British Expeditionary Force (BEF), the home-based British army forces that went to northern France at the start of World Wars I and II in order to support the left wing of the French armies. The BEF originated in the army reform of 1908 sponsored by Richard Burdon (later Viscount) Haldane. Prior to this reform, it had been customary in the British army to ship off individual units and organize them into brigades or larger units when they had arrived at the theatre of operations. But by the first decade of the 20th century, in the light of Britain’s treaty obligations
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The Country - Bubble edition
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Today on The Country, Jamie Mackay waited patiently for Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern s announcement about a potential transtasman travel bubble later today.
On with the show:
Richard Burdon:
The Lake Hawea farmer (Glendene Station) and former winner of the Ballance Farm Environment Awards commented on the impending travel bubble and how it would affect his farm tourism operation. He also talked about how the Crown Pastoral Land Reform Bill could affect high country farmers.
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Kieran McAnulty and Megan Hands:
Today s political panel paid tribute to Kiri Allan. They also commented on water and our outdated Easter trading laws.