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Another great cock up by Brown and his cronies...deserving people don't get anything - disgraceful!!

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this has been going on for years...until the Tories were kicked out in 1997 Ghurkars did not have the right to reside in the UK... the law was changed by this government to allow Ghurkas this right... but it was not retrospective and so those who left the armed forces before 1998 did not get the same rights... which is wrong and the Government should not oppose any Ghurkas having the right to live here.

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true it is disgraceful, but they got EVEN LESS under the torys, summat ya all neglect to mention, except mancie.

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Fair enough, Mancie. Must admit I hadn't thought about that. Wondered why the Tories were being so quiet about it!

However, all the more reason for this present lot to right past wrongs and restore just a little bit of this country's honour!

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I don't see this as a party political issue but a matter of right and wrong.It's time these brave men were given their just rewards for their service to this country.

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Irrespective of rights or wrongs from the past, the present government don't seem to have a problem with an open door policy for everybody else in the world and even put their rights before the indigenous population

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simple solution, throw ALL Illegals out, Let all Gurkhas in, not rocket science, just about guts to do it.:(

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It might be a problem with all these human rites lawyers making millions out of keeping them here cashy, can't be cutting off their cash cow can we:(

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Well chuck them out wi em. make a bit more room.:D;)

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Hear, hear sir, spoken like a true gent, never thought of that:D

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i find it ironic that we allow peopel in who bring nothing to this country and contribute even less yet demand we change our ways to suit them yet when it comes to people who supported us and died for us we treat them so badly

are the gurkhas sure they want to be british citizens because we are at the bottom of the list when it comes to priorities

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We, the taxpayer keep the miscreants like Chindamo Learco(who murdered a headmaster),Abu Qatada........a whole bunch of Eastern European criminals(whose names I can't spell.....but came to this country with the express desire to commit crime and get a prison sentence, have a cushy life paying nowt, while learning English).....these aforementioned folks have no respect for the British, have not improved British life, have given nothing of themselves........we can take these folk in.
But the Gurkhas who have fought for the British cause over the years can be treated in such an appalling manner........the politicians who are responsible for this travesty should hang their heads in shame.....except that shame is a concept with which they are unfamiliar.

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Why was it not reprospective? Labour have had 12 years to right the situation but have declined......You have habit of blaming Maggie for all that is out of order in today's society.
Maggie would call a spade a spade............you can't do that now. :mad:

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I don't think anyone can now and I certainly wouldn't risk it where Mancie is.
:eek::eek::D

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No pasa nada Theo. :)