Mary, never any need to apologise for drawing our attention to the parsimonious mean spirited actions (as against honeyed words) that the MOD reserves for those already struck down in grief and despair. But the greatest humiliation to be dealt comes now:
The Legal Services Commission, which runs the legal aid scheme, says the questions which will be asked by the Australian lawyer, combined with the experience of the coroner, should serve the interests of the British relatives
Is not this the most despicable stand of the long string of obtuse positions that has characterised this government's response to this tragedy? The British government will not provide for legal representation of NoK, but the Australian Government will, so they are advised to sponge off them! The input of the NoK in this accident has been vital to the campaign to equip the fleet with proper fuel tank protection. The input in the Nimrod case has been pivotal in unmasking the scandalous deterioration in Airworthiness provision that this accident, that accident, the Tornado/Patriot accident, and others suffered from. Avoidable accidents, needless deaths. The least that this inept ministry should do is enable NoK to properly challenge these evidential failures. Angry email in offing to local MP.