Stories and anecdotes from part of my life in 2 British police forces, years in saddles of motorcycles - and other places I've blundered into ©
Wednesday 21 October 2009
Secret wars and unknown heroes
Monday 19 October 2009
After the car Alarm, I ought to show my artistic side
Tuesday 13 October 2009
Its only words but, like the previous post, there's many a true one spoken....
Thursday 8 October 2009
Criminal Damage
Tuesday 6 October 2009
Liar Liar
On 5 June 2009, he was appointed to the cabinet by Gordon Brown as Secretary of State for Defence,[6] in what was considered by some to be "a surprise choice".[7][8] As Defence Secretary, Ainsworth declared in July 2009 that "the government should have offered more support to British troops at the beginning of the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq,"[9] a comment that provoked former Chief of Defence Staff General Lord Guthrie to accuse Ainsworth of not understanding "leadership in war".[10] At the Labour Party Conference in Brighton in 2009, Ainsworth stated that sending reinforcements to Afghanistan may not be possible because of a lack of necessary military resources. He said, "Before I agree to any increase in troop numbers I must be sure that the balance of risk is acceptable by evaluating the capacity of the supply chain to properly equip the increased force."
Well, to paraphrase the old saying; `you can take the shop steward out of the car factory.......`