Ben Parkinson lost his two legs when a landmine blew up underneath the Land Rover he was in during a patrol in Helmand.
Yesterday he was awarded just £152,000.
An RAF typist was awarded £484,000 for repetitive strain injury to her thumb (which I assume was not amputated).
Meanwhile, Blair is twiddling his thumbs and deciding which lawyer to appoint in order to get those multi-million pound book deals sealed.
IS THIS WORLD FRICKING MENTAL??
Yes, because it is run by psychopaths who laugh at people like Ben Parkinson while they create billions and billions of pounds OUT OF NOTHING simply in order to prop up their bankrupt and failing financial system that, during last century and the first decade of this century, has brought us massive and intolerable death and destruction.
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From http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=478367&in_page_id=1770&in_a_source=
Soldiers, veterans and politicians yesterday described as an 'absolute disgrace' the compensation paid to a paratrooper who lost his legs while serving in Afghanistan.
Lord Guthrie, the former Chief of Defence Staff, said: "As a nation we really should be ashamed of the way we treat people like this."
He was among those reacting with incredulity to the case of Ben Parkinson, highlighted in yesterday's Daily Mail.
The 23-year-old lance bombardier, who requires 24-hour care, has been awarded £152,000 for his devastating injuries - only half the £285,000 maximum award
The payout is less than a third of the £484,000 given last year to an RAF typist suffering from repetitive strain injury to a thumb.
Faced with a huge public backlash, Armed Forces Minister Bob Ainsworth admitted last night that he could not say the payout was 'fair' and said a review of the scheme was under way.
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