Gordon Brown our unelected Scotts prime minister and every one of his criminal cronies in the Place of Westminster should resign NOW.How can they allow Afghans for who hijacked a plane to get to the UK to remain.
yet we send home those who have contributed to our freedom it is an utter disgrace.
Retired Gurkhas Hand Back Medals
Updated:11:01, Wednesday March 19, 2008
Dozens of Gurkha soldiers are handing back their medals as part of a campaign for justice and fair treatment.
Symbolic gesture in pensions dispute
Organisers say those involved feel they have no other choice but to take the action.
Retired Gurkha Major Dhanbar Ghale said that the men were only asking to be treated fairly.
"Many face been thrown out of the country they fought for - is that really fair?"
Gurkhas - soldiers from Nepal - have been part of the British Army for almost 200 years.
Currently only those that retired after 1997 have the right to apply for indefinite leave to remain in the country.
This means many who have served more than 25 years in the British Army and seen active combat do not have the right to settle in the UK.
Pension rights for years of service before 1997 are also dramatically lower than for service after that time.
Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg spoke at the protest in Parliament Square ahead of Prime Minister's Questions when he will raise the issue.
He told Sky News: "The treatment of these brave men is a national disgrace, and the government should be ashamed."
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