内容摘要：The Strategic Defence Review, commissioned by Labour, will shape the UK's armed forces for years to come.

The Strategic Defence Review, commissioned by Labour, will shape the UK's armed forces for years to come.

"We never had a brief on pensions. We were never given any insight and probably we didn't have any interest because I was a young man."The Equalities for Veterans Association was disbanded a few years ago – because of a lack of success and the dwindling number of surviving veterans from that period.

Mr Williams says he feels "very bitter" about his experience but hopes that by speaking out publicly for the first time, he can bring more attention to his case.He also hopes any other servicemen still alive and affected by the same issue will come forward.He added he intends to continue his campaign by contacting the current Stroud MP, Labour's Simon Opher, in the hope he will take up the case.

Mr Williams said: "I'm just a stubborn old sod and I'm not going to give in. I would appreciate it if anybody said to me 'you were right and we were wrong'."Almost 40 years on, it seems surprising there are still new stories to tell about the Lockerbie disaster.

The destruction of Pan Am 103 in the skies above the small Dumfries and Galloway town on 21 December 1988 is one of the most chronicled events in recent British history.

A bomb exploded in the plane's cargo hold, causing the Boeing 747 to break up at 31,000ft as it flew from Heathrow to New York."Why wouldn't you come here?" she replied.

"There's no parking issues, no traffic jams, no pollution, it's beautiful."It literally sets the scene - and that's what makes us different."

Her landlord is Tom Collins or 'Farmer Tom' as she calls him.He runs a traditional mixed farm, with cattle and pigs, alongside fields growing wheat, barley, peas and beans.