On Mon, 22 Sep 2008 19:47:39 +0100, "Paul Scott"
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"MarkVarley - MVP" wrote in message
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On Mon, 22 Sep 2008 19:18:02 +0100, "Paul Scott"
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"Mizter T" wrote in message
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On 22 Sep, 18:41, MarkVarley - MVP
wrote:
Does anyone know anything about the Veterans Concessionary Travel
Scheme?
I heard it's being introduced on 2nd November 2008 but there is no
more information than that to be found so far.
I've contacted TfL and the Veterans Agency but while I wait to hear
back I thought I'd ask if anyone here is any the wiser?

This is the relevant page on the TfL website:
http://www.tfl.gov.uk/tickets/faresandtickets/8734.aspx

Unfortunately, IMO, it will be somewhat misleading if it is referred to as
the 'Veteran's' scheme, as in the last few years the usage of 'Veteran'
has
changed to cover what we used to describe as 'ex-servicemen'.

It would be more sensible to just amend the eligibilty list for the
Freedom
Pass surely?

Paul S


Maybe thats what they are, in effect, doing?
No idea.....
What is a 'veteran' in your view out of curiosity?

I don't recall 'veteran' being used in normal conversation to refer to ex
servicemen and service pensioners generally, until quite recently. It
irritated me that the current lot reckoned it was so important to spin the
creation of a 'Veterans Agency' as though there was nothing before. My
pension is now administered by something called the Armed Forces Personnel
and Veterans Agency which appears identical in nature to the predecessor
Armed Forces Personnel Administration Agency.

Should we perhaps stop referring to Chelsea Pensioners as well?

Paul S

Another example of a rebranding excercise where nothing changed as far
as I note, I've always known 'veteran' to refer to those who had
served a 'service' (military or civilian), seems to be more
exclusively military now. c'est la vie.

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