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Falklands lawmakers at CPA conference discuss support for the Islands and education
Falkland Island lawmakers, MLAs, Barry Elsby and Phyl Rendell have been attending the 60th annual meeting of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) conference in Yaounde, Cameroon. CPA is made up of Parliamentarians from 53 democratic countries with 188 branches in 9 Regions across the world. Read full article
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Disclaimer & comment rulesEducation? Well I suspect the juanty little song “Malvinas Argentinas” will not be on the curriculum
Oct 11th, 2014 - 03:09 am - Link - Report abuse 0At the annual conference of the whole CPA in South Africa in September 2013, MLA Elsby tabled a motion seeking support and recognition of the results of the referendum, in which 92% of the electorate voted and of those 99.8% voted to remain as a British Overseas Territory.
Oct 11th, 2014 - 08:54 am - Link - Report abuse 0There was unanimous support from all countries of the CPA, recognising the referendum as free and fair and being a true reflection of the wishes of the Falkland Islanders.
At this year's conference in Yaounde there was again tremendous support for the Falkland Islands.
So here is the list of the Democratic States:
Alderney
Antigua and Barbuda
Australia
The Bahamas
Bangladesh
Barbados
Belize
Bermuda
Botswana
British Virgin Islands
Cameroon
Canada
Cayman Islands
Cook Islands
Cyprus
Dominica
Falkland Islands
Fiji
Gambia
Ghana
Gibraltar
Grenada
Guernsey
Guyana
Hong Kong
India
Isle of Man
Jamaica
Jersey
Kenya
Kiribati
Lesotho
Malawi
Malaysia
Maldives
Malta
Mauritius
Montserrat
Mozambique
Namibia
Nauru
New Zealand
Nigeria
Niue
Norfolk Island
Pakistan
Papua New Guinea
Samoa
Scotland
Seychelles
Sierra Leone
Singapore
Solomon Islands
South Africa
Sri Lanka
Saint Helena
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Lucia
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Swaziland
Tanzania
Tonga
Trinidad and Tobago
Turks and Caicos Islands
Tuvalu
Uganda
United Kingdom
Vanuatu
Zambia
So Trolls, still spouting rubbish that the WHOLE WORLD supports the Argentinina position.
@2 zathras
Oct 11th, 2014 - 10:15 am - Link - Report abuse 0Yes, a few African countries in there despite Argentina claiming that all of Africa supports Argentina.
This support for Argentina really seems to be yeah, right, whatever, anything to get your trade, now go away.
Scotland? And United Kingdom? But the Scots voted “NO” in their referendum!
Oct 11th, 2014 - 03:05 pm - Link - Report abuse 0I like these Falkland Island people. I think they are very brave. Why does Argentina want to take their little country? Argentina is big, they have lots of land, Why they want to take other's?
Oct 11th, 2014 - 05:42 pm - Link - Report abuse 0The Argies are very quiet,
Oct 11th, 2014 - 06:54 pm - Link - Report abuse 0the truth hurts them...lol
Even with a No in a referendum, Scotland is still a country in its own right with a government with devolved powers.
Oct 11th, 2014 - 07:04 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Before picking holes learn about the subject we are discussing
discuss support for the Islands and education
Oct 11th, 2014 - 07:10 pm - Link - Report abuse 0...........................................
The usual trolls cannot understand the topic, it's so alien to them.
Oct 11th, 2014 - 08:07 pm - Link - Report abuse 0@8 ChrisR
Oct 11th, 2014 - 09:44 pm - Link - Report abuse 0”But Cristina told us that 'the whole world supports Argentina in its claims over the Malvinas (sic) issue”. I'm confused. Surely she wouldn't lie to us, would she? I am only a bear of little brain, (as Pooh once said to Christopher Robin), can someone tell me what is going on?”
so said one troll to another.....
;-))
*apologies to A.A. Milne*
@3,
Oct 12th, 2014 - 01:25 am - Link - Report abuse 0Yes, and Nigeria, the largest oil producer in Africa, is so closely interlinked with the UK, there's no chance they would do much, except laugh at argentina.
