Shocking neglect and abuse of retired Lt Col Stephen Maguire DCM SAS, a natural born leader of men who spent 40 years in service to his country, and his son's long fight for justice. Please share Ben's post widely: "My father, Retired Lt Col Stephen Maguire DCM SAS, is a man who spent nearly 40 years in dedicated service to this country, serving from 1970 until 2009. He is a natural leader, a decorated soldier, to those who served with him. However, he has been completely abandoned and betrayed by the very system he gave everything to.
I am fighting for justice for my father. This struggle is a mirror of my own life; my own journey marked by the negligence of MPs, charities, and veteran services which led me to the absolute rock bottom of homelessness as a veteran myself. I know exactly what it is like to be discarded by the people who promised to provide support.
After years of fighting, we finally have a pathway toward the right care, but the damage is already done. The sheer scale of the failings along the way has crippled a man who likely only suffered from PTSD. What should have been a manageable recovery became a total collapse because of institutional incompetence.
This isn't a failure of one person or one office it is a systemic rot. For too long, the UK government, regardless of which side of the fence they sit on, has played a political game with the lives of our veterans. Whether it is Labour or the Conservatives, the result is the same: service men are treated as assets when they are useful and as liabilities the moment they are broken. We are told our sacrifices are "remembered," but the reality is that once the uniform comes off, the care vanishes.
We sought help for my dad, worried about PTSD and dementia resulting from his service. Through the SAS Association and Veterans’ Aid, he was referred to various healthcare facilities. Instead of professional care, he found negligence from these referrals.
In the last few years alone, he has been through multiple institutions that have failed him. We've dealt with incorrect diagnoses, doctors who tried to push him out of their care because he was "too difficult," and the removal of life-saving medication that led to him being sectioned under the Mental Health Act. He was sedated and left to decline without specialist care. His PTSD was completely ignored, and his medical history was dismissed. In one instance, he was admitted to the hospital due to low sodium caused by the excessive use of anti-psychotic medication.
The most infuriating part is the silence from the top. MPs have explicitly ignored this situation and failed to act for a Lt Col in 22 SAS. The "Military Covenant" is nothing more than a piece of paper used for photo opportunities while men like my father are left to rot.
The system has failed. The NHS has failed. Veteran charities have failed. From the MOD passing the buck to the medical incompetence of the facilities, my father has been abandoned like thousands of others.
I am posting this because we need accountability. It is not enough to simply "help" now; there must be justice for the way he was treated. My father spent four decades looking after his men and serving at the highest level for the United Kingdom; it is a national disgrace that the government failed to look after him and many like him.
Do not listen to the rhetoric the government continues to push. As this is an example of what happens after 40 years of dedicated service.
Please share this. We need the people in power to answer for this. We need leaders who actually lead, not politicians who just talk."
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It is now abundantly clear that all polling companies should be including Restore Britain on their main list of options.
Anything else is starting to look like a conspiracy to downplay Restore Britain's obvious growing support.
It’s actually hard to find anyone in Makerfield that doesn’t support Restore!!
How Makerfield need to just Trust in Lowe and bloody well go for it… if you want change, sometimes you have to just take the risks to get it…
Vote Restore Britain 🇬🇧
Restore Britain is officially on the Makerfield ballot.
Voters in Makerfield now have the opportunity to send the biggest shock in British political history.
Desperate times call for desperate measures.
@RestoreBritain_ is the party @reformparty_uk should have been.
We should applaud @RupertLowe10 for promising to deliver the serious measures needed to save our country.
Restore wouldn’t need to exist if Reform weren’t so beige.
What a day in Makerfield. The enthusiasm and support on the ground is possibly even stronger than in Great Yarmouth, it is quite remarkable. I did not expect it to be that level, to be honest.
250 locals at our branch meeting last night with standing room only. We barely even advertised it. Just to members because of limited space. Rebecca gave a great speech, went down so well.
Out meeting local campaign groups, community centres, pubs - support right across Makerfield. Simply amazing.
These people want their country back, and we are giving them a genuine democratic alternative.
Thousands and thousands of local patriots are going to take it.
Restore Britain is going to make history in Makerfield.
Heartbreaking.
Henry Nowak’s name has hardly been mentioned by anyone in the Mainstream Media.
That’s why we must use our voices on platforms like X to raise awareness
Henry’s friends and family posted this video of him and his sister Olivia with the caption
“Henry is missed so much by so many. Henry's family have a drive and that is to keep Henry's name alive by raising money for “2Wish” the charity that continues to help them navigate their grief.”
Rest in peace Henry.
Sending love and prayers to his family right now.
@elonmusk is already doing a great job of spreading awareness but collectively we must do more.
We are planning for thousands of Restore Britain members to make the trip to Makerfield - dozens already on the ground campaigning this weekend.
Lots more planned…
I will see you there.