Was Lumley campaign good for Gurkhas?

07-31-11, 09:42 AM

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Are they remain in the UK, so it is reasonable to give them the same benefits as others, but they will move, then it's a totally different situation.

Why?
If a British ex-serviceman decided to ...I don't know....buy Greece perhaps and move there, should he have his pension cut?

Gerald · 07-31-11, 09:49 AM

Can you afford to buy Greece, you need no pension,

07-31-11, 09:53 AM

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Can you afford to buy Greece, you need no pension

So if an ex-serviceman has money he must lose the pension he earned.
Well done vendor

Jimbuna · 07-31-11, 10:08 AM

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Originally Posted by Tribesman

So if an ex-serviceman has money he must lose the pension he earned.
Well done vendor

Quite....if I moved away I'd hate to have my pension taken away because not only did I earn it but I also payed a substantial sum towards it over the years.

Best send a message out to all Brit expats...come home quick before you lose your pension entitlement.

Gerald · 07-31-11, 10:31 AM

Substantive issue was Gurkhas, who have not lived and worked in the UK all the time!

Jimbuna · 07-31-11, 10:44 AM

Not convinced the issue about length of time in the UK was relevant once it had been established they qualified for pensions on the grounds of time in British armed forces service.

antikristuseke · 07-31-11, 10:45 AM

They fought and died for the UK, that bloody well should be enough to secure them the same benefits as other servicemen.

Gerald · 07-31-11, 10:58 AM

Apparently, the same question focused wrong, I have never claimed the opposite, for good sake...

07-31-11, 09:49 AM	#2
Gerald SUBSIM Newsman Join Date: May 2008 Location: Close to sea Posts: 24,254 Downloads: 553 Uploads: 0	Can you afford to buy Greece, you need no pension, __________________ Nothing in life is to be feard,it is only to be understood. Marie Curie

07-31-11, 10:31 AM	#5
Gerald SUBSIM Newsman Join Date: May 2008 Location: Close to sea Posts: 24,254 Downloads: 553 Uploads: 0	Substantive issue was Gurkhas, who have not lived and worked in the UK all the time! __________________ Nothing in life is to be feard,it is only to be understood. Marie Curie

07-31-11, 10:44 AM	#6
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,552 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Not convinced the issue about length of time in the UK was relevant once it had been established they qualified for pensions on the grounds of time in British armed forces service. __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

07-31-11, 10:58 AM	#8
Gerald SUBSIM Newsman Join Date: May 2008 Location: Close to sea Posts: 24,254 Downloads: 553 Uploads: 0	Apparently, the same question focused wrong, I have never claimed the opposite, for good sake... __________________ Nothing in life is to be feard,it is only to be understood. Marie Curie

07-31-11, 10:45 AM	#7
antikristuseke Silent Hunter Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Estland Posts: 4,330 Downloads: 3 Uploads: 0	They fought and died for the UK, that bloody well should be enough to secure them the same benefits as other servicemen.