Some justice in the UK

bookworm_020 · 10-01-08, 01:46 AM

After years of fighting to get the right to settle in the UK the Gurkhas have had a win

http://www.smh.com.au/news/world/gur...651116123.html

Frame57 · 10-01-08, 03:11 AM

They are one tough breed of cat. I would hate to go up against them. They like the long knives...

Konovalov · 10-01-08, 03:14 AM

Indeed finally some justice and fairness.

Letum · 10-01-08, 05:52 AM

Woo! Up the Gurkhas!

Jimbuna · 10-01-08, 07:17 AM

It is still much to the shame of the UK that these loyal servants of the British Crown were forced to fight for their rights through the judicial system.

mrbeast · 10-01-08, 07:34 AM

Good for the Ghurkas!

Everyone of these brave chaps deserves the right to British citizenship and to settle in this country with their family.

Its shameful that this was not done sooner.

Oberon · 10-01-08, 08:12 AM

Quite agree, the Gurkhas are some of the cream of the crop of the UK armed forces and I feel quite honoured and secure that they're fighting with us, there should never have been a question of their right to settle in the UK, they've got just as much right to live here as I have, moreso even.

lesrae · 10-01-08, 10:46 AM

Agreed, great news

Here's hoping the government just accepts this with good grace and allows all the others to live here too.

CCIP · 10-01-08, 10:57 AM

Here is an example of people who've truly earned their citizenship and honours as members of a nation. It would've been a disgrace if they hadn't been recognized.

Jimbuna · 10-01-08, 10:58 AM

Let's hope they win the next round....Pensions.

bookworm_020 · 10-01-08, 08:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jimbuna

Let's hope they win the next round....Pensions.

Agree with you there

, the current pension arrangements are a disgrace!

10-01-08, 01:46 AM	#1
bookworm_020 Navy Seal Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Sinking ships off the Australian coast Posts: 5,966 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	Some justice in the UK After years of fighting to get the right to settle in the UK the Gurkhas have had a win http://www.smh.com.au/news/world/gur...651116123.html __________________ "There is always one person in any organization who knows whats going on, That person must be fired"

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Konovalov Ocean Warrior Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: High Wycombe, Bucks, UK Posts: 2,811 Downloads: 9 Uploads: 0	Indeed finally some justice and fairness. __________________ "In a Christian context, sexuality is traditionally seen as a consequence of the Fall, but for Muslims, it is an anticipation of paradise. So I can say, I think, that I was validly converted to Islam by a teenage French Jewish nudist." Sheikh Abdul-Hakim Murad (Timothy Winter)

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Letum Navy Seal Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: York - UK Posts: 6,079 Downloads: 43 Uploads: 0	Woo! Up the Gurkhas! __________________

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Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,445 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	It is still much to the shame of the UK that these loyal servants of the British Crown were forced to fight for their rights through the judicial system. __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

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mrbeast Ace of the Deep Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Bolton, UK Posts: 1,236 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Good for the Ghurkas! Everyone of these brave chaps deserves the right to British citizenship and to settle in this country with their family. Its shameful that this was not done sooner. __________________

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Frame57 Sea Lord Join Date: May 2008 Location: 1300 feet on the crapper Posts: 1,860 Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	They are one tough breed of cat. I would hate to go up against them. They like the long knives...

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Oberon Lucky Jack Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 25,976 Downloads: 61 Uploads: 20	Quite agree, the Gurkhas are some of the cream of the crop of the UK armed forces and I feel quite honoured and secure that they're fighting with us, there should never have been a question of their right to settle in the UK, they've got just as much right to live here as I have, moreso even.

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lesrae Grey Wolf Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Somerset, UK. Posts: 932 Downloads: 31 Uploads: 0	Agreed, great news Here's hoping the government just accepts this with good grace and allows all the others to live here too.

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CCIP Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Waterloo, Canada Posts: 8,700 Downloads: 29 Uploads: 2	Here is an example of people who've truly earned their citizenship and honours as members of a nation. It would've been a disgrace if they hadn't been recognized. __________________ There are only forty people in the world and five of them are hamburgers. -Don Van Vliet (aka Captain Beefheart)

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Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,445 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Let's hope they win the next round....Pensions. __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!