@Dan4Barnet We are already being taxed on everything. People now avoid flying to the UK and then get the train from Europe because our air travel taxes are so enormous.
@davidcornock@LBRUT@LibDems@TheGreenParty As a Richmond resident I am disappointed that we are now a one party borough. They are fiscally woeful. Tax and Spend champions.
@Mr_Andrew_Fox Further, these soldiers weren’t just ordered to undertake multiple tours, but they were incentivised with tax free money and bonuses. So lucrative, even their wives and family members forced them to go. Where was the psychological assessments? Where were the checks and balances?
@Mr_Andrew_Fox The officer in charge during his time in Afghan was the Chief of the Defence Force - a lone 4 star post in the ADF. That is the real issue, and something that has been completely neglected by this investigation. Where is the accountability. That is my issue with this.
@Mr_Andrew_Fox The bigger issue with the ADF in Afghan is that it was government policy to overtly use SASR due to risk management reasons. This caused a toxic warrior culture and the troopers lacked command and control. Not to say BRS did not commit wrong acts but it was overlooked by command