And So It Begins...
Britain’s most highly decorated serving soldier last night personally attacked Gordon Brown for ‘disrespecting’ the Armed Forces.Let's hope Brown spelt his name write in the apology
Lance Corporal Johnson Beharry also revealed that he refused to shake the Prime Minister’s hand at a Remembrance Day event last year.
Mr Brown has now written a personal letter of apology to Lance Corporal Beharry, who in 2005 was awarded the Victoria Cross for his bravery in Iraq.
Lance Corporal Beharry said that Mr Brown had fidgeted throughout the two-minute silence held at the Cenotaph in November. “We were representing the Army in front of him and he didn’t seem to care less,”
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Wow. This is really not good. A Victoria Cross cannot go near politics.
The UK government doesn't seem to care less when it comes to decisions either. Despite the clear dissent of the Army over the replacement of Trident, £97bn are going to be wasted on nuclear weapons over the next years...
As anyone who has served in the armed forces will tell you, nuclear weapons can never be used in conflict and are a waste of resources that should be used in providing equipment which troops really need to do their job.