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Falklands: New Governor hopes to help things happen
The recently arrived new Governor in the Falkland Islands, Mr Nigel Haywood, took time recently to talk about his role in the Islands’ weekly newspaper, the Penguin News. Read full article
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Dec 29th, 2010 - 08:44 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Argies need not apply :-)
“said that he wants to take whatever steps he can to demystify his job and what goes on in Government House.”
Dec 29th, 2010 - 08:48 pm - Link - Report abuse +1Pay attention RGs, you might learn something.
Talking about democracy & selfdetermination here you have the face of reality...an unvoted governor representing britain interests 14.000kms away.
Dec 29th, 2010 - 09:12 pm - Link - Report abuse -1administrator can't be elected ,becouse that the live ranking is
Dec 29th, 2010 - 09:25 pm - Link - Report abuse -1according populations 1.) Penguins..2.)Sheeps...3.) Humans....there .
“Mr Nigel Haywood” English man who is so independent that he has to call London every morning asking for new orders. The English storytellers will be leaving las Islas Malvinas sooner than expected. You should take some more pics of the islands before you leave :)
Dec 29th, 2010 - 10:35 pm - Link - Report abuse -1Cushty job huh, no election issues, no coalition nonsense, just down the Malvinas every night to talk about lack of oil and sheep related news, sounds good job to me.
Dec 29th, 2010 - 11:04 pm - Link - Report abuse 0“Talking about democracy & selfdetermination here you have the face of reality...an unvoted governor representing britain interests 14.000kms away.”
Dec 30th, 2010 - 02:42 am - Link - Report abuse -1Have you personally voted for every single government official in your country?
If not, the same applys to your country.
“If not, the same applys to your country.”
Dec 30th, 2010 - 02:56 am - Link - Report abuse -1Yes I vote my goverment; kelpers don´t, I´m a citizen of republic, kelpers are colonial subjects of a monarchy. Kelpers are a relic in modern world.
Well i dont think the governer has threatened martial law or put out any secret police just yet..... so i think we are doing pretty well as it stands
Dec 30th, 2010 - 02:57 am - Link - Report abuse +1“Yes I vote my goverment; kelpers don´t”
Dec 30th, 2010 - 03:03 am - Link - Report abuse -1They vote for there local government. And have the power at any time to hold a refferendum if they would like to leave the UK.
The governor is a part of the Government they choose to keep.
Now unless you can tell me that in Argentina you vote for every single member who works for the government then you can't really complain about the governor.
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Dec 30th, 2010 - 03:46 am - Link - Report abuse 0xbarilox , you've lost the argument there buttercup, swearing ... how old are you?
Dec 30th, 2010 - 03:49 am - Link - Report abuse 0“The British living in the islands have an english governor”
Dec 30th, 2010 - 04:30 am - Link - Report abuse -1British -/- English?
Your point?
well he seems to love the english angle 'cos im welsh, he reckons it winds me up..that only works during a rugby game :D
Dec 30th, 2010 - 04:34 am - Link - Report abuse +1Aye they all seem to assume that we english are usurpers and as such are elivated above scotland and wales.
Dec 30th, 2010 - 04:40 am - Link - Report abuse 0reality is not many people really give a crap apart from the odd bit of joking around
Maybe a certain blogger on here will hope the welsh will declare independance and join argentina and rise up against the english demons on HMS Falkland Islands !
Dec 30th, 2010 - 04:43 am - Link - Report abuse 0Best. Emo. Rage. Ever.
Dec 30th, 2010 - 11:25 am - Link - Report abuse -1xbarilox, you win!
BRITISH - http://www.thefreedictionary.com/British
Dec 30th, 2010 - 01:44 pm - Link - Report abuse +1ENGLISH - http://www.thefreedictionary.com/British
The Falklands aand its people are British.. We are British by choice, not by force, fear or any form of political, social or economical pressure.
Should Argentina have it's way we would become another “province” with no choice, no hope and no future by means of force, fear, political and economical pressure.
