SHAMEFUL : An insult to our heroes (From Daily Echo)
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Snub for heroes parade
10:45am Friday 10th July 2009 in The Tigers
Snub for heroes parade
MAJOR high street stores were last night accused of turning their backs on Hampshire’s military heroes.
Thirteen shops in Southampton city centre refused to put up posters backing soldiers who will march past their front windows from 11.20am on Tuesday next week.
All claimed it would breach company policy.
Other stores originally refused but did an “about turn” when the Daily Echo contacted their head offices.
Three hundred squaddies from the 1st Battalion, the Princess of Wales' Royal Regiment – known as The Tigers – will take part in the homecoming parade afer tours of duty in Iraq and Afghanistan.
We asked local stores to promote the Hampshire Tigers’ homecoming parade through city, see today's Daily Echo to find out which stores refused to put up a poster.
TUESDAY 14th FROM 11.20AM
Comments(41)
Big Adam
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11:18am Fri 10 Jul 09
If the advertising poster in question is half as shoddy and poorly constructed as the so called journalism in this rag, then I applaud any shop manager choosing to take a stand against the Echo's pressure tactics.
Why give in to the in-bred (if you're not with us, you're against us" BNP leanings.
Stick it up your rear, Daily Echo.
dbuxey52
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11:19am Fri 10 Jul 09
Let's all of us hang out the bunting and flags, to throw these brave men and women, the welcome home they deserve.
Brian Hooper
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11:27am Fri 10 Jul 09
Nothing to say
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11:38am Fri 10 Jul 09
Biggest hypocrites on the South coast.
D.a.v.e
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11:45am Fri 10 Jul 09
Nothing to say wrote:What next?...........a "Daily Echo display our poster now!" campaign...
Always makes me laugh when the Echo take the moral high-ground. Biggest hypocrites on the South coast.
southy
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11:47am Fri 10 Jul 09
Nothing to say wrote:what do you expect from a tory news paper that borders on nationalistic (BNP) views.
Always makes me laugh when the Echo take the moral high-ground.
Biggest hypocrites on the South coast.
Condor Man
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12:00pm Fri 10 Jul 09
Invisible
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12:06pm Fri 10 Jul 09
Condor Man wrote:Thank you Condor Man - needed saying...
How is backing soldiers- mostly working class lads from the region in any way supporting the BNP? Typical socialists slagging of the armed forces.
Proud To Be Hants
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12:07pm Fri 10 Jul 09
Ken Hutchinson
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12:13pm Fri 10 Jul 09
Proud To Be Hants wrote:One thing the Americans do really well is get involved in conflicts where they come unstuck, resulting in the loss of many young lives - it seems we have taken a page from that book...
I am absolutely disgusted by this, I for one will be avoiding these stores as long as I can now, one thing the Americans do really well is support their troops, we need to take a page from their book! Support our lads because they are doing a hard job for little money and are away from their families, shame on you Southampton high st
southy
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12:13pm Fri 10 Jul 09
Condor Man wrote:not the forces condor man, its the news paper thats getting the slag off,
How is backing soldiers- mostly working class lads from the region in any way supporting the BNP? Typical socialists slagging of the armed forces.
the force's them self do a good job. for being undered paid and under man. socialist do not slag off the arm forces. its not there fault that they are puppets to the capitlist system.
Saintbob
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12:14pm Fri 10 Jul 09
Proud To Be Hants
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12:21pm Fri 10 Jul 09
Ken Hutchinson wrote:I guarantee if you watch the Ross Kemp Afghanistan documentary's you wont feel this way about the conflict, they have won awards for the insight you get and I for one feel very proud of the job our lads is doing to install stability in the majority of that country ...
Proud To Be Hants wrote:One thing the Americans do really well is get involved in conflicts where they come unstuck, resulting in the loss of many young lives - it seems we have taken a page from that book...
I am absolutely disgusted by this, I for one will be avoiding these stores as long as I can now, one thing the Americans do really well is support their troops, we need to take a page from their book! Support our lads because they are doing a hard job for little money and are away from their families, shame on you Southampton high st
Condor Man
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12:25pm Fri 10 Jul 09
southy wrote:Like the Red Armies in Russia and China or the Revolutionary Guards in Iran?
Condor Man wrote: How is backing soldiers- mostly working class lads from the region in any way supporting the BNP? Typical socialists slagging of the armed forces.not the forces condor man, its the news paper thats getting the slag off, the force's them self do a good job. for being undered paid and under man. socialist do not slag off the arm forces. its not there fault that they are puppets to the capitlist system.
bumblysaint
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12:28pm Fri 10 Jul 09
after years of this stinking Labour
Government doing all it can to take away
any feeling of pride
and love for this our wonderful country
is it any wonder people don't give a
**** anymore.
When people have it drummed into them it's wrong to fly our
flags etc in our country,how they send
our troops to war but
almost expect them to fight under the
Queensbury rules,and
then prosecute them if things go a tad
wrong what does that say about our troops.
