Successive British governments have considerably reduced the Ghurka regiments and would like to eliminate them altogether one feels, but support for them is widespread in Britain and it is felt that we owe a debt to these people for their service to this country.
A hell of a lot of people in Britain don't earn £1000 per month so Ghurka pay is not exactly cheap, and their increased pension is certainly more than I would currently be entitled to from the state, but I don't begrudge them one bit, and I've never met anyone who does.