Gurkha allowed to settle

Discussion in 'The Red Room' started by Linda R., Jun 1, 2007.

  1. Linda R.

    Linda R. Fresh Meat

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    All the Gurkhas should have the right to live here, they've done more than enough for us.
    And the fuckwit that made the original decision should be stranded half-way up Everest without warm clothing or oxygen. :garamet:

    The Gurkhas were based here a few years ago. Never caused trouble, the way some squaddies do. And we have the legacy of a few really great Nepalese restaurants. Really great blokes. :cool:
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  2. Demiurge

    Demiurge Goodbye and Hello, as always.

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    Nice to see right overcome government bureaucracy. Good on Mr. Byrne.
  3. Midnight Funeral

    Midnight Funeral CĂșchulainn

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    I thought anyone who served in the UK forces would automatically get the right to citizenship...
  4. Linda R.

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    Gurkhas have always been excluded, which is fucked up on so many levels... :mad:
  5. Sunshine

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    The government are more than willing to have Gurkhas fight for us, but make them citizens, omg we can't do that. :jayzus:

    We have a lot of Gurkhas here in Kent. They have got to be some of the most hardworking, polite people I have ever met. They get a lot of security jobs in the local shops and courts. Shit you do not mess with these guys. I feel incredibly safe around them. They all deserve to be citizens if that's what they want.
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  6. Camren

    Camren Probably a Dual

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    Unbelievable that the government does almost nothing to prevent the settlement of illegal immigrants in this country yet they refuse to allow members of the UK military from living here. :jayzus:
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    Nice to see a good ending to this.
    They made some of the toughest and most loyal troops ever fielded, and the UK owes them quite a considerable debt.
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