Monday 19 November 2007

MoD mismanagement again?

clipped from www.telegraph.co.uk

Troops lose out in wages glitch

Members of the Special Boat Service who fight the Taliban daily are being short-changed by more than £400 a month and some face defaulting on mortgage payments.

Some SBS troops, who are recruited almost exclusively from the Royal Marines, are having to rely on help from a welfare fund set up by friends of the unit.

An MoD spokesman admitted "issues" with JPA. "We would like to apologise to any individuals who may have been inconvenienced."

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Possibly, with the exception of Ann Winterton. I have read or seen nothing that convinces me that Government has the welfare of its troop to heart.
Whilst MP's elect themselves enormous pension increases, massive unaccountable expenses and a £10K bung for "communication" when the average PC and broadband cost about £200 with free service, this illuminates the poverty of Labour's argument that they are fit for office.

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