Everybody is laughing at Argentina.
Oct 12th, 2014 - 03:20 am - Link - Report abuse 0@ 6 Vulcanbomber
Oct 12th, 2014 - 09:27 am - Link - Report abuse 0Wales and Northern Ireland, too, have devolved powers. Scotland is NOT a separate nation! Like England, Wales and Northern Ireland Scotland is part of the UNITED KINGDOM in spite of that weird individual Alex Salmond!
islets and education in the same sentence?
Oct 12th, 2014 - 11:49 am - Link - Report abuse 0LOL
and democratic?
that useless viceroy you have there, if you did not realize it, was elected by the queen, what democracy are you talking about, you boludous?
as for the members of that joke of commonwealth, most of them are failed african states, little colonies, tax havens and stuff.
53 democratic countries, says the 4th class newspaper...haha
#13
Oct 12th, 2014 - 01:03 pm - Link - Report abuse 0“and democratic? that useless viceroy you have there, if you did not realize it, was elected by the queen, what democracy are you talking about, you boludous?”
The Falkland Islanders just affirmed their continued acceptance of the constitutional situation. That combined with the fact that they hold a large degree of self-government surely demonstrates they are democratic.
“as for the members of that joke of commonwealth, most of them are failed african states, little colonies, tax havens and stuff.”
Do you ever get bored of being so wrong?
- The nations of the Commonwealth has 2.1 billion citizen (~30% of the worlds population)
- Only 18 of the 53 nations are in Africa (not “most”). The colonies (I assume you are referring to the British Overseas Territories) are not independent members of the Commonwealth. Please name the Tax Havens?
- 4 of the top 10 countries by HDI are in the Commonwealth.
@gordo1
Oct 12th, 2014 - 01:06 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Scotland is a separate nation with some devolved powers, same as wales and northern island. Ironically, england is a separate nation too but without devolved powers at present.
They all form part of the UK under one central parliament and government for main issues and one sovereign
The Commonwealth also has separate governments but one sovereign
No matter what Argentina says, they do not have the support of most of the world.
@13
Oct 12th, 2014 - 02:12 pm - Link - Report abuse 0“islets and education in the same sentence?”
Yes-their standard of education far surpasses that of Argentina.
For example:CFK calls herself as lawyer, with no evidence she ever passed a law exam=Argentine style education
“and democratic?”
Yes, as the self determination referendum arranged entirely by FIG in 2013
showed.
“what democracy are you talking about, you boludous?”
The Falkland Islands Government-the Governor is not allowed to vote, you simpleton.
“and stuff.”
You the Argentine education system to be stuck in the stone age as 'and stuff' doesn't mean anything.
as for the members of that joke of commonwealth 13'
Oct 12th, 2014 - 06:44 pm - Link - Report abuse 0a commonwealth that Argentina once wanted to join,
instead you joined the CFK union, and the rest is history...lol
@15 Vulcanbomber
Oct 12th, 2014 - 08:16 pm - Link - Report abuse 0I live in leafy Surrey and my conception of nationhood is clearly different to yours. The United Kingdom is a NATION of which England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland are parts. I am not a citizen of England I am a citizen of the UK just as the Scots, the Welsh and Ulstermen are.
Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA)
Oct 12th, 2014 - 08:43 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Scotland has a parliament, Wales and NI do not.
Originally Scotland had an assembly, then they decided their assembly was a parliament and no one argued.
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Oct 13th, 2014 - 12:08 am - Link - Report abuse 0What planet are you on....ask a Scot what nationality he is...answer..Scottish....
I've never heard an Englishman prefer British over English as a nationality...
Where are you from...? Ermm..I'm from the UK...yeah right...
20
The Welsh have an assembly..but who cares...
@21 Voice
Oct 13th, 2014 - 06:46 am - Link - Report abuse 0You don't seem to have travelled too much or have met many citizens of the United Kingdom. I was an expatriate for many years and at gatherings of the British communities in the various countries I lived in we were all British and citizens of the United Kingdom. The fact that we may have been born in England, Scotland, Wales and N.Ireland was totally irrelevant.
