tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33696095.post3229962510736615316..comments2024-03-20T16:27:56.522+00:00Comments on Norfolk Blogger: Another self inclicted wound - What do headlines like this do for Labour's core vote ?Nich Starlinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04237390959601973501noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33696095.post-5065712901380073862009-07-29T13:05:31.089+01:002009-07-29T13:05:31.089+01:00It beggars belief. It really does show how the whe...It beggars belief. It really does show how the wheels have come off. A few years ago Labour would have killed this initiative stone dead long before it hit the headlines.stuartnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33696095.post-49217108959230840942009-07-29T10:48:42.054+01:002009-07-29T10:48:42.054+01:00Yes all very true - except, this is done quite oft...Yes all very true - except, this is done quite often where a Court has awarded payment higher than the legislation allows. It is merely seeking a clarification, and if the high court supports the increased payment from 9,000 to 42,000 ( not sure of the exact figures and don't have them to hand) then it sets a precedence for future awards.<br /><br />The timing is unfortunate (to put it mildly) but the principle is sound. Sad but true. That the military receives far less compensation than fire officers or police due for injuries experienced in the course of their duty is what you should be pursuing.RSLAdvocatenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33696095.post-17463672214246109972009-07-28T23:25:52.846+01:002009-07-28T23:25:52.846+01:00Not a clue. This lot are hopeless.Not a clue. This lot are hopeless.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33696095.post-4496329569163188282009-07-28T17:43:56.579+01:002009-07-28T17:43:56.579+01:00Oh I am quite sure that some "advisor" h...Oh I am quite sure that some "advisor" has told the so-called gov't that the public are mad about gov't compensation pay outs. Yeah, we are...to lazy, no-good, sly, welfare basket cases...and politicians!<br /> I think most people are not of the same view when it comes to hard-working soldiers, I.E. people who put their lives on the line. <br />The scum that make these decisions just don't get it do they?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33696095.post-27388881164507867542009-07-28T13:15:43.410+01:002009-07-28T13:15:43.410+01:00Take a look at the MoD pages in Whitakker's al...Take a look at the MoD pages in Whitakker's almanac and then ask yourself what do all the top brass actually do for the six figure salaries they get. Notice in passing that the military chief chaplains get more than the Archbishop of Canterbury. Then you'll look for the equivalent civil servants but in vain all the duplicating civil servants no longer appear and you'll perhaps wonder why. Finally you'll ask yourself why the taxpayer stumps up for servants, country houses and public school education for these heroes and their families.<br /><br />Once you've done that, you'll reflect on all the money wasted by the MoD on useless procurement like Chinooks they can't fly because they forgot to ask the Americans for their instructions.<br /><br />Then finally you'll go back and read again that the MoD are trying to weasel out of paying compensation to the guys in the armed forces who've been wounded and maimed fighting unnecessary wars because the last Dear Leader wanted to strut on the world stage as the best friend of the americans.<br /><br />There are times when however idealistic you try to be, you just can't manage it.Richard Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17225331967587897653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33696095.post-27178549201603982492009-07-28T13:08:37.361+01:002009-07-28T13:08:37.361+01:00This seems to be a classic case of where a ministe...This seems to be a classic case of where a minister sees it as their duty to do what the government machine wants them to do rather than take a couple of steps back and think "Hang on a minute, is this really what we should be doing?".Mark Thompsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00744387583593537268noreply@blogger.com