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It has come to our attention that tommorow one of our veterans, regular readers and comment contributors, Dave Whyte, is attending a First Tier Tribunal to have his case considered by the Information Commissioner. We wish Dave the best of … Continue reading →

Above is the latest letter to veterans’ campaigner Shirley Denson, who needs no introduction from me here, from Defence Minister Andrew Robathan.

The Mirror reported at the weekend that a decision on whether nuclear test veterans can sue the Ministry of Defence is expected from the Supreme Court within “days”. The story, which you can see here at the Mirror website, doesn’t … Continue reading →

Defence Minister Andrew Robathan, bane of the nuclear test veterans, appears to have got himself into trouble…again. This time it’s over Arctic Convoy veterans trying to get recognition for their momentous efforts during WWII through nothing more than a medal. Yet … Continue reading →

LAST night in the Scottish Parliament MSPs debated the nuclear test veterans, their stories and the scientific case behind their problems. It was an illuminating and detailed debate the likes of which we need to now try and push for … Continue reading →

  So this week the Supreme Court finally heard the veterans’ case, with the hearings closing yesterday. The press coverage that came with the case was immense and I’ve no doubt will win the veterans many new friends. I’m told … Continue reading →

  The real detail of the study into Nuclear Test Veterans was covered in the Sunday Mirror and was more interesting than previously disclosed. You can see the full story here….. A survey by the Ministry of Defence shows 83 … Continue reading →

Yesterday the Government announced the results of its much vaunted audit of nuclear test veterans’ health needs. In total 891 questionnaires were sent out to veterans and some 630 were returned, a response rate of 71%. In addition 84 individuals … Continue reading →

Nuclear test veterans are making headway north of the border where they recently met with Scottish Veterans Minister Keith Brown. Veterans Ken McGinley and Robert Caldwell joined Jessie Munn, the widow of a veteran, and lawyer Neil Sampson to discuss … Continue reading →

It turns out that the Supreme Court has now set a date for its hearing. The court has directed that the hearing of the veterans’ appeal will be on November 14 2011 which is a year earlier than would have been expected.  … Continue reading →