Illegal colonialists must be stopped

**Mordac** · 22 November 2019, 09:54

Originally posted by BrilloPad View Post

Chagos Islands dispute: UK misses deadline to return control - BBC News

Of course, this could be Boris's Falklands moment....

I thought we sub-let it to the Yanks? How is one supposed to deal with a sitting tenant who happens to have access to an air-force and nuclear weapons?

**Zigenare** · 22 November 2019, 10:08

Originally posted by BrilloPad View Post

Chagos Islands dispute: UK misses deadline to return control - BBC News

Of course, this could be Boris's Falklands moment....

It could be argued that the Chagossians are in fact themselves colonialists - they just got there before the UK.

**SimonMac** · 22 November 2019, 10:12

Originally posted by Mordac View Post

I thought we sub-let it to the Yanks? How is one supposed to deal with a sitting tenant who happens to have access to an air-force and nuclear weapons?

The Chagos Archipelago are more than just Diego Garcia

**BrilloPad** · 22 November 2019, 10:12

Originally posted by Zigenare View Post

It could be argued that the Chagossians are in fact themselves colonialists - they just got there before the UK.

Maybe the Chagossians should get a vote on if the UK should stay or leave? And then keep voting until they vote the right way....

**meridian** · 22 November 2019, 10:14

Originally posted by BrilloPad View Post

Maybe the Chagossians should get a vote on if the UK should stay or leave? And then keep voting until they vote the right way....

They had a vote and decided the U.K. should leave.

Then the entire United Nations had a vote, and also decided the U.K. should leave.

Perhaps the U.K. should take the hint?

**Mordac** · 22 November 2019, 10:14

Originally posted by SimonMac View Post

The Chagos Archipelago are more than just Diego Garcia

Doesn't he play centre-half for Real Madrid?

**Mordac** · 22 November 2019, 10:15

Originally posted by meridian View Post

They had a vote and decided the U.K. should leave.

Then the entire United Nations had a vote, and also decided the U.K. should leave.

Perhaps the U.K. should take the hint?

The UK tends not to take too much notice of 'votes to leave'...

**BrilloPad** · 22 November 2019, 10:16

Originally posted by meridian View Post

They had a vote and decided the U.K. should leave.

Then the entire United Nations had a vote, and also decided the U.K. should leave.

Perhaps the U.K. should take the hint?

They have to keep voting.

Anyway, we have nukes....

**Zigenare** · 22 November 2019, 11:27

Originally posted by meridian View Post

They had a vote and decided the U.K. should leave.

Then the entire United Nations had a vote, and also decided the U.K. should leave.

Perhaps the U.K. should take the hint?

Or the UK can turn round and say "You were legally evicted, **** you!".

Illegal colonialists must be stopped