force stops the army from taking power in the first place?

The military was de-politicized a long time ago, and a damn good thing too. The rulers of the country have used very subtle techniques to keep the military far removed from the political sphere

[Mich the Tester]

What force stops the army from taking power in the first place?

Tax free beer.

[TimberWolf]

What force is that which boots out the Army, please?

What force stops the army from taking power in the first place?

[Menelaus]

What force is that which boots out the Army, please?

By the end of a period of military leadership the Army would be fed up of leading the chavery.

[expat]

... I'm not talking about a revolution or a military coup, I mean a democratically elected Army takeover that after 4 years could be booted out by force if necessary.

What force is that which boots out the Army, please?

[BrowneIssue]

Can we go to war with Spain instead, please?

And how about we put The Sun in charge? "I don't know her politics but she's got a grip on the big issues."

[Troll]

Very astute of New Labour to keep the armed forces tied up in foreign countries whilst they go about dismembering this country

[Menelaus]

The main political parties are rubbish and the BNP are loons. Should the army run the country for a bit? They seem like incorruptible sorts who can run a show in times of crisis and have some bright chaps in there at the top too (think Sanderhust and 'The apprentice'). Or has the military brass been infiltrated and corrupted by gongs and politics much like the Police? I'm not talking about a revolution or a military coup, I mean a democratically elected Army takeover that after 4 years could be booted out by force if necessary.

Oi. Not everyone who went to Sandhurst turned out to be a ***** like him.

[Mich the Tester]

No, unless they introduce conscription for chavs.

They're already struggling with second rate equipment and fighting on more than one front; don't give them second rate human beings. Please, spare a thought for a soldier's human rights here.

[HairyArsedBloke]

Some think it has already happened: John Wick & The Very British Revolution or Have We Had A Military Coup And Nobody Noticed ?

[d000hg]

No, unless they introduce conscription for chavs.

[TimberWolf]

The main political parties are rubbish and the BNP are loons. Should the army run the country for a bit? They seem like incorruptible sorts who can run a show in times of crisis and have some bright chaps in there at the top too (think Sanderhust and 'The apprentice'). Or has the military brass been infiltrated and corrupted by gongs and politics much like the Police? I'm not talking about a revolution or a military coup, I mean a democratically elected Army takeover that after 4 years could be booted out by force if necessary.