Please Make This A Sticky
Dear Mods
Please could you make this Thread a sticky? It could be called:
'The Six-weekly Ill-informed Reds Bashing Thread'
It would save the same group of narrow-minded trolls that infest these forums having to spout the same tripe everytime there is the merest mention of the Reds.
For what it's worth, I think most of the tour costs are picked-up by the sponsors - so what does it matter where they stay?
As for the overall cost of the RAFAT, does anyone actually believe that the annual budget line would be re-assigned to the good of the Service(s)? Thought not.
ISTR that the RAFAT costs every man, woman and child in the UK about 9 pence per annum. Compare this with the Northern Rock farce that has, according some chap on Radio 4 yesterday, so far cost everyone in this country £900 each! It was pretty clear from the ongoing discussions on the subject that we are extremely unlikely to ever see that money again (I wonder if I can get a loan like that?). At least I get something for my 9 pence!
STH