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Telegraph
17-05-2025
- Politics
- Telegraph
Vandalising a Falklands landing craft to make woke gestures is a disgrace
I often wonder whether anyone from a so-called minority group actually lobbies for the nonsense virtue signallers come up with. Take the recent decoration of a Falklands War landing craft. It has been wrapped in rainbow-coloured vinyl to celebrate Pride. The rebranding of Foxtrot 8, which landed Royal Marine and Parachute Regiment soldiers on the South Atlantic archipelago, has provoked uproar among veterans. Portsmouth Historic Quarter, which owns it, commissioned the decoration to mark the 25th anniversary of the ban on homosexuality within the Armed Forces being lifted. Will gays and lesbians have actively campaigned for this? I seriously doubt it. Yet, still the rainbowification of this craft happened, despite it being dubbed 'divisive' by Rear Admiral Chris Parry, who was mentioned in despatches for his actions in the war. As he rightly pointed out: 'This battle was fought and won 25 years ago when gays were openly allowed in the Armed Forces. In fact, the first gay officer in the Navy was in my ship. He was allowed to come out quite openly. This is something that has been fought and won. The drum doesn't need banging any more.' While the wokerati are busily waging wars that have already been won, Northern Ireland veterans are facing the battle of their lives to avoid prosecution for following orders during the Troubles. Labour's shameful plan to reduce legal protection for the soldiers who defended the nation against IRA terrorists will only make the problem worse. Where's the campaigning against this obvious injustice? If the Portsmouth powers-that-be really wanted to stand up for veterans, they would use Foxtrot 8 to advertise the parliamentary petition that is currently doing the rounds, urging Labour not to go ahead with proposals that not only betray those who served, but also the families of those killed by paramilitary violence during this heinous period of modern history.
Scottish Sun
15-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Scottish Sun
Falklands heroes hit out after rainbow Pride flag wrapped around naval ship used in war
FALKLANDS War veterans have hit out after a landing craft used in the conflict was wrapped in a rainbow Pride flag. The facelift is to mark 25 years since the ban on gay people in the Armed Forces was lifted. 2 Falklands War veterans have slammed the Pride flag makeover on the landing craft used in the conflict Credit: PA 2 A landing craft carrying troops in 1982 Credit: Alamy Rear Admiral Chris Parry, who served in the South Atlantic in 1982, said: 'Frankly, this battle was fought and won 25 years ago when gays were openly allowed in the Armed Forces. 'The first gay officer in the Navy was on my ship. He was allowed to come out quite openly. 'This is something that has been fought and won. The drum doesn't need banging any more. 'It's quite divisive, I think.' Reform MP Lee Anderson also blasted the makeover, which is believed to be the first of its kind on a naval ship, as 'totally inappropriate'. He added: 'Pride flags have no place on naval ships, in our classrooms, or flying above Government buildings. 'Let's stop making everything about what you like to do in the bedroom and get back to work.' The craft — Foxtrot 8 — is on display in Portsmouth until September. Hannah Prowse, of the city's Historic Quarter, said: 'We're celebrating the inclusivity now present in our Armed Forces.'
