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Morning Extra - Army compensation & Mrs Thatcher

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Do we value our armed forces enough? The Ministry of Defence is to double the level of compensation offered to the UK's most seriously wounded troops. Is that a fair return for laying your life on the line? And will it be enough to encourage people to stay in the army and attract new recruits? Plus: Is Thatcher really up there with Churchill in the league of Great British Prime Ministers? There's been much discussion this week about the possibility of Mrs Thatcher being given a state funeral. Such an honour would put her up there with Winston Churchill, the only other ex-Prime Minister to have been granted such an honour. But was Mrs Thatcher really in the same league? Graham Stewart takes your calls, texts and emails.