Served with the Ghurkas on many occassion. What a fantastic bunch of soldies they are. So disciplined and conscientious it sometimes put others to shame.
I think that it is diabolical that a person who has given 24 years to the service of this country is then denied the right to live here. All Ghurkas who serve at least 15 years should be given British nationality by right.
We have as situation here where those who served prior to 1997 cannot have the right to live here and be British citizens but anybody who happens to be born in the European Union can waltz in as of right.
This is blatantly wrong!! The Ghurkas have much more right to be here than the Europeans. Come to think of it they have more right to be here than the tossers who refuse to work because it is their right to draw benefits just because they were born here. Send them up the Himalalys to live and see whether or not they could hack it!!!!
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2008-03-23 @ 00:05