tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7985429043801017839.post2475952722574337828..comments2023-10-27T07:50:27.411+01:00Comments on Next Left: Sorry Ms Lumley, the Coalition is set to axe the Gurkhas after allTom Hampsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05917325958130851128noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7985429043801017839.post-189737546898173972010-09-01T18:13:15.541+01:002010-09-01T18:13:15.541+01:00They pose for a photograph, looking as dignified a...They pose for a photograph, looking as dignified as their frail bodies will allow, in the centre of the British Army town which they now call home. Forgotten and alone, the old Nepalese soldiers spend their nights in decrepit bedsits and their days searching for something they can afford to eat. <br />What a sorry plight for the proud Gurkhas who fought for Britain and won the right to settle here last year. No wonder they are growing angry and the name on their lips is Joanna Lumley, the English actress they once hailed as a goddess. They accuse her of staying 'chup' (or 'silent' in Nepalese) as they complain of their conditions in Aldershot, Hampshire. <br />Begging for help, they blame the Absolutely Fabulous star for a string of broken promises that have left them cold, hungry and penniless in Britain. <br /><br /><br /><br />Reason for this benefits they cannot claim, the higher benefits because many will not pass the new medical, many are on pension which are much lower then UK troops. In other words Lumley won the battle but lost the war to new labour, and the coalition will say nothing and do nothing...Roberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05186557603493331701noreply@blogger.com