The generals have made the case loud and clear.
Without firm political direction, the MOD is still quite capable of ignoring such a message from the House of Lords. Presumably the real decision is to be made in the Home Office. I am not clear how the Foreign Office comes into the discussion, but if it gives another excuse for the jobsworths to block entry to these deserving men they will take it.
OB - name your newspaper please. If it was the Guardian or the Times, you were outgunned and both editors might think they had done enough. Any other editors deserve to be a little embarassed in the cause.
No early day motion yet.
Petition - where do we sign ?
Last edited by rlsbutler; 6th Apr 2013 at 18:41.