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The Falkland Islands - 250 Years British
The 250th anniversary of the Union Flag (Union Jack) being raised by Commodore John Byron on 21st January 1765 was today celebrated by the people of the Falklands. Signifying British rule and inclusion as a part of the commonwealth, the first British population was settled making the foundations of the community resident today. Read full article
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Disclaimer & comment rulesCongratulations Falkland Islanders !!!
Jan 22nd, 2015 - 05:44 am - Link - Report abuse 0Happy 250th Birthday :-)
Jan 22nd, 2015 - 05:53 am - Link - Report abuse 0250 years of being British - marvellous.
Jan 22nd, 2015 - 11:07 am - Link - Report abuse 0Congrats! And Keep British!
Jan 22nd, 2015 - 11:27 am - Link - Report abuse 0Here's to the next 250 years :)
Jan 22nd, 2015 - 12:40 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Massive congrats to everyone at the islands!! 250 Years of being Birtish and were still counting!!!! Sending out best wishes and love from Liverpool.
Jan 22nd, 2015 - 01:34 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Big thanks to Taff and everyone for organising this show of their desire to celebrate being British.
Jan 22nd, 2015 - 01:46 pm - Link - Report abuse 0250 years and going strong.
Jan 22nd, 2015 - 01:47 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Well done and good luck in the future.
Good luck for the future, and the next 2,500 years.
Jan 22nd, 2015 - 03:01 pm - Link - Report abuse 0“A large convoy of vehicles made its way ..blablabla”
Jan 22nd, 2015 - 03:06 pm - Link - Report abuse 0maybe they think that a bunch of old, decrepit land-rovers defender is the great thing, huh??
probably they think it is like le rallye dakar and that deserves an article in the 4th class newspaper...lol, benny-hillbillies.
and let me tell you something, you benny-hillbillies, if you were so concerned about the environment, you would not use that kind of shitty waggons of the 90´s.
paulcedron - someone got out of bed on the wrong side today...!
Jan 22nd, 2015 - 03:16 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Ignore the idiot child(paulcedron) - he knows nothing about the conditions of life in the Falklands Islands. He has been so brainwashed that his imagination works overtime!
Jan 22nd, 2015 - 04:00 pm - Link - Report abuse 0@10 No one was comparing it to the Dakar rally you idiot, also 4x4's are necessary here due to the terrain and gravel roads, but i bet you cant even afford a vehicle so what would you know.
Jan 22nd, 2015 - 04:15 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Nice sunny day to celebrate being British.
Jan 22nd, 2015 - 04:20 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Poor Paul lol
POLLY just cannot resist making a complete and utter twat of himself!
Jan 22nd, 2015 - 05:46 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Bless!
Lovely day for the rally.
Best wishes to everybody resident on the Falklands. :o)
Paulie- once again- opens gob and inserts 2 feet and 2 hands! I doubt if there was a vehicle there more than 10yrs old - the Defender 110 in front left is series 3 maybe 5yrs old and the vehicle front right is Japanese anyway!
Jan 22nd, 2015 - 05:57 pm - Link - Report abuse 0And even modern 4x4s are low carbo9n emissions etc.
Poot thick Paul.
And let me tell you something, you benny-hillbillies,
Jan 22nd, 2015 - 07:56 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Pulie paulie paule,,,
We will insult you and abuse you
From 300 miles away,
But the day the brits come looking,
We Argies will run away,
Paulie Paulie pudding and pie,
You want the Falklands and are willing to lie,
And you will always be witches
And to afraid to face the British.
The Falkland Islands - 250 Years British
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The lies of always that the pirates repeated ad nauseum.
Jan 22nd, 2015 - 09:39 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Said to have sovereignty over the islands since 1765. Did Trinidad island? Ha ha ! “Forgets” the 20 Spanish governors in Puerto Soledad from 1767-1811 , and 6 Argentines from 1821-1833.