War's a dirty business and our troops do a truly
wonderful job.
It's so sad when their own countrymen
can't or won't support them.
Well, if they won't
support our young
British troops don't
support their shops.
Boycott them, let them see what no
supports like.
southy
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12:48pm Fri 10 Jul 09
Condor Man wrote:Condor Man,bumblysaint
southy wrote:Like the Red Armies in Russia and China or the Revolutionary Guards in Iran?
Condor Man wrote: How is backing soldiers- mostly working class lads from the region in any way supporting the BNP? Typical socialists slagging of the armed forces.not the forces condor man, its the news paper thats getting the slag off, the force's them self do a good job. for being undered paid and under man. socialist do not slag off the arm forces. its not there fault that they are puppets to the capitlist system.
its not a case off not supporting the troops, its more off a case not supporting the echo, have you seen the echo support poster.
sfc70
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1:41pm Fri 10 Jul 09
That said, I do applaud the troops, but unless they were fighting a true and just war specifically protecting our nation then I will not play a part in any celebratory gestures. I remain pleased the they arrive home safe and well and have sympathy for those that don't and their families.
Nod
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2:04pm Fri 10 Jul 09
sfc70 wrote:By trying to help sort out the country that was responsible for 97% of the worlds Opium production in 2007... I think they are specifically protecting this nation.
This 'support our heroes' nonsense is galling. The true heroes in our society are passed over routinely on a daily basis - people that truly have an impact ie Teachers, Nurses, Firemen, Doctors etc.
That said, I do applaud the troops, but unless they were fighting a true and just war specifically protecting our nation then I will not play a part in any celebratory gestures. I remain pleased the they arrive home safe and well and have sympathy for those that don't and their families.
salmanrushdie
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2:15pm Fri 10 Jul 09
If the Echo thinks that it can hegemonically dictate what businesses display on the basis of it being a 'good cause' (let's be clear, this is not disputed but is not the point here), surely it should be sharing that gesture whenever a good cause gets in touch with the paper and asks them to devote a front page to it? I urge Oxfam, Greenpeace and everyone else with a good cause to get in touch with the Echo and ask them to run their stories and promote their causes - it would be wildly hypocritical of them not to now. Spot the problem?
BrixtonSaint
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2:18pm Fri 10 Jul 09
Moog
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2:20pm Fri 10 Jul 09
sfc70 wrote:It is YOUR nonsense that I find galling, especially on a day when the Tigers have lost one of their number. Sure, teachers etc do a great job but few risk their lives on a daily basis, often against an invisible enemy. Firefighters face danger, true, but lets not forget who stepped in and did their job in 2002, mostly on less money than the firemen were complaining about.
This 'support our heroes' nonsense is galling. The true heroes in our society are passed over routinely on a daily basis - people that truly have an impact ie Teachers, Nurses, Firemen, Doctors etc. That said, I do applaud the troops, but unless they were fighting a true and just war specifically protecting our nation then I will not play a part in any celebratory gestures. I remain pleased the they arrive home safe and well and have sympathy for those that don't and their families.
Having carried the Regimental Colour for the 2nd Bn on three occasions, I know that these freedom parades are not about the glorifying of specific conflicts but a recognition of the protection that people volunteer to afford us against attack, direct or otherwise, or even the whim of a trade unionist.
Get off your high horse and show some respect.
Boris Remmington
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2:30pm Fri 10 Jul 09
Ken Hutchinson
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2:32pm Fri 10 Jul 09
The opium trade is booming in Afghanistan despite the coalition forces request to grow sweetcorn instead!
Didn't the troops go there 8 years ago to flush out Bin Laden as opposed to limit the supply of heroin?
Miserable failure on both counts it seems....
BrixtonSaint
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2:51pm Fri 10 Jul 09
Moog wrote:Well said .... and I'm a socialist
sfc70 wrote:It is YOUR nonsense that I find galling, especially on a day when the Tigers have lost one of their number. Sure, teachers etc do a great job but few risk their lives on a daily basis, often against an invisible enemy. Firefighters face danger, true, but lets not forget who stepped in and did their job in 2002, mostly on less money than the firemen were complaining about.
