Sorry but given the number of problems we need to be spending money on, I don't think an £80m shrine to unnecessary death is appropriate.

Sorry but given the number of problems we need to be spending money on, I don't think an £80m shrine to unnecessary death is appropriate.

The Museum is now consulting widely about the “Battle of Britain Beacon” project. The provision of the required private sector funding, and the agreement with interested parties and authorities, will dictate when the Trustees of the Museum will take the final decision to proceed with construction. However, by the 75th Anniversary of the Battle in 2015, only a small number of the gallant “Few” who flew in the Battle would be able to witness this project becoming a reality.

So you don't need to worry about your precious money being wasted on it, okay?

Sorry but given the number of problems we need to be spending money on, I don't think an £80m shrine to unnecessary death is appropriate.

While the war is very questionable the lives of those sent following orders is not.

From what I understand it has no government money put to use on it.
Isn't it all privately funded?

And?
Sorry but I cannot see the justification for spending all that money on a luxurious memorial to the dead whilst those who are alive can't afford to feed themselves properly.

The aim of the building is to act:

As a gateway to London and an iconic landmark
A lasting tribute to the sacrifice and bravery of an international force of men and women
An education resource in the lessons of the Second World War, for generations to come
An inspirational new interpretation for 21st Century of the world's finest collection of aircraft and artefacts of the period
A salute to the city of London and the enduring legacy of freedom and democracy.

Some of you might have spotted what I did there. (And edited for crappy grammer!)

This was a war that we did not start.

While the war is very questionable the lives of those sent following orders is not.

Though in thirty years we might be funding a monument for the dead soldiers who fought in Iraq and Afghanistan.

If we do then really haven't learnt anything.

Laudable aims.

Wrong.

Britain declared war on Germany, not the other way round.

And if you want to go further back, it was the unnecessarily harsh terms of the Versailles treaty that made WWII pretty much inevitable.

I'm not questioning the value of those lives lost.

I'm questioning the morality of building monuments to the past whilst the living are dying of avoidable causes.