A New Star.

At a time when the French have sent off their own cosmic exploration rocket to find a new star the BBC have discovered their own.

The reporting of Kate Silverstone from Iraq has been relevant, objective and informative and has also highlighted the shabby treatment of those we expose to death in the cause of the political imperative of the present Government. The fact that serving soldiers need to go public, on the lack of resources available to those who offer the final sacrifice, emphasises the disgrace of how we treat our armed forces.