More generally, Yetton thinks the support given to our troops by the government pales into insignificance in comparison to what is often witnessed on the other side of the Atlantic. He adds: "I remember hearing that Gordon Brown had phoned up Simon Cowell to find out how Susan Boyle was doing, and I thought, 'I haven't heard him doing that to the families of many members of the forces'." As for the charities who picked him up when he was down, helped him back into education and supported him, he says it's a debt he will always be trying to repay. Full Article at The Scotsman