It’s a great waste

9:49am Tuesday 16th October 2012 in Letters By Reader's letter

I’M NO pacifist but the idea of spending £50 million on celebrating the start of a war is nothing less than insane.

Celebrate the end of a war if you must, but to celebrate the impending death of millions is just sick. The money could be put to better use paying off the nation’s debts.

Ken Barnes, North View, Catterton, Tadcaster.

Comments(3)

Sillybillies says...
12:17pm Tue 16 Oct 12

"Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it." - George Santayana

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Omega Point says...
1:07pm Tue 16 Oct 12

It is that word "celebrate" that is out of place. Commemorate, remember and so on. Yes

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YSTClinguist says...
11:11pm Tue 16 Oct 12

Surely it's best to commemorate the cessation of warfare?

That £50mil will be money well spent as Cameron gets his face on the box several times a week drumming up patriotic fervour (read: votes) on the run up to the general election.

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