Tory pledge to war dead children

 » By maddona | the 01-10-2010 at 10:03 | 36 views (20 unique) | 1 comment | Report post!

Children of UK service personnel killed in action would be offered university scholarships under the Tories, shadow chancellor George Osborne has pledged. The £8,210 grant would pay course fees and £5,000 a year towards living costs, he told the News of the World. A further education scholarship would also cover college fees and costs when not covered by other entitlements.

Children of 588 personnel killed in service since 1990 - including 246 in Afghanistan - would qualify. Others have died on service in Iraq, the Gulf, Sierra Leone, the Balkans, Northern Ireland and Cambodia.



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chopstick
chopstick
the 01-10-2010 at 10:13
that's great news - however what would other children do??

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