Thread: Virgin to terminate London Air Ambulance sponsorship??
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Old 12-04-2012, 12:35   #34
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Re: Virgin to terminate London Air Ambulance sponsorship??
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Originally Posted by Osem View Post
Yes that could very well be true and I'm sure VM (like many big companies) supports various good causes in various places, not just London. Anyway, I'm certainly not in the anti-Richard Branson camp and who knows if he's had anything to do with this matter, if indeed there's any truth in it. Hard to believe though that, in 21st C Britain, vital front line services like this rely on charity.
Very true. Personally I think it's disgusting, especially when the government have paid for specialist ambulance service teams to be set up, and to run until after the olympics. But they can't even finance essential services that are needed on a daily basis, and always will be.
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