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“Betrayal Of The Gurkhas”

Good one from Eurosoc

Because the British grumble about the number of asylum seekers in the country (and, more regularly, the hopeless failure of the government to sort out the deserving from the chancers), an outsider could be forgiven for thinking that as a nation, we dislike the idea of allowing foreigners onto our little islands.Nothing could be further from the truth. It just depends on the foreigner. News that various hijackers, religious fanatics and vicious criminals can stay in Britain is greeted with fury in pubs up and down the country. This emotion, however, is matched with bewilderment at the government’s refusal to grant the loyal Nepalese soldiers of the Gurkhas the right to live in Britain - in many cases, after risking their lives for Queen and Country.

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Filed under : Political Humbug
By Ken
On March 20, 2008
At 5:22 pm
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