General threatens mutiny

The military express allegiance to the monarch, not to a political party, so this threat of a coup is nonsense, or should be. Someone expressed the view elsewhere that the army should be able to root out and deal with this general, apparently there are only 100 generals in total so how difficult could it be? Isn't military intelligence supposed to be the best there is?

Mind you, if we are going into the realm of conspiracy theories, how influential IS the establishment exactly? The PM has already uttered warnings of threats to national security if JC should be returned to power.

Is it half-term?

Of course it just maybe a made up news story,. We know how the media has reacted to Corbyn, but if it isnt then the person behind the story should be on a charge

Yes, their allegiance is to the Queen (not to the Prime Minister if he ever became that).

'Taking the Queen's Shilling'

I know what they are said to have said and what has been apologised for Jbf but whatever a politician has said in the past would not be an excuse for the generals turning the armed forces on the government seizing the running of the state - that is what a coup is and that is what this general appears to be suggesting.

NO one reads my links.

But you do know what Corbyn and McDonnell said about how the British Government should honour the IRA terrorists?

Just seen your post Annie. I don't get the IRA reference either.

I am surprised that the I published that without any name. Free speech is one thing, anonymous threats of mutiny/violence are another - and for all we know the unnamed general could just be a fourteen-year-old trying to get an inflammatory letter into the paper. If the general is that incensed by Corbyn he should enter the political arena himself, or lobby his MP about it.

A coup is not free or democratic thatbags although talking about it is. It would certainly be treasonable to foment one.

I think they can resign depending on length of service etc, but they cannot strike.

I don't see any conection between the IRA and resignations

Just exercising his right to free speech in a free and democratic country, is my first thought. Lots of people have wacky views and freely express them.

My second thought is to wonder if such a thing would be regarded as treasonable. Do generals and such like have to swear allegiance and if so what exactly does that allegiance entail?

I don't think you can blame him An awful lot of British troops lost their lives fighting the IRA.