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Troops out, say four in ten English people

Four out of ten people in England want the troops out of Northern Ireland, a new survey claimed today.

The Gallup poll found that 39 per cent of those questioned wanted the British Army off the streets of the province.

Only 35 per cent said the troops should remain. The survey was based on a poll of 1,035 people for market information company Key Note.

Although the support for the troops in Ulster was low, 59pc felt that UK armed forces should be employed to protect overseas territories such as the Falklands Islands.

The findings are contained in a new £ 350 book entitled "UK Defence Industry".

Other statistics include:

48 per cent of those questioned felt the armed forces were good value for money;

48 per cent believed British forces should be operating in Bosnia to help end the conflict;

34 per cent felt UK forces should be sent to support United Nations operations in Somalia;

51 per cent considered the UK's action in the Gulf war justified; and

34 per cent thought national service should be reintroduced for men and women;

The new reference book will be published next week and is expected to contain 150 pages of information on all aspects of the defence industry.
