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Old 26th Feb 2013, 11:08
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For who??? David Cameron? No post-war government even had the decency to shell out for a Memorial to the 55,000 who died in Bomber Command. It took one of the Bee Gees to get the ball rolling and raise private money in the end! The project was very nearly bankrupted when additional VAT was imposed. Dishing out a medal to garner a few votes when most / all the recipients have departed is politics at it's worst.

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