Ghurkas

[Paul22118]

Is it right that we refuse to allow decorated Ghurka soldiers to live in the UK and have to allow in such slag as this paedophile from Oz or have to keep the murderer of that hedmaster stabbed outside his school?
What the hell are we doing with out borders and control?

[raysparx1]

Hi paul, I find it embarrasing and degrading the way these blokes have fought for the Uk and then treated like crap, yet wasters,scum and all the crap we produce have "Human rights" it is beyond a joke. this and past governments should be ashamed.

[persianlady]

If these Ghurkas are good enough to serve in the army for us then they deserve full citizenship and a full pension. The British government have treated them very shabbily for years and they should not be allowed to get away with it any more.

[cazzz1975]

agree with that ray, the government is laughable..

[persianlady]

I have just signed the petition. Does anyone know if these petitions are taken seriously by the government? Do they actually work?

[Paul22118]

Just signed the petition. Expires 26th November 2008.

Yes I do think there is an impact on govt as long as it is a very large sign up.

[Aprilis]

I too have just signed the petition.

Persianlady, they are meant to take these petitions seriously (apart from the obviously silly ones - like 'Make Jeremy Clarkson Prime Minister) but how do we know that they don't just pay lip-service to them?

Anyone who has signed one of these petitions will receive an email reply after the petition closing date, stating what the PMs decision is and why. I'm going to sign the Jeremy Clarkson one as I'm dying to read the PMs response to that one! I'm hoping it's going to be a funny one!

[saxy_jag]

Where is the petition? I can't find it on that link.

[raysparx1]

Hi saxy, hope this link works, Ray

http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/gurkhasoldier/

[yogasun]

Have signed petition.
My dad fought with the Ghurkas in Burma.
He always had great respect for them. I'm glad he's not alive to hear all this.
Thanks for the links.

[Abdulmajid]

The problem is fairly obvious.

Ghurkas are on the whole peace loving Hindus with the occassional Christian amongst their ranks.

If they were foul, child-raping muslims then they can happily stay here with council homes, mobile phones and leather jackets given to them.

Hindus, however have dignity and will not kick up too much of a stink.

God bless the Ghurkas. If it wasn't for them, our oversees military deployment would be be seriously depleated.

[The Builder]

Hear Hear.......Abdul..............just signed the petition myself

[raysparx1]

Very true Abdul they are a very proud and dignified people.

[Abdulmajid]

And may I just say, if you have never had the pleasure of working alongside Ghurkas, they are the most placid, polite loyal to OUR crown gentlemen you are ever likely to meet. They speak better English than most Englishmen are fitter than a butchers dog and really are out last bastion of the British Empire. They stand everytime a woman enters the room, bow even to lower ranks and are never involved in squaddie fights or mammouth drinking sessions.

However, on a battle field or quiet, secretive recon missions they could destroy a entire enemy base without so much as a bye-your-leave.

Fantastic soldiers paid a tuppence hap'penny by this dis-loyal foul anti-English government.

[solitude]

Just signed the petition and also the one giving their widows rights and pensions too. Hope it makes a difference. Sometimes embarrassed to be British.

[saxy_jag]

Thanks raysparx. I signed both of them and I've passed on the URL to one or two others.