Veterans join #Occupy; Vince Cable sympathetic
This is a potential game-changer and a big publicity disaster for their critics; the Observer reports today:
At least 15 former service personnel have now pitched up outside the cathedral and at nearby Finsbury Square, many in protest over treatment of veterans or the conflicts that have burdened them with mental or physical scars.
Their presence is an indication of the evolving support base of the anti-capitalist Occupy movement, which has been endorsed by a senior figure at St Paul’s, just weeks after the protests led to the resignation of three of the cathedral’s leading clerics.
Among the veterans is Michael Brandon – known to friends as Ace – who left the army 20 years ago.
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Other veterans at the Occupy sites also claim to suffer from problems linked to their service. Matthew Horne, 23, served in Iraq with the Scots Guards for eight months, until June 2008, and his experiences left him pondering the “futility” of war. He left the services 18 months ago, and says the Occupy movement has provided a platform to campaign for veterans who fought for a democracy but were denied support.
Even Vince Cable admits they have a point!
Business Secretary Vince Cable has said he sympathises with the feelings of protesters outside St Paul’s Cathedral.
He told BBC’s Politics Show that the anti-capitalist demo reflected feelings about those who had prospered in the economic crisis, as many more suffered.
Mr Cable added that legislation could be introduced to curb executive pay.
Cable will obviously be ignored by the government. But the addition of military veterans may change the reporting the #occupy movement is getting.
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This is what Occupy is against The tax haven in the heart of Britain and Cable has sympathy but will do nothing about it because he is powerless against the money men who rule this country and others.
We need change. No More Bank Bailouts for the wealthy. It is time to face reality
Sympathy? More like Vince spots an opportunity to try and revive his tarnished sainthood. Means nowt.
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