The Beeb take on it – http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8171689.stm

As ever, the Mash has a good take on this;
A Labour spokesman said: "If there is one thing this country is absolutely sick of it is lazy, horribly injured soldiers lying around doing nothing all day except suffering constant pain and terrifying flashbacks.

Just who thought it would be a good idea to do this?

An' it's Tommy this, an' Tommy that, an' anything you please;
An' Tommy ain't a bloomin' fool – you bet that Tommy sees!

I can see the argument from both sides TBH, the MOD not wanting endless court cases (in themselves expensive for you and me)and to be able to set a figure and budget for that again mindful that the public purse isn't bottomless, from the soldiers POV I can understand why they would want to challenge decisions that they feel don't adequately cover their future needs.

Tricky one- poor form to try to claw back compensation, but what are these 'complications', and would compensating for them set a diffficult precedent? Easy to come to the obvious conclusion, but we don't know all the facts

No offence to anyone but I think you need to reword 'compensation' IMO. It should be classed as 'disability assistance'. Compensation has too many incorrect connotations when applied to servicemen.

Just who thought it would be a good idea to do this?

It wasn't a spin doctor, that's for sure. But it was probably someone confused by the courts' approach to the rules or worried about their budget rather than someone actually cruel or evil.

Rudyard Kipling at his best!!

BigDummy – Member
Just who thought it would be a good idea to do this?

It wasn't a spin doctor, that's for sure.

That's rather the point, BD. There are, as has been pointed out above, two sides to this story, but what sort of twatmonkey thought it would be a good idea to do this now, with Brize as busy as Heathrow!

Well I imagine it's been going through the process for a while. It's unlikely that just as the worst month for casualties in Afghanistan is coming to a close did some Whitehall apparatchik suddenly decide to wind the press up a bit…

Well I imagine it's been going through the process for a while. It's unlikely that just as the worst month for casualties in Afghanistan is coming to a close did some Whitehall apparatchik suddenly decide to wind the press up a bit…

I'd agree with that, the legal process being labourious as it is. But undoubtedly, some will try and gain political capital out of this, which incidentally why it has been posted on this forum.

they cant payout too much, they got moats to clean and porn films to buy out of the public purse!

What compensation would a General get ? ' I mean if any were young enough to actually take part' A leg is a leg, or is there a run of the mill leg and a much more superior leg..

Compensation is not paid out taking into account rank, only degree of injury.

Oh and a good compare and contrast for the payments made to injured troops is the £480k paid to an RAF Pers Admin jafa for her horrific RSI 'injuries'.

two specific claims being contested.
would you rather the MoD just opened its purse to anyone who wanted to claim anything

its got naff all to do with politicians

soobalias – yes it has, better kit=less payout, a politicians choice. Lets cut the helicopter budget, who will notice?
Soldiers don't go to war on there own, the Mod does what it's told by politicians.
What is it, 20 dead this month and 50 injured with some very serious. 1 in 10 comes back with some sort of life changing injury.
How many politicians kids are fighting there now? It's all so sad it makes me mad.

what sort of twatmonkey thought it would be a good idea to do this now, with Brize as busy as Heathrow!

I somehow doubt that the two ends of this statement are unrelated. More a case of because Brize Norton is busy, not despite it.