This 'support our heroes' nonsense is galling. The true heroes in our society are passed over routinely on a daily basis - people that truly have an impact ie Teachers, Nurses, Firemen, Doctors etc. That said, I do applaud the troops, but unless they were fighting a true and just war specifically protecting our nation then I will not play a part in any celebratory gestures. I remain pleased the they arrive home safe and well and have sympathy for those that don't and their families.
Having carried the Regimental Colour for the 2nd Bn on three occasions, I know that these freedom parades are not about the glorifying of specific conflicts but a recognition of the protection that people volunteer to afford us against attack, direct or otherwise, or even the whim of a trade unionist.
Get off your high horse and show some respect.
RupertLoweIsGod
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3:00pm Fri 10 Jul 09
This kind of journalism is very unpleasant - display our poster else we'll accuse you of not caring.
LY
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3:04pm Fri 10 Jul 09
salmanrushdie
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3:10pm Fri 10 Jul 09
Proud To Be Hants
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3:47pm Fri 10 Jul 09
LY wrote:its local news what do you expect? besides I don't think a war that's involving thousands of people from this country is a 'story out of nothing' this march is important, it recognises that we as the public care.. Obviously some people don't, which I find a shame
This has annoyed me so much I've had to sign up. Why should all those shops be 'named and shamed' for not putting up a crappy poster which is just free advertising for the Daily Echo? Would the newspaper be giving them free advertising in return? Pathetic attempt to create a story out of nothing.
LY
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3:59pm Fri 10 Jul 09
Proud To Be Hants wrote:I think you're a bit blinkered. Obviously the Echo's cheap tactics work on some people.
LY wrote: This has annoyed me so much I've had to sign up. Why should all those shops be 'named and shamed' for not putting up a crappy poster which is just free advertising for the Daily Echo? Would the newspaper be giving them free advertising in return? Pathetic attempt to create a story out of nothing.its local news what do you expect? besides I don't think a war that's involving thousands of people from this country is a 'story out of nothing' this march is important, it recognises that we as the public care.. Obviously some people don't, which I find a shame
The parade is important, the newspaper's attempt to create controversy is lame.
Northam Lady
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4:11pm Fri 10 Jul 09
RupertLoweIsGod
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4:18pm Fri 10 Jul 09
Northam Lady wrote:i can't make any use of it - the ink comes off when i wipe my bottom with it.
I shall be there to support our homecoming troops but my goodness I think describing the Echo's poster as "crappy" is typical British understatement! Propriety prevents me using the actual words I would use to describe it.
It comes to something when the echo isn't even good enough to wipe your **** on it.
LY
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4:23pm Fri 10 Jul 09
Northam Lady wrote:hahaha - I totally agree!!
I shall be there to support our homecoming troops but my goodness I think describing the Echo's poster as "crappy" is typical British understatement! Propriety prevents me using the actual words I would use to describe it.
Northam Lady
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4:28pm Fri 10 Jul 09
locksheath
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4:46pm Fri 10 Jul 09
King Mush
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4:55pm Fri 10 Jul 09
This is the small town near RAF Lyneham Wilts that stands still for every passing cortege and puts the rest of the UK to blame.
Go on - check it out and tell your friends
Willy1
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5:48pm Fri 10 Jul 09
The Grey Mystery
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9:49am Sat 11 Jul 09
King Mush
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11:51am Sat 11 Jul 09
The Grey Mystery wrote:Doubt it.
i suppose all the asylum seekers from the area will be there to thank our boys for trying to make their country safe so they can return
Most are now embedded in the Land of Milk and Honey.
Who would want to go back to that fly-blown hellhole after a taste of 21st century life.
The death rate for our young soldiers is now rising dramatically - it's time we all took to the streets in the same spirit as the US Vietnam protests of the 60s.
Afghanistan has always been a disaster - the Russians got their **** whupped so got out quick.
Leave them to their Middle Ages mentality and let them grow their dope to feed the stupid habits overseas.
There's no oil there so why are we and the Yanks still there?
Oh sorry- we are 'bringing stability' to the region. Yeah right
I'm so angry at reading about these latest pair of 18 yr olds - good mates and now joining a never ending list of casualties.
Shame on the Masters of War - Dylan had it bang on some 45 yrs ago
Igglepiggle904
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8:38pm Sun 12 Jul 09
ginafry
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4:25pm Tue 14 Jul 09
Ken Hutchinson says...
11:13am Fri 10 Jul 09
Personally I admire their courage for the work they are undertaking and have sympathy for any lives lost previously or in the future,but I won't be forming part of any welcoming party.These unfortunate chaps plus many others have been used as pawns in a Bush/Blair venture which has gone horribly wrong.The sooner all of the British Troops are withdrawn the better.