A literate, skilled workforce is essential for low-income countries to attract investment and fill jobs with local rather than imported labour.
Industrial technologies that allowed for increased mechanization in 19th-century armed forces also spurred Frederick Winslow Taylor to develop his 'Scientific Management' doctrine in Philadelphia steel mills.
It is a significant gamble to assume that troops in our U.K. Armed Forces would volunteer for a Scottish Defence Force.
Holding individuals accountable for corporate wrongdoing isn't ideological; it's good law enforcement.
The era of industrial Britain, where a large section of our workforce provided cheap labour in factories and processing goods, is over.
The application of military force, or the prospect of such application, inhibits terrorist violence.