I don't really care about farm boy Stu and his boring feelings, me being disruptive has no reflection on my own views on the subject he's attempting to discuss.
no more than i would expect from you sad to say ,so the subject its boring to you is it ,i am sure there are many who share the very same feelings as myself about it,now stop making a fool of yourself .
i do not doubt that at all ,however other people might be interested,Legislation making the unauthorised wearing of medals a criminal offence was originally introduced in the aftermath of the First World War by the then War Secretary Winston Churchill
Is Prince Charles exempt from this rule? I see him with a row of medals on but what ****ing campaign has that ****er been in?
"MPs have approved a private members bill put forward by Tory Gareth Johnson to target what he called “Walter Mitty” characters. The Dartford MP labelled the practice “insulting” and said he wants who pretend to be something they are not by reintroducing legislation making it a criminal offence. His Awards for Valour (Protection) Bill passed its second reading in the Commons yesterday and the chances of it becoming law increased after both Labour and the Government supported the idea. Legislation making the unauthorised wearing of medals a criminal offence was originally introduced in the aftermath of the First World War by the then secretary for war, Winston Churchill. It remained on the statute book until 2006 when the new Armed Forces Act came into force and the provisions relating to military decorations were not carried over. In the absence of any deterrent, Mr Johnson said there was mounting anecdotal evidence that more people were wearing medals they had not earned. Speaking during the Bill's second reading in the Commons, Mr Johnson said: “To undermine our veterans is wrong. To claim you're a military hero when you are not is wrong, and to steal valour is wrong. “The point of this Bill is to protect genuine heroes. People should not be able to claim that they are heroes when they are not. “The so-called Walter Mittys, parading themselves at remembrance service parades and elsewhere, sporting medals they have not earned, is not only insulting, but it undermines those veterans who have legitimately earned them.“ Mr Johnson, who showed MPs his great-grandfather's military medal, said the new legislation would not stop family members from wearing medals their relatives had earned.
stop being a cretin you know what is about,its honouring our servicemen not sportsmen or women ,its a hot topic at the moment however if you care to still make fun with it go ahead and try,its not your true colours /feelings is it ,be honest .
That seems fair enough to me Billy. There`s nothing wrong in being proud of a fathers achievements. Wearing them on the right shows honesty in showing there were not earned by the person wearing them but they are still genuine awards. I think the argument is about those who buy medals at antique shops or whatever and wear them as if they earned them themselves is the crux of it.
