Gurkhas

It feels odd to be getting mail from Joanna Lumley – having been watching her this week on the New Avengers – a flashback to my youth – getting a mail from her, really special.

But Lumley’s father served with the 6th Gurkha Rifles, and she has taken a real interest in the Gurkhas, and how we are treating – or rather mistreating them.

As a people, they have fought alongside our soldiers in every campaign – fought and died. But they can’t settle in this country after their service is over. The High Court said that the Government needed to change the rules – that they did, and the rules announced on April 25th appear to be an insult to common sense and decency.

There’s a campaign – Gurkha Justice – I’ve signed up to it – if you feel that you can support them – they’d welcome your support!

PS The mail from Lumley – that was acknowledging my signing up to the campaign