Brown - on the way out - GOODY

[tamborine]

Gurkhas....shake your sikris and get him out!

[dundurn]

Without commenting on your political views - I think you mean kukris.

[jake-the-peg]

Why not give them the right to live here.

But we have to remember all the Indian and other colonial forces that fought too.

They should have the same right.

If they're good enough to fight for Britain they're good enough to live next door to you

[anotheoldgit]

If they're good enough to fight for Britain they're good enough to live next door to you

They wasn't specifically fighting for Britain, it was a World War and they just happened to fight on the allies side.

The Indians for example where fighting alongside us to stop the Japanese invading India.

[jake-the-peg]

And the Gurkhas weren't fighting for Nepal?

What about those from Jamaica? were they in immeidate threat of Japanese Invasion?

[youngmafbog]

Seems that most Indians are here already so your point ?

[anotheoldgit]

And the Gurkhas weren't fighting for Nepal?

I can't quite see what you are getting at jake, but if you were trying to give me a geography lesson, then I know Nepal isn't India, but I automatically assumed you knew I meant the Indian Sub-Continent.

In actual fact Nepal was more in danger from the Japanese than India, because they would have been the first to be approached from China.

<i.What about those from Jamaica? were they in immeidate threat of Japanese Invasion?

Well of course not neither did I say they were. What I did infer was the fact that the whole free world was in threat from fascism.

All these Gurkhas were not just being loyal to the British, in fact at one stage they fought the British on their border with India.

No they like many took full advantage of a good wage earner under the British. There was no hope that they could have earned anywhere near that kind of money, if they had stopped in their villages.

[jake-the-peg]

My point is that immigration decisions should be based on the person and shouldn't be made based on what country someone comes from.

[DSnewsKE]

Why should foreigners be allowed to vote out a British Prime Minister because he won't give them all the free handouts they want.

[saxy_jag]

The Gurkha regiment has always fought - and still do fight - for Britain. They are part of the British Army. They've done more for this country than most native Brits. Yet, it seems, they're not good enough to live here.

Seems any of the thousands of foreign nationals can be granted settlement rights here without doing one single positive thing for their adopted country. Yet these few hundred men are prepared to give their lives for us. Many of their colleagues have lost their lives on our behalf. How many of you would be prepared to do that, either for your own or an adopted country?

[Grizelda43]

Well said Saxy-Jazz. Todays decision by the Home Office is yet another display of disgraceful incompetance. They allow all sorts of illegals to come into this country, and even licence them to work in security, yet men who have fought for this country cannot come here. If I wasn't disillusioned by this government already, I would be in the depths of dispair at this abominal decision. I say let the Gurkhas in and get rid of all illegals.

[saxy_jag]

Maybe go a step further, Grizelda. Let the Gurkhas live here and get them to get rid of the illegals. I wouldn't want to fight a Gurkha in a dark alleyway, I know that much!