Miserable gits

[Kay 3,709]

SCROOGE MoD officials have cancelled Christmas for our brave troops by BANNING morale-boosting parties.

Commanding officers at home and on the frontline have been ordered NOT to spend their festive allowance on turkey dinners or carol concerts.

They get £30 a year per soldier to splash out on spirit-raising events "such as Junior Soldiers' Christmas Lunch", official guidance says.

But penny-pinching civil servants insist the cash must be spent on something else this year because of last month's crippling defence cuts.

The Ministry of Defence edict - leaked to The Sun - was written by Peter Whitehead, deputy head of the MoD's Financial Management Policy and Development.

It reads: "It is improper to spend taxpayers' funds on Christmas trees, decorations, carol concerts or parties.

"Team-building or unit cohesiveness events during Christmas would be viewed by taxpayers as partying at their expense and must be avoided."

It adds: "As always, we want to ensure that the Department does all it can to avoid any adverse Parliamentary or media attention on this topic."

Tory MP Patrick Mercer, a former Army CO, last night branded the decision "cowardice".

He said: "At the stroke of a bureaucrat's pen, centuries of tradition have been swept away for tommies and their officers.

"It is a nasty bit of penny-pinching - narrow-minded cowardice from people who would never face the dangers that our fighting men and women have to. My stomach is churning."

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The ban is all the more shameful because the MoD has rung up a £38billion debt through its own incompetence.

More than 17,000 military jobs were axed in last month's review in the toughest defence cuts in two decades.

Ships, aircraft carriers, tanks and the entire Harrier jump jet fleet were also put on the scrapheap.

MoD officials last night insisted that special Christmas dinners will still be laid on out of MoD funds for all troops serving in the Afghan badlands.

A ministry spokesman added: "The restriction placed on public funds is even more necessary this year given the current financial situation."

 

 

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/campaigns/our_boys/3246724/MoD-chiefs-cancel-Christmas-for-troops-by-banning-their-parties.html#ixzz16O34yzWP

[Ideation 8,216]

You read the sun?

[Kay 3,709]

  On 26/11/2010 at 13:07, Ideation said:

You read the sun?

 

No i look at the pictures

[artic 595]

Nothing new there. Most, in similar sectors are feeling the pinch.

 

Fire fighters, Paramedics, Oil rig workers, Police officers, Life guards are all brave.

 

Lets not forget, that they are not forced to do this type of work.

[olim 28]

  On 26/11/2010 at 13:14, artic said:

Nothing new there. Most, in similar sectors are feeling the pinch.

 

Fire fighters, Paramedics, Oil rig workers, Police officers, Life guards are all brave.

 

Lets not forget that they are not forced to do this type of work.

 

 

 

but these workers dont have bullets flying over their heads when they are at work, they are not such at risk of dying everyday. and most importantly these workers are able to spend christmas with their families.

[artic 595]

  On 26/11/2010 at 13:24, olim said:

  On 26/11/2010 at 13:14, artic said:

Nothing new there. Most, in similar sectors are feeling the pinch.

 

Fire fighters, Paramedics, Oil rig workers, Police officers, Life guards are all brave.

 

Lets not forget that they are not forced to do this type of work.

 

 

 

but these workers dont have bullets flying over their heads when they are at work, they are not such at risk of dying everyday. and most importantly these workers are able to spend christmas with their families.

 

I have nothing against the British troops. But like I have said, their choice in every sector.

[Ideation 8,216]

  On 26/11/2010 at 13:24, olim said:

  On 26/11/2010 at 13:14, artic said:

Nothing new there. Most, in similar sectors are feeling the pinch.

 

Fire fighters, Paramedics, Oil rig workers, Police officers, Life guards are all brave.

 

Lets not forget that they are not forced to do this type of work.

 

 

 

but these workers dont have bullets flying over their heads when they are at work, they are not such at risk of dying everyday. and most importantly these workers are able to spend christmas with their families.

 

Not the ones on duty. And as artic said. . . . its a CHOICE.

[fireman 11,040]

Brave coppers?,not sure about that but you are right in it being a choice,shame most just choose to be twats.

[readie 184]

  On 26/11/2010 at 14:14, Ideation said:

  On 26/11/2010 at 13:24, olim said:

  On 26/11/2010 at 13:14, artic said:

Nothing new there. Most, in similar sectors are feeling the pinch.

 

Fire fighters, Paramedics, Oil rig workers, Police officers, Life guards are all brave.

 

Lets not forget that they are not forced to do this type of work.

 

 

 

but these workers dont have bullets flying over their heads when they are at work, they are not such at risk of dying everyday. and most importantly these workers are able to spend christmas with their families.

 

Not the ones on duty. And as artic said. . . . its a CHOICE.

 

makes no odds choice or not these lads will see out xmas without seeing there loved ones not knowing if there going to make it home at all.yet the mod idiots high up take home massive bonuses,bet there having a fooking good xmas.

[lanesra 4,006]

Wonder they didnt say "we may upset the enemy if we celebrate xmas".... i bet the terrorists/hate preachers in uk jails dont get cut backs on there beliefs

[twobob 1,497]

A lot of these young lads and lasses have very little choice,and choose the army over unemployment in the towns and citys they are from.I wouldnt begrudge them anything all brave as fxck imo.One other thing how much is it costing the tax payer to protect the poppy burning cxxts

[The Seeker 3,048]

So we can't afford to pay for a Christmas meal for the troops risking their lives every day

but we can afford to provide £7 Billion to bail out Ireland ummm

[redeye jedi 39]

  On 26/11/2010 at 13:26, artic said:

  On 26/11/2010 at 13:24, olim said:

  On 26/11/2010 at 13:14, artic said:

Nothing new there. Most, in similar sectors are feeling the pinch.

 

Fire fighters, Paramedics, Oil rig workers, Police officers, Life guards are all brave.

 

Lets not forget that they are not forced to do this type of work.

 

 

 

but these workers dont have bullets flying over their heads when they are at work, they are not such at risk of dying everyday. and most importantly these workers are able to spend christmas with their families.

 

I have nothing against the British troops. But like I have said, their choice in every sector.

 

Yes its a choice that they made to defend thier country! where would we be without them and others before them if they hadn't volenteered to risk their lives for queen and country? some of those guy's out on tour will not be coming home to spend a belated xmas with there wife and kids adn we begrudge them a f*****g xmas dinner? get real!

[riohog 5,818]

priorities.. well if they didnt give the x millions in aid to f..kin somalia and the like , the lads could have a good crimbo dinner and a few wets ,,, and plenty of change left . why the f..k are they sending aid to a terroist country .. .............the job is f..ked ......

[AL BUNDY 45]

  On 26/11/2010 at 15:30, fireman said:

Brave coppers?,not sure about that but you are right in it being a choice,shame most just choose to be twats.

got that right.