The total of British dead in or as a result of our misguided adventure in Afghanistan is now 311

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http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/UK-News/Afghanistan-British-Soldier-From-Royal-Dragoon-Guards-Killed-In-Helmand-Explosion-MOD-Confirms/Article/201007115659814?lpos=UK_News_Second_Home_Page_Article_Teaser_Region_0&lid=ARTICLE_15659814_Afghanistan%3A_British_Soldier_From_Royal_Dragoon_Guards_Killed_In_Helmand_Explosion_MOD_Confirms

and mourn.

Correction (as of 1 p.m.) The total of British dead is now 312.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/10524319.stm 

As the late Rt. Hon. J. Enoch Powell said (in a different context), 'We must be mad.'