Lord West on sinking of Costa Concordia and HMS Ardent

Name: Lord West on sinking of Costa Concordia and HMS Ardent
Uploaded: 2012-01-20T12:08:01.000Z
Duration: 2 min 40 s
Description: The former First Sea Lord of the Royal Navy - whose HMS Ardent was sunk in the Falklands - looks back over the actions of Captain Francesco Schettino who appears to have left the stricken Costa Concordia.

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The former First Sea Lord of the Royal Navy - whose HMS Ardent was sunk in the Falklands - looks back over the actions of Captain Francesco Schettino who appears to have left the stricken Costa Concordia.

Lord West looked at what messages there are in political leadership from the life on the sea.

He then debated his film with Michael Portillo, Jacqui Smith and Andrew Neil.

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UK Politics

20 January 2012