Shame on New Labour

When I first read the contents of the section below - many months ago - I actually thought it was probably wrong. To my great disgust and anger I now believe what is written below is factually accurate;

The story of Lance Bombardier Ben Parkinson, a British Paratrooper who lost both of his legs fighting on behalf of the British Government in Afghanistan. And you remember - Afghanistan is the war that the great John Reid announced with the statement "no bullets will be fired".


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What they found at Selly Oak hospital– which is part of the University Hospital Birmingham NHS foundation trust but also houses the Royal Centre for Defence Medicine – was profoundly shocking.

The National Health Service care was extremely good but the soldiers had no dedicated ward. Colleagues were not allowed to visit wearing uniform for fear of upsetting Muslim visitors and staff. Once their emergency treatment ended, even those as badly injured as Parkinson would have to join the NHS waiting list for the physiotherapy they needed, along with everyone else, despite having fought for their country.

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When I was in America, there is one thing that strikes you - the clear support for their troops. The American people are clearly able to distinguish between their support for the army and support for the political decisions behind the war.

However, in our country, it appears that the sensitivities of muslims are more important than support for our injured soldiers.

There is a great well spring of largely untapped support for our troops in the general population. It rises up spontaneously whenever it has the opportunity - and with no support at all from our political leaders. The anger that people feel about the way this government and its state agents treat our soldiers bubbles under the surface. This Labour Government is a disgrace.