19.12.2008, 15:19
Politics, politics... what this thread has come to, I dunno..
However, there are two sides to every story of course.. The press, who lets face it like to sensationalise everything, otherwise it won't sell it's newspapers, are as usual, along with the likes of Miss Lumley and others who like to get their faces in the tabloids, are not telling you the whole picture.
I worked many times with the Gurkhas, had a platoon of em to play with on a regular basis.. I used to live with em and eat with em, and talked with many on this issue.. most by the way, are chuffed to bits to go back home when they have finished their tour with the British army.
You must also realise, that every single one of them understand their terms of service when they enlist, they haven't been forced or press ganged into the forces, and by the way, they are fiercely proud to be part of the British army under those rules and conditions..
Lets not start having a go at the government that I serve, just because as usual the token celebrities and press have jumped on the bandwagon to champion a cause that the vast majority of Gurkha are actualy happy with..
I suggest you go and actualy talk to some serving Gurkhas before you start jumping on this particular political bandwagon old chap..
However, there are two sides to every story of course.. The press, who lets face it like to sensationalise everything, otherwise it won't sell it's newspapers, are as usual, along with the likes of Miss Lumley and others who like to get their faces in the tabloids, are not telling you the whole picture.
I worked many times with the Gurkhas, had a platoon of em to play with on a regular basis.. I used to live with em and eat with em, and talked with many on this issue.. most by the way, are chuffed to bits to go back home when they have finished their tour with the British army.
You must also realise, that every single one of them understand their terms of service when they enlist, they haven't been forced or press ganged into the forces, and by the way, they are fiercely proud to be part of the British army under those rules and conditions..
Lets not start having a go at the government that I serve, just because as usual the token celebrities and press have jumped on the bandwagon to champion a cause that the vast majority of Gurkha are actualy happy with..
I suggest you go and actualy talk to some serving Gurkhas before you start jumping on this particular political bandwagon old chap..