The more one reads the various threads on this forum, the more one realises that rather than separate issues, be they AT force protection, Mull Chinook injustice, Nimrod Airworthiness, British Legion Broken Covenant Campaign, Pay, Quarters, Mail, whatever, there is only really one issue and that is the sheer uncaring, incompetent and mean-spirited attitude of this government, and in particular the MOD, to our Armed Forces. The only time they ever relent is when there is a concentrated outcry against them that has a possible electoral sting in its tail. There are no finer feelings to appeal to, no over arching realisation of the greater national interest, just the parochial need to cling to power. Very well, let us take heart from the success of previous outcries, be they Gurkha VCs, SSAFA homes, Herc ESF, etc, and realise that the relentless pressure of those who care about right and wrong must be concentrated again and again on these robber barons and their minions. That the British Legion of all organisations has felt compelled to go down this path says everything about the need for us all to stand up and be counted. Politicians of all parties, with very few honourable exceptions, have failed the Forces, so people power must be heard and felt by those in power, including the Chiefs of Staff. One or two highly publicized resignations might have been expected, not these days it seems! What a shame we didn't get Lord Garden as CAS for I am sure we would have heard and seen far more effort to enhance our woeful AT and SH provision, rather than the incumbent's enchantment with the "Cavalry of the Skies".