Gurkha veterans seek equal rights - Page 12

21-05-2009, 12:28

We the people in this country do deserve the ghurkas and welcome them with open arms our government on the other hand right now doesn't deserve the loyalty of people in the Uk much less the ghurkas. Just yet another shambolic episode in a long list of this government and not only should they now get as many in as want to come but apologise for their treatment of these fine people in the first place.

**Damien** · 21-05-2009, 12:43

Congratulations to Joanna Lumley and her fellow campaigners

They can feel very proud of themselves today.

TheDaddy · 21-05-2009, 13:43

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Originally Posted by Damien

Congratulations to Joanna Lumley and her fellow campaigners

They can feel very proud of themselves today.

Shame no one has put as much effort in on behalf of our own ex service men, after all the majority of these men never expected to settle here after finishing their service, where as we have over 5000 mainly ex army sleeping rough every night, most with psychological problems brought on as a direct result of their service.

21-05-2009, 13:50

Hopefully TheDaddy she will turn her attention to that, one thing is for sure though she has become a formidable force in terms of campaigning and won't be taken as lightly in the future as this government took her this time.

Arthurgray50@blu · 21-05-2009, 20:23

This does not go far enough, IF you are a Gurkha, then the citizenship is there automatically, You fight and die for this country, then you have FULL rights to stay.

TheDaddy · 22-05-2009, 04:34

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Originally Posted by Arthurgray50@blu

This does not go far enough, IF you are a Gurkha, then the citizenship is there automatically, You fight and die for this country, then you have FULL rights to stay.

Yep hear hear, you die for this country, you can stay as long as you like...

Sirius · 29-03-2010, 13:13

So this treacherous Government and Gordan Brown are now backtracking on this.

Live on BBC news 24 now

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Today what we want to do is call on the prime minister to affirm that the policy is one that he still completely supports, to affirm from the prime minister that the Ministry of Defence is behind everything they said they would be behind and also for us to say to the people of this country."

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/8593061.stm

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She said she was sad she had been compelled to "clear her name".

Shortly before the former New Avengers actress began a press conference in Westminster Mr Jones apologised for claiming Ms Lumley was guilty of a "deathly silence" over Gurkhas' rights.

He said: "I am sorry if any offence was caused - this was not intended. My sole concern, and that of this government, is to stop unscrupulous middle-men ripping off vulnerable ex-Gurkhas who are entitled to settle in the UK when our free service exists to help them without charge."

Then you wonder why i have such a disgust of this Goverment and its leader.

**Maggy** · 29-03-2010, 13:51

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Originally Posted by Sirius

So this treacherous Government and Gordan Brown are now backtracking on this.

Live on BBC news 24 now

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/8593061.stm

Then you wonder why i have such a disgust of this Goverment and its leader.

Actually my disgust is for Whitehall and the MOD who are the real back stabbers..They always renege on decisions like this agreed to by all parties.

Sir Humphreys the lot of them.

Mick Fisher · 29-03-2010, 13:58

The sooner this collection of pedantic individuals with seemingly personal agendas called nulabour is kicked into political oblivion the better.

Sirius · 29-03-2010, 14:23

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Originally Posted by Mick Fisher

The sooner this collection of pedantic individuals with seemingly personal agendas called nulabour is kicked into political oblivion the better.

Agreed

**Damien** · 29-03-2010, 14:27

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Originally Posted by Maggy J

Actually my disgust is for Whitehall and the MOD who are the real back stabbers..They always renege on decisions like this agreed to by all parties.

Sir Humphreys the lot of them.

I like Sir Humphrey though

Osem · 29-03-2010, 14:54

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Originally Posted by Sirius

So this treacherous Government and Gordan Brown are now backtracking on this.

Live on BBC news 24 now

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/8593061.stm

Then you wonder why i have such a disgust of this Goverment and its leader.

How unlike New Labour to try to mislead us, smear opponents and backtrack on promises...

Sirius · 29-03-2010, 15:57

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Originally Posted by Osem

How unlike New Labour to try to mislead us, smear opponents and backtrack on promises...

God help the local mp from Labour who calls at my house asking for my vote at election time. He or She will be told to leave my premises in short jerky movements.

If this is how they threat the Gurkha's how can we trust them to treat anyone else in the armed forces with the respect they deserve.

Osem · 29-03-2010, 16:03

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Originally Posted by Sirius

God help the local mp from Labour who calls at my house asking for my vote at election time. He or She will be told to leave my premises in short jerky movements.

I was only thinking the very same thing about New Labour candidate this morning. Last time around one of them turned up on our doorstep expecting a pat on the back he got a very terse lecture on some of his party's more notable failures. Oddly enough he didn't seem to have any answers......

Sirius · 29-03-2010, 16:16

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Originally Posted by Osem

I was only thinking the very same thing about New Labour candidate this morning. Last time around one of them turned up on our doorstep expecting a pat on the back he got a very terse lecture on some of his party's more notable failures. Oddly enough he didn't seem to have any answers......

I have just sent a formal complaint to the Labour party about the way they have treated the Gurkhas and Joanna Lumley and the team that has supported them. I said in the mail that i feel what they have done today shows that they cannot be trusted to support our armed forces in the past, present or future.

how i wish i could speak face to face with Brown, He would be certain of how i felt after i had finished with the idiot