Civilian repatriation to Brize
We all have the greatest of sympathy for those families affected by the cowardly slaughter in Tunisia. But I do wonder at the wisdom of ceremonial repatriation to Brize Norton.
We can all see the appropriateness of ceremonial repatriation to a military airfield for armed forces personnel who die on active service.
But how many civilians have to die, and in what circumstances, before the same plan is activated?
If 20 British civilians had been killed in the Lufthansa (pilot instigated) crash? Or in the Air France 447 accident? Was it done for those Brits who died in the 9/11 attack in NYC? A hypothetical group of children killed in a bus crash on a school trip to the continent?
Just curious...