prioryx Posted November 25, 2006 Share Posted November 25, 2006 a party of mourners were asked to leave the queue for a pub in Liverpool. A man was refused admission to Harrods store. Why because on both occasions the were in military uniform. The Harrods event was after the remembrance service in London the second in Liverpool was after the funeral of one of their comrades killed in Basra. The words shame and disgust sring to mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Halibut Posted November 25, 2006 Share Posted November 25, 2006 Where does this story come from? It seems, at face value unbelievable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cgksheff Posted November 25, 2006 Share Posted November 25, 2006 Liverpool Harrods Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prioryx Posted November 25, 2006 Author Share Posted November 25, 2006 Can you imagine the uproar if that had been someone in religious dress and i do not mean Muslims(before I get accused of racism) I mean priests, vicars, even the Archbishop , the Pope or any other religious leader in their ceremonial dress. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sam1984 Posted November 25, 2006 Share Posted November 25, 2006 That is bang out of order in both cases Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
artisan Posted November 25, 2006 Share Posted November 25, 2006 a party of mourners were asked to leave the queue for a pub in Liverpool. A man was refused admission to Harrods store. Why because on both occasions the were in military uniform. The Harrods event was after the remembrance service in London the second in Liverpool was after the funeral of one of their comrades killed in Basra. The words shame and disgust sring to mind. Why does anyone queue to go in a pub? Coppers arnt allowed in pubs in uniform, niether should soldiers. It is for their own safety as much as anything We are not at war, nor under martial law, so uniform should not be worn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeaFan Posted November 25, 2006 Share Posted November 25, 2006 Ask anyone who lives in a barracks town, like Aldershot or Portsmouth, why people shouldn't be allowed in pubs in military uniform. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeP Posted November 25, 2006 Share Posted November 25, 2006 Actually there's nothing at all new in stories like this. Apart form whether it's appropriate for soldiers in uniform to go in to pubs, or even whether it's appropriate for them to wander around in uniform when not on duty or at a ceremonial event (during the 'troubles' in Northern Ireland I seem to remember that soldiers were advised to travel in 'civvies') it's something that's been an issue for decades. I would say that excluding mourners in uniform sounds excessive - that is a ceremonial affair, I suppose. Historically, though : http://faxmentis.org/html/kipling.html was written in 1892 So, nothing new, not racist, religion fuelled, nothing conspiratorial here - just another old British tradition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rubydazzler Posted November 25, 2006 Share Posted November 25, 2006 So, nothing new, not racist, religion fuelled, nothing conspiratorial here - just another old British tradition. It might be nothing new, but it's still not right for all that. I can see that a group of young men including uniformed soldiers going into a pub in Liverpool might be problematic - but a soldier with his wife and baby in Harrods .... I can't see the problem there, honestly. I'd offer to boycott the store, but as I haven't been in there for the last 30 odd years, I think it'd be an empty gesture! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeP Posted November 25, 2006 Share Posted November 25, 2006 Rubydazzler - I'm not saying it's 'right'. Just that it happens, and it's not new. It's one of those sets of policies that have grown up because of the behaviour of a minority of people in uniform who HAVE decided to cause trouble. As always, it's teh well behaved people who suffer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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