FSB chief in Afghan support trip.(News)

From: Evening Gazette (Middlesbrough, England) | Date: April 17, 2008 | Copyright information

THE MIDDLESBROUGH-based chief of lobby group The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) returned from the Afghan war zone this week to praise the work of reservists.

But the tour was overshadowed by news of 51-year-old engineering boss Gary Thompson's death on Sunday, while on patrol in Kandahar.

FSB chief John Wright had been asked to join colleagues from business groups The British Chambers of Commerce and the Institute of Directors to raise the profile of res...

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