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Saturday, 06 March, 2010
 | REBECCA HARRIS |
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There really aren't many things I think this Labour Government's got right, but I supported their decision to back The Sunday Telegraph's campaign for an Armed Forces Day. Last year's event on Canvey was a big success, like all the other events across the country.
But of course the success of these events wasn't down to politicians, but to all the people who turned out to support them, because of the enormous respect and pride the British public have for our Service personnel.
The Chilcott Inquiry into the Iraq War has provoked consistent allegations that, as Chancellor, Gordon Brown was so unsympathetic to the Armed Forces, he denied them what they needed for what the Government asked of them. When questioned by the Inquiry on Friday, Gordon Brown admitted that planning for the war was deficient, but he tried to pin the blame on everyone else. I believe the decisions on military funding which Gordon Brown took as Chancellor effectively sent our troops to not just one, but several wars, on a peacetime budget.
Introducing a national event like Armed Forces Day should not be used as a smokescreen for Government failure and inaction over proper funding for our brave troops.
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