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Camp representative Bill Luxton steps down from Falklands’ Legislative Assembly
The Governor of the Falkland Islands accepted Friday the resignation of Bill Luxton from the Falklands’ elected Legislative Assembly (MLA). Bill Luxton was elected for the Camp constituency and is the third member of the current Legislative Assembly that steps down: Glen Ross and Emma Edwards are the other two. Read full article
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Disclaimer & comment rulesAnother colonial government official leaving for “purely” personal reasons.
Nov 04th, 2011 - 04:33 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Glen, Emma, Tim and Bill, neeext...
Luxton spends six months of each year at his vacation home in Malvinas, the rest at home in the South of France.
Feet in mouth again Marcos!!
Nov 04th, 2011 - 09:10 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Bill is an Islander of many generations, a semiretired sheepfarmer who spends part of his time now living overseas - and why not? The rest of it he spends living on the farmland that has been in his family for generations.
You are not even funny - just an Arse.
Marcos, know-it-all, in fact knows nothing(important).
Nov 05th, 2011 - 10:14 am - Link - Report abuse 0So why is he resigning.because he has to be away in France or because he wants to?
Nov 05th, 2011 - 11:26 am - Link - Report abuse 0Marcos, do you mean than you have never had politicians in Argentina resigning? Not even Felisa Micela?
Nov 05th, 2011 - 02:50 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Not even Felisa Micela?
Nov 05th, 2011 - 04:37 pm - Link - Report abuse 0In July 2007, Miceli was involved in a controversy for a bag containing US$31,000 and AR$100,000 which the police found in a cupboard in her office bathroom.[8][9] Miceli claimed it was money lent to her by her brother. The Argentine peso bills, however, were sealed in a special numbered wrapper issued by the Central Bank, and were traced up to a financial firm that did not have records of the withdrawing of any such amount, and did not count Miceli or her brother as clients. Federal prosecutor Guillermo Marijuán demanded a hearing with Miceli.
In the midst of this scandal, the minister was forced to resign on 16 July. The First Lady and presidential candidate Senator Cristina Fernández de Kirchner stated: “We are a government that has the fight against corruption as our banner, and we cannot allow doubts in this regard.” Miceli's successor, Miguel Peirano, until then the Secretary of Industry, was designated and announced on the same day.[10]
ain't Google a wonderful thing!
3 Señora lsolde, Please remember I showed you how to type ñ, is very important(año and ano for example)
Nov 05th, 2011 - 09:47 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Are you leaving too?
@Señor Marcos,
Nov 06th, 2011 - 09:13 am - Link - Report abuse 0Yes you did show me that, thank you.
No Marcos, l am not leaving.
Are you going to admit that Argentina has no rightful claims over the Falklands? now that is very important.
Its my view you too are going have to get on long term.The peace agreement bewtween the British and Irish in the North of Irelaqnd will show some of the pathways that are going to have to be follwed.
Nov 06th, 2011 - 09:56 am - Link - Report abuse 0The current residents of the islands will have to recognize eventually that it cannot get along in South America with an ever richer Argentina while being defended by an ever more irrelevant mid sized European country.
The Argentines are going to have to recognize eventually that the islanders have a way of life they want to maintain and only agreement will satisfy everyone.
These things are better done because everyone has children and we have known enough of putting our children in danger here
Señora lsolde,
Nov 06th, 2011 - 04:23 pm - Link - Report abuse 0You're welcome.
Yes, Argentina has no rightful claims over this unknown thing called Falklands.
I only know a group of Argentinean islands, Malvinas, illegaly occupied by a military force from an European country 14000 km away.
I think that the resources around the islands is what everyone is really interested in.the yanks are keeping quiet,they're doing alright in Alaska despite the Inuit people.the story continues!
Nov 06th, 2011 - 04:39 pm - Link - Report abuse 05 & 6 - Of course you know how Miceli was punished; CFK put her in the “Mothers plaza” group as their treasurer. I am not sure if she was still there when the Shoklender scandal broke, whether she is still there, or if CFK has given her a big promotion to somewhere else.
