[jambutty]

Originally Posted by fireman

We allowed them to fight, long and hard for our country. We allowed them to die for our country. We bestowed upon them the highest of military honours. 9000 of them died... 23,655 severely injured...2734 decorated.

now we are not allowing some of them tolive in our country.

England has failed miserably to match theGurkhas loyalty and affection for the British.

We give a knighthood to Salmon Rushtie for publishing a book which led to us having to pay for his personnal protection for life.

We have our friend "THE HOOK". who we keep in th e lap of luxury for years and provide a luxury home for his family.

we have got it wrong... or some of our so called leaders have. But what can you expect when the leader of one of our political parties thinks that OAPs live on "£30.00 " a week pension. THe other is a cycle ridind Scott who has his Jaguar following him to work (at our expence) and the other well words fail me about the other clown...............

I agree with you 100%.

The Ghurkhas won 13 VC’s.

It is beyond scandalous the way that we are treating our staunchest allies.

Idi Amin in 1972 expelled tens of thousands of Asian from India - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Expulsion_of_Asians_in_Uganda_in_1972 - and the majority were allowed to settle in the UK.

I think that the Ghurkhas have a better claim to residence over here than they ever had.

Let all the Ghurkhas who want to stay in the UK and their families do so without hindrance.

Whilst stationed at Kranji Wireless in Singapore in 1955 I took some R & R in Kuala Lumpur in Malaya during the time that the terrorists were attacking the white rubber plantations. Riding shotgun on the train were the Ghurkhas as well as British troops because it was not unknown for trains to be attacked. Ours wasn’t either going or coming but I found them to be friendly, kind and sociable with one eye constantly on the jungle. In other words I felt safe.