Nail on head Tiger Mate, as long as they can overdose on cheap Alcopops & KFC and a daily fix of Jeremy Kyle, they dont give two hoots about the military.
I come from one of the regional/family ties that you talk about. Some of the sharper ones are finally realising that the last 12 yrs have been nothing but smoke & mirrors.
Maybe this govt realise their time is up. Their heads will be in the trough for the next 12 months till the party is over, treat the Forces with contempt over the announcement of AFPRB 09, abandon pay mechanisms (Sept 08 RPI) and then shaft them with a below inflation pay rise, after all, 'there are no votes in defence'!
I cannot understand why the opposition parties are not giving the govt a hard time of this. Surely, there is easy political capital to be made from this?
Last edited by Lord Elpus; 30th Mar 2009 at 17:47.