Bob Curry, the homeless ex sas sergeant.
Chriscoop
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I'm upset to hear about Bob Curry, Bob is ex sas, he was one of the men in black who stormed the Iranian embassy in London, in fact he was one of the first in. Bob had a small business that failed and as a consequence he lost his home and is now homeless. The sas regimental association are currently paying for Bob to live in a b and b, not ideal for a man who gave 17 years service, served in the Falklands and worked as close protection for princess Diana. There is petition to sign which now needs only 2500 more signatures here's the link https://www.change.org/p/andy-mcnab-give-a-home-to-sas-hero-bob-0017f681-18bb-4e53-bd07-6c1d8a0c14da?recruiter=443111134&utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=copylink&utm_campaign=share_petition&utm_term=231120
It was either that.....or the priesthood
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Ex service men and women. Who sacrifice so much for
The rest of us.
Roger Moore 1927-2017
The Establishment must always come first.
^^^And this is also true^^^
What irks me as an ex serviceman myself and a veteran of sorts ( define veteran?) is that we have a welfare system in place which should be used as a safety net for those who fall on bad times through no fault of their own. But it simply does not work. We have developed a culture in this country whereby government money (ie tax money deducted from working people) is paid out to some people (not all) who have never and have no intention of ever living any other way, they get payments for all sorts of things even summer houses, cars, get pregnant? Don't panic here's £350 to buy those essentials courtesy of your friendly hard working tax payer. I have never claimed a penny in my life, I also lost my pension and due to my age I will have to work until 70 before I receive anything from the government that I've paid into. It's simply wrong, people like Bob deserve better from the system, as does anyone who finds themselves in his position, including police officers who I know many of. Bob could have demobbed, signed on etc but he didn't it's not the way for men like that, he ran a business which UK as ultimately failed, he's paid his taxes and he's done his due, is it so wrong for him to be looked after by the safety net until he gets back on his feet?