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M.o.D. Reclaim Wages FRom Dead Soldier's Family
http://www.bbc.co.uk/...d-lancashire-15464889
Saw this earlier on local and national news. Utterly disgusting that the faceless bureaucrats in Whitehall are penny-pinching from the dead whilst p***ing away millions in in failed projects yet some are still receiving £6,000 bonus payments.
And all at the whim of some officious civil servant who doubtless couldn't even summon the courage to walk through a recruiting office door.
'Great' Britain at its shamefully bureaucratic worst.
Saw this earlier on local and national news. Utterly disgusting that the faceless bureaucrats in Whitehall are penny-pinching from the dead whilst p***ing away millions in in failed projects yet some are still receiving £6,000 bonus payments.
And all at the whim of some officious civil servant who doubtless couldn't even summon the courage to walk through a recruiting office door.
'Great' Britain at its shamefully bureaucratic worst.
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I've read the post EDDIE51, I just didn't think the MoD would have the nerve to reclaim such a paltry figure from the family of a man who died in action in the service of his country.
Maybe they're looking for ways to recoup the 6.3 BILLION in missing MoD assets........
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-14018288
Maybe they're looking for ways to recoup the 6.3 BILLION in missing MoD assets........
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-14018288
If it was 102 years Prudie I doubt it'd make up for the loss his family(and hundreds of other families who've lost loved ones) will be feeling, especially at this particular time of year in terms of remembrance.
Hounding them for a little over £400? No doubt through their endeavour and pedantry they've earned their bonuses in Whitehall though, bless 'em.
Hounding them for a little over £400? No doubt through their endeavour and pedantry they've earned their bonuses in Whitehall though, bless 'em.
The local news report said that the letter was hand delivered by the MoD. That would constitute hounding in my book.
I trust they'll be as vehement in finding the £6.3 billion they seem to have 'mislaid'. But then it is easier to target those no longer here to defend themselves who ironically defended and served those who now target their memory and family instead.
I trust they'll be as vehement in finding the £6.3 billion they seem to have 'mislaid'. But then it is easier to target those no longer here to defend themselves who ironically defended and served those who now target their memory and family instead.
Even more ironically his family made a charity calendar, with proceeds going to his unit.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/...d-lancashire-11725591
Apparently they raised more than 10k. Those petty pen-pushers in Whitehall must be proud of their efforts in making a huge dent in that £6.3 billion.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/...d-lancashire-11725591
Apparently they raised more than 10k. Those petty pen-pushers in Whitehall must be proud of their efforts in making a huge dent in that £6.3 billion.
I agree Philtaz. The rights and wrongs of the precise payroll calculation is not the issue.
It's the fact that there isn't someone with enough brains and soul and common decency at some point in the process to stop and say ..hang on, the man gave his life serving his country, and there's a grieving family here.
Now is not the time to be bothering them with this kind of petty bureaucratic stuff for such a piffling amount of money. We need to do whatever we need to do to avoid sending this letter, because anything else would be a disgrace.
I'm sure I read somewhere that the white star line subtracted from the Titanics dead crewmans last wages to ensure their dependants weren't paid for any time after the ship went down. It reminds me of that.
It's the fact that there isn't someone with enough brains and soul and common decency at some point in the process to stop and say ..hang on, the man gave his life serving his country, and there's a grieving family here.
Now is not the time to be bothering them with this kind of petty bureaucratic stuff for such a piffling amount of money. We need to do whatever we need to do to avoid sending this letter, because anything else would be a disgrace.
I'm sure I read somewhere that the white star line subtracted from the Titanics dead crewmans last wages to ensure their dependants weren't paid for any time after the ship went down. It reminds me of that.
At least we can see that the money recouped from dead Servicemen is being well spent.......
http://uk.news.yahoo....ldiers-113229439.html
http://uk.news.yahoo....ldiers-113229439.html
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