Armed Forces Day.

[Colmc54]

Having just watched ITV News I wondered if anyone else was saddened that two politicians and would be heads of state sought to use the ceremony at Stirling itself to take cheap-shots at the Prime Minister. The result of Miliband and Salmonds' pedagoguery was to entirely displace from the bulletin any reference to what today's ceremonies all over the UK were all about.

There clearly are so many days when politicians are free to demonstrate what self-serving hypocritical *** they mostly are. I'm disappointed that two of them thought so differently about what Armed Forces Day is all about that for them it was just another day in the office.

Even in the trenches the Brits and the Gerries forgot their differences for a day and played football on Christmas day.

For some of our politicians every day is the same when it comes to plying their nauseating trade, even if it leads our news broadcasters to sweeping the people whose bravery and sacrifice is commemorated and respected on Armed Forces Day off the story boards of our news bulletins.

Couldn't they at least have waited till tomorrow?

[Milvus]

Absolutely agree with your views C

[ludwig]

I didn't see it, but I agree with what you say. The only thing I'd add that I think if Cameron had been in the place of either of those you mention he would have done exactly the same thing.

[Gromit]

Haven't a clue what you are on about because you haven't supplied a link.

I have tried Googling and can find no reference to Miliband and Salmond attacking Cameron. Miliband did a blog saying returning soldiers should be treated with respect. Is that what you think is an attack?

http://www.itv.com/news/story/2014-06-28/armed-forces-day/

[ludwig]

// I have tried Googling and can find no reference to Miliband and Salmond attacking Cameron. //

Yeah that never happens. Are you sure your computer was switched on?

[Gromit]

Hello Ludwig,

Can you kindly post a link to what the two said in Stirling to upset the OP. what did they say about Cameton. When we can see what the story is, then maybe we can make a judgement and comment on it.

[Gromit]

Here is the Torygraphs' report on Armed Forces Day.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/defence/10933284/Parades-drums-and-the-Red-Arrows-mark-Armed-Forces-Day.html

No mention of any politicking by Miliband or Salmond. Beginning to think the OP is bollix.

[Colmc54]

Ludwig- As our head of state the Prime Minister was there, and did not behave like them.

[Buenchico]

>>>As our head of state the Prime Minister was there

Even though I'm a republican I accept that (however much I might dislike it) the UK's Head of State is most definitely not the Prime Minister; it's the Queen!

[Gromit]

Colmc54

Is this some kind of quiz. You post nonsense and we have to work out what the hell it all means?

[Colmc54]

I saw what I saw and I'm not lying. If you want to see part of what I based my comments on go to the ITV News web site go to topics and click on 'Geremy Hunt (not PM and not at Stirling btw) slams EU for cowardice'.

You can see Miliband with Stirling castle in the back-ground having a go at Cameron. The interview in which Salmond, also at the castle, also attacking Cameron has been edited out or may be one of the other reports.

[AliceTickband]

to hijack such a day for their own political ends is disgraceful, but not really unexpected given the calibre of our politicians.