Fitaloon at MicroShaft
Blog URL http://www.microshaft.co.uk
Located Aboyne, Aberdeenshire United Kingdom
Tags Tarland, Politics, Afghanistan, Defence, Scotland, Conservatives, Aberdeenshire
Fitaloon Blogs from Deep in Aberdeenshire.
A Bit of Politics, Some Photos, Some Family Life and some Computer bits (when I’m bored).
Latest Blog Posts
- Brownie at PMQ’s – Gordon Brown economical with Truth shock on Nov 12, 2009 in Brownies Gordon Brown Afghanistan Obama White House
The Press and Journal reports that the White House last night dismissed suggestions by Gordon Brown that President Barack Obama was close to announcing a decision on the deployment of more troops to Afghanistan. In the Commons, Mr Brown told MPs th...
- Two more Soldiers killed over the Weekend on Nov 9, 2009 in Afghanistan Deaths
Whilst I was lazing about and enjoying my hard won freedom, two more soldiers were killed over the weekend. The MOD has these reports It is with sadness that the Ministry of Defence must confirm that a soldier from 4th Battalion The Rifles (4 RIFLES)...
- WO1 Darren Chant, Sgt Matthew Telford, Guardsman James Major, Cpl Steven Boote and Cpl Nicholas Webster-Smith killed in Afghanistan on Nov 6, 2009 in Afghanistan 1st Battalion Corporal Nicholas Webster-Smith Corporal Steven Boote Grenadier Guards Guardsman James Major Royal Military Police Sergeant Matthew Telford Warrant Officer Class 1 Darren Chant
ributes to the five men killed in Afghanistan on Tuesday 3rd November were posted here by the MOD. Warrant Officer Class 1 Darren Chant, Sergeant Matthew Telford and Guardsman James Major, all of the 1st Battalion Grenadier Guards, as well as Corp...
- Harriet Harman: The case of the gender pay discrimination denier on Nov 6, 2009 in Labour Sleaze Politics gender pay discrimination denier Harriet Harman inequality Marh Harper ONS women
A new “crime” has been invented by Miss Harperson. This is the crime of being a gender pay discrimination denier. Whatever next can Zanu Labour imply about people? In an answer to an otherwise innocuous question as follows: Mark Harper...
- Corporal Thomas Mason: Mother speaks of her hero soldier on Nov 6, 2009 in Afghanistan Corporal Thomas Mason Deaths Scottish Soldier
The BBC reports on the funeral of Corporal Thomas (Tam) Mason: The mother of a soldier who died from the wounds he received while on service in Afghanistan has said he will always be a hero. Linda Buchanan’s comments came after the funeral of h...
- Obama Dithering or Not Enough Troops Available? on Nov 6, 2009 in Afghanistan
Politics Daily in the US reports that perhaps the reason that Obama is dithering on the McChyrstal request is that not enough troops are available to sustain the Afghan War. It has this to say: Here’s what worries the planners: The Army has 44...
- Ministry of Defence | Defence News | Military Operations | Soldier from 3 RIFLES killed in Afghanistan on Nov 6, 2009 in Afghanistan Deaths
Sadly the MOD reports the death of another soldier in Afghanistan. It is with sadness that the Ministry of Defence must confirm that a soldier from 3rd Battalion The Rifles (3 RIFLES) was killed in Afghanistan today, Thursday 5 November 2009. The sol...