@20 Swiss Bob
Don't be naive - of course, Wales and Northern Ireland have “parliaments”, they just call them “assemblies” out of choice just as at one time Scotland chose to call their “assembly” a “parliament”.
#21
Oct 13th, 2014 - 07:30 am - Link - Report abuse 0“I've never heard an Englishman prefer British over English as a nationality...
Where are you from...? Ermm..I'm from the UK...yeah right...”
Yes. All the time, and that's how I introduce where I'm from. So add this one to the millions more: I'm first and foremost British, followed by Tyke, and then English, resident somewhere along the south coast of England.
#22
Neither the Welsh Assembly nor Northern Ireland Assembly are part of the CPA. No idea why, they have roughly comparable powers to Scotland.
The CPA admits not only sovereign nations to its membership, but also regional/state assemblies of Commonwealth members. So for example in addition to the national government there are state legislatures represented from India, Nigeria, Canada, Australia, as well as the devolved parliaments/assemblies of the UK (Scotland, Wales, etc, the Overseas Territories and the Crown Dependencies (channel Islands and Isle of Man).
Oct 13th, 2014 - 10:43 am - Link - Report abuse 0Its purpose is to promote and support Parliamentary Democracy, good governance and the rule of law.
@23 inthegutter
Oct 13th, 2014 - 04:01 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Thanks for your confirmation!
VOICE
Oct 13th, 2014 - 06:49 pm - Link - Report abuse 0when we go abroad and these pesky foreigners [lol] ask us who we are,
we reply [ we are British ] if any wish to elaborate where in Britain, we say, Hertfordshire in England,
does that seem ok.
remember Education, or lack of, once we were told to be proud to be British, now a minority have tried to alter this, its called nationalism, and its not to good,
now I may well be totally wrong,
but the way I see the future, you are either British, or European
their is no middle ground, except stupidity or brainwashed into believing the 17 virgins are real,,,
What has virgins got to do with this, well one conn deserves another,
its not what you want, or even what you consider yourself to be,
its what you government or leader wants,
and that sadly is a fact,
the SNP wishes and wants to join the unmighty EU,
and that gentlemen answers all your future questions,
EUROPEAN or BRITISH.
OMG will you all learn the difference between:
Oct 13th, 2014 - 09:50 pm - Link - Report abuse 0NATION
STATE
NATION-STATE
As for Paulcedron's take on democracy:
BAHAHAHAHAHAHA
@14 : It really bothers you that the Falkland Islanders are independent, free and successful , doesn't it ?
Oct 13th, 2014 - 09:50 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Being a fascist in a bankrupt , failed state must be so frustrating at times .
Oh ,to hark bark to the good old days , when thousands were thrown out of planes and the Kirchners made money out of quietly winding up and selling off their estates (patrimonio ) , in co -operation with the local military authorities .
And to have lost to Brazil , too ? Oh, the shame .
22
Oct 14th, 2014 - 12:01 am - Link - Report abuse 0Read and learn....you are in the minority.....
I was also right about Scotland only 8% chose British as their identity...
I guess it's you that hasn't travelled much or met many citizens of the United Kingdom.....
Next time don't confuse your personal views with what most people in the UK Think!!...
”What emerges from the census results is that, while a MAJORITY of people in England, Scotland and Wales pick English (60%), Scottish (62%) or Welsh (58%) as their sole identity, younger and more diverse communities show higher proportions selecting a British identity.”
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-24302914
Just to recap....in case you are still not understanding....
THE MAJORITY OF PEOPLE IN THE UK SEE THEMSELVES AS BRITISH SECOND!...NOT FIRST....
What emerges from the census results is that, while a majority of people in England, Scotland and Wales pick English (60%), Scottish (62%) or Welsh (58%) as their sole identity, younger and more diverse communities show higher proportions selecting a British identity.
Oct 14th, 2014 - 12:45 am - Link - Report abuse 0BRITISH SECOND!...NOT FIRST....
Oct 15th, 2014 - 01:08 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Very interesting that no one considered themselves as European...lol
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