tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881762807913180318.post2788810297395899132..comments2024-01-23T16:53:02.428+00:00Comments on Mark Thompson: £1.4 Billion Gurkha figure was Government spinMark Thompsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00744387583593537268noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881762807913180318.post-47068889042966438272009-08-23T08:07:53.174+01:002009-08-23T08:07:53.174+01:00Thank you Mark for your supportive comments. The ...Thank you Mark for your supportive comments. The ridiculous figure quoted by the Government and Gordon Brown not to grant my Gurkha brothers and sisters equal rights of settlement in the UK and a fair and equal pension is even more hurtful and adds insult to injury when we read in Friday's (21 August) Daily Mail that heroin and crack addicts claim £1.6 billion in benefits per year! Where is the justice, I ask?Swaroophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14241833513144883446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881762807913180318.post-33663285770526926942009-08-18T17:03:37.073+01:002009-08-18T17:03:37.073+01:00Voter - I am also glad that the government is plan...Voter - I am also glad that the government is planning for the worst case.<br /><br />However what I am not happy about is them then using that extreme scenario as the expected case and using it to distort the debate.Mark Thompsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00744387583593537268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881762807913180318.post-29981821086016252162009-08-18T14:22:02.406+01:002009-08-18T14:22:02.406+01:00I am glad that the government is trying to think o...I am glad that the government is trying to think of the worst case scenarios.<br /><br />This is good planning.<br /><br />The question for me is what you do next. If you do sensible things to try to limit your potential exposure or do you just give up?Voternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881762807913180318.post-81968497194934278142009-08-18T10:39:57.916+01:002009-08-18T10:39:57.916+01:00Disgusting.
Even if the alleged 'worse case&#...Disgusting.<br /><br />Even if the alleged 'worse case' scenario had the merest hint factual reality to it, I feel it would be a price worth paying.<br /><br />Considering Brown & Co's previous fiscal activities, a £1.4Bn cost to the Public for those that have chosen to become professional soldiers for defense of the realm would probably be better money spent, rather than the long list of unwanted debacles that have been thrust on us.<br /><br />I'll get off my soapbox then.Jayce Kayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11546864700028185848noreply@blogger.com