Electorate want British troop numbers in Afghanistan reduced to the NATO average

With the withdrawal of the 1,950 Dutch troops in Afghanistan following the collapse of the Dutch government, the Jury Team, one of the political parties in the newly formed Alliance for Democracy, today again called on the UK government to bring the number of British troops in Afghanistan into line with the NATO average, a policy overwhelmingly supported by the electorate.

The Jury Team policy is to "Limit the number of British troops sent to Afghanistan to the average number sent by other NATO countries (relative to their population)".  This would mean that instead of 9,500 troops in Afghanistan, the UK would have only about 4,000.  We would still be fulfilling all of our NATO obligations but would also be saving at least £2 billion a year.  More details of this policy are shown on http://tiny.cc/YLuM9

This Jury Team policy on Afghanistan was shown in a YouGov poll to be supported by 67% of the electorate to 14% against.  There was particularly strong support from females (71%) and from those aged 55+ (75%).

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The English Democrats and Jury Team have today announced that they will jointly spearhead an Alliance for Democracy' Campaign for the 2010 General Election. They will campaign on a common policy platform, while remaining as independent political parties.

English Democrats and Jury Team candidates will fight the election in a co-ordinated manner, together with other associated parties.  Other non-discriminatory political parties and groups with similar views are welcome to become associates of the Alliance.

The parties have all agreed not to field candidates against each other.

The Alliance for Democracy grouping collectively achieved over 600,000 Votes in the June 2009 EU Elections and intends to field at least 350 Candidates in the 2010 General Election across England, Scotland and Wales.