Gurkha Justice Campaign perhaps most famously Joanna Lumley. The campaign eventually succeeded. Until 2004 Gurkhas were not allowed to settle in the United Kingdom. However, the Labour government under Tony Blair changed the rules so that Gurkhas who retired after 1997 would be allowed to settle in the UK, 1997 being the date when the Gurkha Brigade headquarters moved from Hong Kong to Britain. Soldiers who retired before this date, however, were only allowed the same settlement rights in exceptional circumstance. The Gurkha Justice Campaign wanted the same settlement rights for all Gurkha soldiers. In 2008, the high court ruled that the policy
Queen's Gurkha Signals permission to adopt the Red Grant tartan and thus began affiliation with the Scottish Regiment. The unit has four squadrons: A post on the Gurkha Brigade website in August 2016 noted that a new QGS Squadron (249) will be formed in Bulford in Summer 2019. Queen's Gurkha Signals The Queen's Gurkha Signals (QGS) is a regular unit of Royal Corps of Signals, one of the combat support arms of British Army. Together with the Queen's Gurkha Engineers, the Queen's Own Gurkha Logistic Regiment and the Royal Gurkha Rifles they form part of the Brigade of Gurkhas. QGS was formed during