GURKHA PETITION - Please sign it...

[Jamesx81x]

The Gurkha regiment is the finest regiment within the British Army, they would rather die for this country than admit failure. Their pensions and benefits are lower than the rest of the Army which is just totally unacceptable. About time the Governement woke up and realised what
$%*t sate our army would be in without regiments like them.

Rant over and signed!

[Misterzeus]

Signed with pleasure.

These brave men should be recognised for their very loyal service.

Mr & Mrs Z

[bottomburp]

There's now a printable petition that you can download - here:

http://www.gurkhajustice.org.uk/gurk...ition_form.pdf

As Joanna Lumley says in her email to those who have signed the petition online: "Please download and print some copies, and ask friends and colleagues who have not signed on line to sign up. Please do pass it round (some friends of mine have run street stalls asking people for their signatures - I'm not asking you to go that far!) and return completed sheets to me at the address on the form by the end of October."

Perhaps you take a few sheets along if you're doing a car boot, put some in the reception area at work etc.

Many thanks for the support. The aim is to get 1 million signatures - so there's a way to go yet.

[ScarletPimpernel]

Signed earlier.

I had the great pleasure and honour of being involved in the earlier campaign to get Hon. Lt Pun VC to UK for medical treatment, and have often worked with the Gurkhas.

It is interesting to contrast the government's treatment of the Gurkhas with the way they have looked after the Afghan terrorists who hijacked an aircraft at Stansted, the Somali murderers of a policewoman, and a terrorist who was involved in the Princes Gate siege. Quite how Jacquie Spliff, the ****poor Home Secretary, can justify such double standards is beyond me.

[jonni2bad]

Signed, great cause.

[pt2537]

Signed, the Ghurkas are the finest fighting unit i have ever had the pleasure of serving with, this is a very worthy cause

[WebFerret]

Signed - What the hell is wrong with this government?!!!

This government have an absolute duty to look after the people who have served for this country - ALL service personel regardless of race creed ect, ect, ect.

This government would do well to remember this, and prioritise their expenditure before offering help elswhere such as migrant immergration! - remember 'government', whithout the actions of these service personel, this country would doubtfully be in a position to offer such benifits to migrant immergrants which you currently give!

Reality check!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

This country is in great need and is long overdue for a government with a sense of reality and common sense!

[bottomburp]

A message from Joanna re the campaign is available to view here

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=InjrGSHMQ2I

Please ask your friends, colleagues and family to sign this petition online or download the paper version and take it out and about with you and collect as many signatures as you can.

Thank you!

[SharpmanTF1]

done - passed info to work collegues via email.

[bach]

Please help Joanna Lumley with this campaign

This should not be allowed to happen PLEASE PLEASE SIGN THE PETiTION


Gurkha Justice Campaign: Let's make a BIG impact this Thursday‏
On Thursday, I will be in Parliament Square, Westminster at 11am before handing in the Gurkha Justice petition.

We've had fantastic support from across the country, and the petition we'll be handing in will be one of the biggest ever collected in the country - in a little over six weeks. Thank you so much for the support.

Our team are sorting the petition ready to hand in, but they tell me any signatures up until Wednesday night will be included. A really big last burst of signatures would be fantastic - please remind any friends, family and colleagues to make sure they sign at Gurkha Justice Campaign before 9pm on Wednesday!

I really hope that, on Thursday, the Government will finally bow to the pressure from our thousands upon thousands of petition signatories from across the country, to the Home Office Select Committee, and to the High Court, all of whom have backed justice for Gurkhas.

If there was ever a time to stand with us, then that time is now.

A really big turnout on the day will really add to the pressure of the petition. It will show how strongly we all feel about righting this wrong. If you can come along to Parliament Square in Westminster by around 10.30am on Thursday 20th November, I would simply love to see you there.

We will be joined by a number of the real stars of the campaign themselves - the ex-Gurkhas who have served our country so loyally. Amongst them will be Honorary Lieutenant Tul Bahadur Pun VC who served with my father, and who has been such a huge inspiration to the campaign.

At around 11am I've been asked to say a few words in Parliament Square, and I'll be joined by other members of the Gurkha Justice Campaign and some special guests are joining us from Parliament. After that, a small delegation will go to Cenotaph and lay a wreath, before going on to Downing Street to hand in the petition.

Finally, we'll return to Parliament Square to thank ALL those who have come to show their support. That will take some time - on Thursday there will be people that have helped the campaign from across the country. I'm honoured they are coming - the commitment of those from across the country on this campaign has been incredible, and I'm so grateful for their support.

So, I hope to see you on Thursday, and that you can make one final push to encourage EVERYONE you know to add their name to the petition at Gurkha Justice Campaign before 9pm on Wednesday.

Onwards! One last big push for our Gurkha heroes, and I hope to see you on Thursday.

With warmest good wishes,

Joanna
Gurkha Justice Campaign

[bottomburp]

Many thanks for posting that bach.


There are currently 130540 signatures.

COME ON EVERYONE - If you haven't signed this petition yet please do it online TODAY and get everyone you know to sign it TODAY - it closes at 9pm tomorrow evening so there's no time to waste.

Gurkha Justice Campaign

GET TO IT!

[schrodingers cat]

done it,these people should not only be allowed to live here they should be payed for the service that they have provided,not too happy about the way some of the french treat our vets either
S.C