Mr C,
dave - are you confusing what you read in your newspapers with the truth - or is that the truth?
No, I was replying to the original thread opener's question, which was
Sounds like good news to me, or am I missing something?
...querying why a Gulf Veterans' spokesman was so anti Priory.
I suggested that it was probably due to a perception of lack of relevant military experience. I would, personally, have thought it much better for a serviceman to be treated in a service establishment, where one could expect signifiant levels of expertise to have built up as a result of our virtually constant engagement in conflict. (Aden, Cyprus, N.Ireland, Falklands, Gulf, Bosnia - have we had a year of peace since 1945?)
The complaint is probably as much about the throwing away of all the expertise, The Priory's treatment of drug addled celebs just makes it easier to draft news headlines...
It's a common thread when anything is civilianised, expertise/experience is lost as the government of the day see a few quid to be saved, with little or no value being placed on what is being given up.