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Cannot believe how this country allows successive governments to shaft both the serving and the veterans. Fiji has a proud tradition with many of her lads serving the UK and making the ultimate sacrifice, Sergeant Talaiasi Labalaba being one heroic example.
Really does turn your gut
Cannot believe how this country allows successive governments to shaft both the serving and the veterans. Fiji has a proud tradition with many of her lads serving the UK and making the ultimate sacrifice, Sergeant Talaiasi Labalaba being one heroic example.
Really does turn your gut
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Gladly signed, appropriate comments added. How can the idiots who say they are running this country allow a crowd of convicted rapists,murderers and terrorists freedom to stay in the uk so as not to infringe their human rights yet are trying to deport someone who put his life on the line for the uk.
Good luck Bale
Good luck Bale
Don't normally 'do' petitions as they are usually nonsensical.
This however is different, very different!
Howe and Co should have absolutely no problem driving a coach and horses through this decision. Totally agree with their scale of fees too...
This however is different, very different!
Howe and Co should have absolutely no problem driving a coach and horses through this decision. Totally agree with their scale of fees too...
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If this brave and loyal soldier is refused British citizenship and deported, then I will support any revolution to ditch the barstewards who claim to govern us and to reestablish some old fashioned common sense, honour and decency.
Sorry! Makes me really angry.
If this brave and loyal soldier is refused British citizenship and deported, then I will support any revolution to ditch the barstewards who claim to govern us and to reestablish some old fashioned common sense, honour and decency.
Sorry! Makes me really angry.
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So I'm normally a lurker on PPRUNE, especially seeing as I'm ex-Army :-)
Apart from the obvious apathy from HM Guv'mint, what really makes my blood boil is the inaction of the 'British' Legion on the basis that he's not a 'British' enough, despite taking Betty's shilling and serving the crown.
Given the number of oiks and walters that populate the average Legion, [lus the cash that is raked in from subsidised beer, it begs the question as to their purpose? I thought the charter was to provide a voice, and represent the interests of, British forces veterans, and I assumed (wrongly) irrespective of their original contry of origin.
I live in the US and I actually have a blemish on my record, however, even the USCIS were humane enough to balance this against my service and good character over the long term. I'm ashamed to say it was considerably more serious that Bale's so called offence.
Disgusting.
Apart from the obvious apathy from HM Guv'mint, what really makes my blood boil is the inaction of the 'British' Legion on the basis that he's not a 'British' enough, despite taking Betty's shilling and serving the crown.
Given the number of oiks and walters that populate the average Legion, [lus the cash that is raked in from subsidised beer, it begs the question as to their purpose? I thought the charter was to provide a voice, and represent the interests of, British forces veterans, and I assumed (wrongly) irrespective of their original contry of origin.
I live in the US and I actually have a blemish on my record, however, even the USCIS were humane enough to balance this against my service and good character over the long term. I'm ashamed to say it was considerably more serious that Bale's so called offence.
Disgusting.
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Signed - this makes my blood boil - Grrr
What about his wife and childrens' right to family life?
What about his honourable uniformed service to the UK, in several, pretty nasty places?
What about his honourable approach to civvy street (e.g. several offers of productive employment - actually doing stuff - not just freeloading).
What about a Home Secretary who seems to prefer the company of burglars, rapists, murderers and other unpleasant types to that of honest soldiers.
And if HMBA honestly think a CO's summary hearing comes anywhere near to a proper criminal court hearing - I give up.
What about proper representation for the accused? What about full disclosure of evidence? What about accuracy?
Grrr....Grrrr
Rgds SOS
What about his wife and childrens' right to family life?
What about his honourable uniformed service to the UK, in several, pretty nasty places?
What about his honourable approach to civvy street (e.g. several offers of productive employment - actually doing stuff - not just freeloading).
What about a Home Secretary who seems to prefer the company of burglars, rapists, murderers and other unpleasant types to that of honest soldiers.
And if HMBA honestly think a CO's summary hearing comes anywhere near to a proper criminal court hearing - I give up.
What about proper representation for the accused? What about full disclosure of evidence? What about accuracy?
Grrr....Grrrr
Rgds SOS
Just a numbered other
Signed, now well over 9000.
News this morning that a backlog the size of the population of Newcastle awaits processing by the Home Office.
And I'll bet not one of them has a case as strong as Bale's for staying.
Appalling treatment by the Government. (And British Legion).
News this morning that a backlog the size of the population of Newcastle awaits processing by the Home Office.
And I'll bet not one of them has a case as strong as Bale's for staying.
Appalling treatment by the Government. (And British Legion).
I stand by to be villified...but this story doesn't add up. As he is married to a British citizen, he would have ordinary right for residency (irrespective of a non-indictable offence). Moreover he meets the statutory period to apply to be naturalised. Did he take the tiem to explain his circumstances to the UKBA?
As a Commonwealth recruit I duly applied for Citizenship when it became apparent that without UK citizenship (in spite of being a British Subject) I would never get a DV or related specialist clearances. In spite of this, several years later a chiseller from Innsworth (as was) wrote to me in c 2003 advising me that I had three options because of my 'foreign' nationality:
1. Get naturalised (I was) and renounce my 'foreign' citizenship (I was already naturalised).
2. 'Remuster' to another trade (I was a Sqn Ldr at the time - in a Branch and not a trade).
3. Suffer 'the inevitiable consequences' to my career that a lack of adequate security clearances would bring (I already had the clearances).
This was brought about because of 'coalition information sharing concerns' ie the US discovered that not everyone in the UK Forces was necessarily British. The civil servant in question declined to respnd to telephone calls or emails; eventually a letter from a solicitor pointing out the tautology of the proposal ie to renounce my 'foreign' citizenship required me to renounce the Queen as Head of State.
When we eventually got a response, there was no appology and when pressed about the appalling staff work, he explained that there were over 450 cases and they couldn't invesitage all of the. Sure as eggs, if my case was to do with unfair dismissal due to gender or sexuality, it would have been staffed to the nth degree!
In sum, this chap has had 10 years to apply for citizenship and he is married to a local. Perhaps he was insuffciently eloquent in explaining his case?
As a Commonwealth recruit I duly applied for Citizenship when it became apparent that without UK citizenship (in spite of being a British Subject) I would never get a DV or related specialist clearances. In spite of this, several years later a chiseller from Innsworth (as was) wrote to me in c 2003 advising me that I had three options because of my 'foreign' nationality:
1. Get naturalised (I was) and renounce my 'foreign' citizenship (I was already naturalised).
2. 'Remuster' to another trade (I was a Sqn Ldr at the time - in a Branch and not a trade).
3. Suffer 'the inevitiable consequences' to my career that a lack of adequate security clearances would bring (I already had the clearances).
This was brought about because of 'coalition information sharing concerns' ie the US discovered that not everyone in the UK Forces was necessarily British. The civil servant in question declined to respnd to telephone calls or emails; eventually a letter from a solicitor pointing out the tautology of the proposal ie to renounce my 'foreign' citizenship required me to renounce the Queen as Head of State.
When we eventually got a response, there was no appology and when pressed about the appalling staff work, he explained that there were over 450 cases and they couldn't invesitage all of the. Sure as eggs, if my case was to do with unfair dismissal due to gender or sexuality, it would have been staffed to the nth degree!
In sum, this chap has had 10 years to apply for citizenship and he is married to a local. Perhaps he was insuffciently eloquent in explaining his case?