For all you Mothers out there...Ab Fab and The Ghurkas.
"Joanna Lumley celebrates progress in Ghurka's 'right to reside' battle."
Quote:
The 62-year-old became involved in the soldiers cause after revealing that the life of her father, Major James Rutherford Lumley, was saved by a Ghurkha soldier when during WWII he served in Burma with the 6th Gurkha Rifles.
Article at (good grief...) Hello magazine,
http://www.hellomagazine.com/celebri...ey-ghurka-win/
Ghurkas able to stay in the UK
The 'Hello' item is quite tame compared to much of the UK press coverage, which had lauded Joanna Lumley's role, notably in ambushing with TV cameras in tow the junior minister for immigration matters. The below link will take you to some background plus.
Here is today's topical update, which indicates HMG is reluctant to face more of Joanna Lumley's anger: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8042287.stm
davidbfpo
Pointer to two good authors
I'd recommend, if you are looking for good books on the Ghurkhas, the books by John Masters; check this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Masters . I have a few of his books and they are great. The film Bhowani Junction has it's moments too.
There are a number of good histories too, notably by Colonel John Cross and this illustrates why: http://www.theatlantic.com/doc/200605/nepal-gurkhas
Meantime we wait for Joanna Lumley's next performance.
davidbfpo