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Dec 30th, 2010 - 05:25 pm - Link - Report abuse -1“The Falklands aand its people are British.. We are British by choice, not by force, fear or any form of political, social or economical pressure. ”
Are you sure about that? If you are not British by fear, then why do you keep hiding under the UK's apron? Did the initiative to economically develop the islands after 1982 spring from locals or was it decided in London? Are you able to change your local currency by yourselves, should you need to do so? Do you have a mint of your own? Who decides when and where the military training exercises take place?
“Should Argentina have it's way we would become another “province” with no choice, no hope and no future by means of force, fear, political and economical pressure.”
That is precisely the situation in which the UK kept the islands before 1982, as stated by some of your neighbours when interviewed by Anthony Browne in 2002:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/theobserver/2002/mar/17/features.magazine37
Instead, your current status (as decided in London) is an Overseas Territory. Of course, it limits to some extent what you can do or not, but not everybody is meant for freedom.
“Freedom cannot be bestowed — it must be achieved.”
Elbert Hubbard. Little Journeys For 1908, p. 21
“If you are not British by fear, then why do you keep hiding under the UK's apron?”
Dec 30th, 2010 - 05:53 pm - Link - Report abuse -1Eh? Care to elaborate on that rather peculiar logic Yaghan?
19 yaghan
Dec 30th, 2010 - 06:01 pm - Link - Report abuse +1Our current status is decided by us. We can change it any time we want to. We don't want to, because we are free already. We would not be free under Argentine rule.
Good article, by the way. I especially like the part where it talks about the Argentine occupying forces making everyone drive on the right, repaint the road signs and teach the children in Spanish. So much for 'freedom'.
“Having recorded his pleasure at the landscape in which he finds himself and his delight at the view of Stanley harbour from his office”
Dec 30th, 2010 - 06:08 pm - Link - Report abuse 0This royal British clown just realize that he is not in Basra, Irak.
Welcome to Malvinas Argentinas Nigel!
Could be worse when he looks out of a window
Dec 30th, 2010 - 06:44 pm - Link - Report abuse 0http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=12Eg-T4mCIc
“Are you able to change your local currency by yourselves, should you need to do so? Do you have a mint of your own? Who decides when and where the military training exercises take place?”
Dec 30th, 2010 - 07:07 pm - Link - Report abuse -1So, yaghan. When was the last time you..Personally decided where your military would train, or which currency you would use?
Or do you have a government you choose to do that for you?
Think theres a massive flaw in your argument.
“Are you able to change your local currency by yourselves, should you need to do so?”
Dec 31st, 2010 - 09:56 am - Link - Report abuse +1Yeah that's such a good idea....look at the Argentine peso for instance. We'll stick with Sterling thanks.
Billy! Are you suggesting constitutional monarchies are not democratic? I suggest you look at the 2010 democracy index on wikipedia and see how many constitutional monarchies are in the top twenty.
Dec 31st, 2010 - 03:54 pm - Link - Report abuse +1Then look where you Argentine Republic is. You will find it in the group of flawed democracies. How is CFK's control of the media going? Is she medicated?
(11)XBar... If you are representative of Argentine society then no surprise that the Falkland Islanders want nothing to do with Argentina. Instead of typing away such hate and aggression, why can't you simply accept that, like yourself, the Islanders have a right to choose their own way of life and the way they are Governed.
Jan 02nd, 2011 - 10:39 am - Link - Report abuse 0“the Islanders have a right to choose their own way of life and the way they are Governed.”
Jan 02nd, 2011 - 12:59 pm - Link - Report abuse 0self determination :)
..........“the Islanders have a right to choose their own way of life and the way they are Governed.”
Jan 04th, 2011 - 04:14 am - Link - Report abuse 0self determination :)
In the British archipelago maybe if.
NO Argentine territory.
Nope, no Argentine territory in the Falkland Islands :-)
Jan 04th, 2011 - 05:46 am - Link - Report abuse +1...no Argentine territory in the Falkland Island... very true !
Jan 05th, 2011 - 07:21 pm - Link - Report abuse -1...Malvinas Islas in the Argentine territory... more true !!
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