moo From Falkland Islands, joined May 2007, 3600 posts, RR: 4 Posted (11 months 2 weeks 3 days 17 hours ago) and read 1205 times:
In an effort to silence Argentinian voices regarding the status of the Islands, the Falkland Islands government has announced that it will be holding a referendum on the matter in the first half of 2013, with the British Government saying they will support any outcome of the vote.
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The Falkland Islands will hold a referendum on its "political status" in a bid to end the dispute with Argentina over the archipelago's sovereignty.
The islands' government made the announcement ahead of the anniversary marking 30 years since the end of Argentina's 74-day occupation in 1982.
It said it wanted to send a firm message to Argentina that islanders want to remain British.
The UK prime minister said Britain would support the result of the vote.
The referendum will be organised by the Falkland Islands government and will take place in the first half of next year.
Bongodog1964 From United Kingdom, joined Oct 2006, 3019 posts, RR: 2 Reply 1, posted (11 months 2 weeks 3 days 16 hours ago) and read 1145 times:
I can see this being the most one sided vote in the history of elections, even North Korea has probably has a larger "no" vote.
Will it acheive anything, no, until Argentinian politicians stop using the Falklands as a convenient way of hiding their domestic failings this will keep cropping up every twenty years or so.
Derico From Argentina, joined Dec 1999, 4233 posts, RR: 13 Reply 2, posted (11 months 2 weeks 2 days 6 hours ago) and read 904 times:
Too bad those living in the Chagos Island in the 1970s were not afforded self-determination by the British.
(Yes, I belive the Falklanders have full rights to remain British. They are British by heritage anyway).
What I won't brook is the UK speaking about Argentina as if they had any moral standing. They don't. They evicted natives from islands in modern times, there is thus no credibility to the British positioning themselves as protecting self-determination.
However, that in this particular case is irrelevant. As far as I'm concerned the issue was settled in 1982. And only through force would it be resolved in the future.
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shamrock604 From Ireland, joined Sep 2007, 4039 posts, RR: 13 Reply 3, posted (11 months 2 weeks 2 days 3 hours ago) and read 876 times:
Quoting Derico (Reply 2): What I won't brook is the UK speaking about Argentina as if they had any moral standing. They don't. They evicted natives from islands in modern times, there is thus no credibility to the British positioning themselves as protecting self-determination.
I think many Britons would agree with you. Most of them want a referendum on EU membership and their government continues to deny them the opportunity.
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