StanW wrote:
Statistically, to the MoD & HD committee at least, it may look like there are only 1,750 veterans who wish to overturn their ruling and some 33,250 (95%) willing to accept it "as is".
Interesting point, Stan.
'They' have tried to infer from time to time that it's just a few disaffected veterans who are kicking up a fuss about their discredited decision. That doesn't wash, of course, and you may be interested to know:
1. I have over 700 messages, letters and records of phone calls from people supporting us who do not have internet access.
2. Over 2,500 Fight4thePJM badges have been issued.
3. It took just 100 MPs to make Jack Straw (yes - he who first rejected the PJM) change a fundamental policy decision announced in the Commons a couple of weeks ago. He has been unable to get legislation through about changes to the House of Lords. So he said he would change the Commons voting rules! Just so he could get a decision that would reflect at least one of his proposals! It took just 100 or so MPs, 1/6th of the total, to tell him to think again. We have over 200 MPs signed up and we think the vast majority of MPs support us (Don Touhig is working on encouraging 600 to support us).
4. The other day it took just 32 complaints to have a big company remove a national advertising campaign. We have thousands of people, non-PJMers, supporting our case. And BBC Radio Solent were inundated with calls from listeners who supported us.
So it seems that our rights are decided by the rule of 'lore', myths and legend! The ‘lore’ created by the civil servants. We shall see about that ...
Meanwhile, it beggars belief that the suits continue to disregard what is essentially the will of Parliament and, more importantly, the will of the people.
Barry
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BarryF, who fought for the Right to Wear the Pingat Jasa Malaysia
