How Westminster treats ex-service personnel: "Up to 9,000 British heroes who served Queen and country are homeless after leaving the military, a Sunday Mirror investigation reveals today. Shockingly, ex-service personnel account for one in 10 rough sleepers across the UK. And charities have warned that the problem of homelessness among former soldiers, sailors and airmen is a “ticking time bomb” which will only get worse if urgent action isn’t taken. Yesterday Simon Weston OBE, who suffered serious burns in the Falklands War, accused the Government of “betraying” veterans after learning of the disturbing numbers without a home." Contrast with the Scottish Government proposal of service personnel having a job for life in a Scottish Defence Force.
Posted on: Sat, 27 Jul 2013 09:06:43 +0000
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