Letter: Look after our Armed Forces first

What has happened the Government's intention to do right by the Armed Forces? I'll bet David Cameron forgot this as he sipped champagne over the Christmas break.

It's shocking to see that some of our soldiers are living in 1950-style accommodation, and make them dream of deployment to Afghanistan so they can have the comforts of a hot shower.

Isn't it time we stopped giving money to countries that simply don't need it, especially as we cannot afford it in the first place, and start to look after our own?

You can come to this country, get handouts, free healthcare and lots more without ever paying a penny into the system, yet those who put their lives at risk, or those that (like our elderly have contributed all their lives) are living in poverty and still waiting for treatment in a queue.

Wake up politicians before you're booted out of power come the next election.

Brendan Ellis

Leominster