Nov 06th, 2011 - 05:39 pm - Link - Report abuse 0I only know a group of Argentinean islands, Malvinas, illegaly occupied by a military force from an European country 14000 km away.
Nov 06th, 2011 - 08:42 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Dont be silly,if they were yours why dont you take them back by force?
1 rusty ship,4 planes that cant fly in fog defending them,go on take whats yours!
@10Marcos,
Nov 07th, 2011 - 09:48 am - Link - Report abuse 0Where are these islands, the malvinas? ln the Pacific ocean, maybe?
But of course, the Falklands are ours. Peace.
Wow, this is a typically “democratically elected representative” of yours? Healthy democracy, self government and other blatant lies of yours! Isn't this guy the second “democratically” elected rep to step down in a row? Bunch of ...
Nov 07th, 2011 - 12:50 pm - Link - Report abuse 0As a son of welsh immigrants in Argentina, I recommend for every person in Malvinas to read more Ralph Emerson and Rudyard Kipling just to open your mind that It is so terrible for every person all around of the every UK overseas territories. Please, looking for a job in Shetland Island in Scotalnd. You will probably have more job than there.
Nov 07th, 2011 - 09:14 pm - Link - Report abuse 0@16 and why dont you fuck off back to wales?
Nov 08th, 2011 - 01:59 pm - Link - Report abuse 0because I learn more than you as argentinian and my family earn more money than you, kelper!
Nov 08th, 2011 - 02:55 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Great assumption Kipling. Stick up your junta could be one of those squidillionaires! As the saying goes (that I just made up) the only way to get rich in Argentina is be part of Kirchner's Government.
Nov 08th, 2011 - 05:24 pm - Link - Report abuse 0#17 hint,money first British second welsh third.opportunitism a British trait not to be proud of but proof of how Lenin, 100 years ago,described them.and therein is the answer.Argentina could,if they wished,buy them out.
Nov 08th, 2011 - 06:10 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Yuleno (#), i think the great difficult of saxon people (wasp) is to understand the sensibility of latin people. However, latins know every thing of english, norway, germany and slavic cultures. Please, open your mind ....So close .... it should be due to of part of the island
Nov 08th, 2011 - 07:16 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Yuletide - if you are talking about Argentina buying the Islanders out - its been tried already!
Nov 09th, 2011 - 01:48 am - Link - Report abuse 0“1953 - June 2nd, Argentina’s representative to the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II, Admiral Alberto Teisaire, also brings a proposal from President Juan Perón, that Argentina purchase the Falkland Islands from Britain. The offer is rejected.”
More than once in fact.
http://falklandstimeline.wordpress.com/1900-1965/
Kippers, in our experience there is very litte sensibility, or indeed, sense, in those of a Latin disposition :-)
Morning all - I see the Falklands are still British. Wonderful. Just the way it should be. :-)
Did you know that Luis (or Louis or Lewis) Vernet was still whingeing in 1856 ?
“ ... am at present in London, and in correspondence with the present Government, for the purpose of claiming British protection and justice against the arbitrary acts and misrepresentation of certain British authorities, which have been the cause of my remaining, for these last eighteen years, dispossessed of my private property in the East Falkland Islands,...”
http://falklandstimeline.wordpress.com/1900-1965/
Still only talking about East Falkland though. That man could moan - a true Argie !
No. Redhoyt I was referring to the basis of patriotism and the fact that Britain would protect the islanders while ever they wanted it.
Nov 09th, 2011 - 08:39 am - Link - Report abuse 0yes, as Hong Kong, Mao sos un grande!
Nov 10th, 2011 - 12:14 am - Link - Report abuse 0Don't cry, amigos. We are looking after OUR lslands quite well.
Nov 10th, 2011 - 09:02 am - Link - Report abuse 0Christian when you talk and god created everything creators in the mind and own everything known as divergence in reality.you have problems don't you,is that why you act in control.
Nov 10th, 2011 - 05:25 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Come On People! Australia and Bahamas need persons, YOU HAVE STRONG BENEFITS AS A PART OF COMMONWEALTH, you have an incredible future for your childs. These lands are waiting for you!!!!
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