CharlesW

Military personnel injured in Iraq, Afghanistan and N. Ireland are going to get millions in compensation for their injuries.

Telegraph | News | Wounded to get millions in compensation

I don't suppose Tony and Gordon were counting on this, when they embarked on their adventure with George Bush!

It's a fantastic result for those involved.

2000TLondon

Think they deserve every penny considering the job they are expected to do and the poor equipment they are issued! Although I think most people would rather have not been injured / decapitated and not have the money!

This compensation will be a tiny, tiny sum compared to the cost of these operations as a whole.

Good for them!

mart360

what the papers say, and what they get are two different things......


Clarkson was pretty damming yesterday too.

expect red tape, burocracy (sp) and local councils to wipe out any awards given


Mart

Jamescsti

Good to see people deserving get compensation for once

GaryCat

True. It was saying on the radio on Thursday that the wars are costing £4m per day. Imagine if that had been spent on hospitals, schools, etc. It all comes out of our tax guys. Nice one Blair.

J4CKO

iTrader: (1)

Perhaps people shouldn't join the forces, then perhaps the dick wouldn't have an army to send round the world causing aggro.

The Zohan

I would rather it be spent on our soliders and helping them than child rapists who get 50K in compensatuon for illegal detention!

I do doubt Blair thought about this too hard

Leslie

I sincerely hope that it is not yet another vote catching initiative as we have seen in the past.

The last one about the servicemen getting tax bonuses and being excused council tax turned out to be for single person relief only and then only if the tour of duty was more than 6 months.

They never tell us the full story of course.

Les