Robbing Peter to pay Paul.........

Let's start with Paul.

Bankers need money and Gordon the Gopher provides them with billions instantly!! Where did these funds come from? From you and me, the taxpayers.

Remember the government has no money of it's own in fact it's just another form of bank!!!!!! So they help out their brother bankers. Isn't "merchant banker" a euphemism for something?

Have the banks tried helping the tax payer since? Think about it.

So now to Peter.

Several years ago Tony Bliar and his "trusty" Chancellor promised the troops whatever they needed would be supplied to enable them to complete their tasks. That made me, a Veteran who served two terms of active service with experience of politicians promises, laugh.

Our lads are giving their all in Afghanistan and are getting knocked down like nine pins! The sympathies and condolences pour forth from the quivering lips of Gordon and his cronies. The dead soldiers families are to be given medals. Suppose that costs nowt and is cheaper than giving them the helicopters they so desperately need.

The Armed Forces Minister says he has extended the flying hours of the helicopters. Big deal. how long before this becomes an unnecessary danger to the flight crew?

He also stated he is sending 12 Merlin helicopters to Afghanistan, from Iraq, in 12 months time. I've heard of blokes riding their push bikes to Afghanistan in less time than that. (I think we will have an election before they receive these helicopters.)

The main point is if we, the taxpayers, can provide funds for the inefficient, cheating bankers and their ilk, why can't we, the taxpayers, provide the same funds for our kith and kin fighting and dying in a political war in an ungrateful country?

Are you listening Gordon?