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Members of the armed forces who return from war zones after becoming severely injured, IMHO should be financially supported for life by the MOD, Government or even the UK public.
They paid the price, why can't we honour or support that following thier return? Quote:
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We should/could do more. Full Story - http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main...8/narmy118.xml Boo to the UK Gov. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]()
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Why am I not surprised by this?
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Doesnt suprise me. We should send them out there to get injured, and have them come back to nothing, ignorant bastards.
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Yeah, it's a sad time for the UK when some pr*ck slips on a grape, pulls a tendon and then could potentially get 3x more than this poor sod.
![]() I am enraged about this story as I come from a Naval family and I believe that anyone, in which ever force they decide to enlist in, should do so knowing that they are fully supported by the MOD, UK Gov & the UK people, whatever the outcome of their service. Let me put this into perspective for you. My father, when he left the navy was given a 'golden handshake' (gratuity) of £350000 and that was more than 15 years ago. Couple that with his generous pension and he's infinitely better off than this chap and he didn't even serve time in a war zone. I think some priorities are fecked up here.
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Tony Blair should have the sh*t kicked out of him and Gordon Brown.
^^NOT MY WORDS BUT I DO SEE WHY.^^ Just goes to show you our Armed forces are cattle fodder for the government of the day. Just one more good reason we should have a revolution and restore true democracy and treat are Armed forces with respect.
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I agree.
It's not happening because the only way to make it happen is: A: Put up tax B: Reduce other services Both look bad for the government. Either we dont spend as much on schools, police and healthcare etc, or we must pay more tax. Or the injustice continues.
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Its disgraceful, the Government really needs to get its act together. What gets me is how wrong the system of so called "democracy" is used in this country. The political parties beg us for their support, and then after that they leave us high and dry. Even though 95% of people who participated in a survey said that we should have a referendum on the EU Constitution... oh sorry I meant "treaty" the Government along with the Lib Dems (thought they were all for liberal stuff and standing up for the little guy???) block it so there won't be any say for UK citizens, wheres the democracy in that? The man should be getting a minimum of £40,000 A YEAR. Think of the medical costs and suffering this poor sod will have to endure for the rest of his life. I think he will be going through hell, especially with all the reconstructive surgery I would imagine he will have to go through. Absolute madness, the Labour Government should be absolutely ashamed of themselves. At the end of the war it was said that Great Britain would be "a nation fit for heroes", on the contrary, its a nation fit for ignoring the sacrifices the brave men of women of this countries armed forces put up with. What makes it even more distasteful is that they're not necessarily doing it for the security of the UK, but for the people of foreign countries, which in my mind deserves the utmost respect. To go and make personal sacrifices for people you've never even met before is an especially honorable thing to do.
I may be biased on this issuse, as I'm planning to join the RAF as a pilot this summer, but its a subject that needs to be discussed more openly. The Government needs to get a grilling over this issue, preferably on live TV, there's something about watching politicians squirm in a corner that is very appealing to me!
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There is even a worse economical perspective, often attacked and criticised by Joseph Stiglitz, winner of the Nobel Prize for economics. Just today I read him in German news again, where he marks some of the major points again. And he is right.
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SB, are you taking the P!:p
Translation please.
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Any US serviceman with similar injuries would get 100% disability payments as well as free medical treatment for the rest of his life. This isn't what happens in Britain?
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This is regardless of millitary service. Everyone gets free healthcare as well Includeing home help etc. if needed.
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The UK is not used to having referenda, they are sly, cynical devices that rarely have anything to do with the will of the people. For large, nasty, complex things like treaties, the elected government decides. The row over this referendum is due to government mishandling and opposition opportunism. Playing the "democracy card" is useful for the Tories; there's nothing Labour can say against it and come off the better - which doesn't make it a good idea. Don't believe for a minute if the Tories were in power would you get a vote on Lisbon. Here in Ireland we're having a referendum, and I'm terrified that the public will screw up. In countries like Switzerland, they have plebescities all the time, and they know how to vote. They vote on the issue at hand. The UK (and Ireland) have rare referenda, and we don't have a bloody clue what to do. A vote on Lisbon would turn into a vote on Gordon Brown's performance so far. And that would be an unmitigated disaster for Britain as a whole, and a hell of a victory for the Tories.
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There is a problem here in Australia with returning vets. Many of them are commiting suicide due to a lack of care and counseling when they return.
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