But to the ignorant like they transcribe the words of Nicholson Calvert the February 13, 1771. This member of the House of Commons man , said at that time:
“I have no qualms in holding that Britain is the aggressor in the last conflict with Spain. In time of peace we have taken over an island that the French, after forming a complete establishment in it, were forced to leave because it was really a membership of Spain. The gentlemen may talk very strongly about the care with which it is necessary to monitor the rights of the British Empire: but when they became the Falkland Islands one of these rights? , how for the first time took possession of the island ? If our claims we were prior to the Spanish nation why not before we held our titles? And why do we tolerate the French invaded our domain? Or why endure even greater disgrace to bear than the Spaniards evicted like a sensibly his territory and never recognized our claims or energy demand with an apology ? ... Instead, Sir , if we have some claims, we sleep until a moment of peace confident we introduced clandestinely among Spaniards in open violation of treaties, erect a fort, and when the Court of Madrid unsuccessful restitution claims made by his minister, overly surprised us, and even more outrageously offended that were take by force what they peremptorily refused ... No, Sir, we rob them sneak a facility in place for a period of absolute quiet and we are now about to stab the Spaniards for daring to believe that theirs.”
Your history is a little off if you are relying on only one opinion Jose (and unreferenced at that - I have never seen it, and I've seen most) - I suggest you learn more by starting here https://falklandstimeline.wordpress.com/1480-1768/
Jan 22nd, 2015 - 10:46 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Enjoy
@18
Jan 22nd, 2015 - 11:51 pm - Link - Report abuse 0This quote is not even English, not even 18th cent. English.
quote “really a membership of Spain” - not English
quote “ but when they became the Falkland Islands one of these rights” - not English
quote “how for the first time took possession of these islands ” - not English
quote “ If our claims we were prior” - not English
quote “and why do we tolerate the French invaded” - not English
quote “or why endure even greater disgrace to bear than the Spaniards evicted like a sensibly his territory” - not English
quote “and never recognised our claims or energy demand with an apology” - not English.
quote “restitution claims” - not English
quote “ no, Sir, we rob them sneak a facility” - not English
quote “and we are now about to stab the Spaniards for daring to believe that theirs” - not English
As the grammar and tenses are so confused it is clear that whoever wrote the statement in @18 he wasn't an English speaker.
18 José Malvinero
Jan 23rd, 2015 - 02:20 am - Link - Report abuse 0What a wonderful example of democracy at work in possibly citing a back-benchers minority opinion, as he was obviously unable to persuade his fellow MPs, and therefor the government of the day.
As consequently British policy on the Falklands was succinctly expressed thus:
'The British Foreign Secretary at the time, Lord Palmerston, ... ... On 27 July 1849, in reply to a question in the House
of Commons, he said:
“... a claim had been made many years ago, on the part of Buenos Ayres, to the Falkland Islands, and had been resisted by the British Government. Great Britain had always disputed and denied the claim of Spain to the Falkland Islands, and she was not therefore willing to yield to Buenos Ayres what had been refused to Spain.”'
Getting it right: the real history of the Falklands/Malvinas by Graham Pascoe and Peter Pepper
18 José Malvinero
Jan 23rd, 2015 - 11:24 am - Link - Report abuse 0You haven't really grasped how Parliament works have you?
Briefly; somebody proposes to do something, or even just decide to speak about some issue that interests them, some people speak against it, other people speak for it. The government of the day decides what to do. Sometimes there is a vote.
All you've done is find a speech given by a back- bencher. If you look in the records, you will also find speeches against the abolition of slavery, child labour, votes for women, divorce and public health. Does that mean they were right? No. Quoting what someone said 250 years ago, that wasn't acted on even at the time really isn't very relevant.
Re:18 José Malvinero
Jan 23rd, 2015 - 12:52 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Nicholson Calvert appears to be a maverick independent MP and made this statement in the house.
“I look upon the whole of this affair that Great Britain is the aggressor ... No sooner was your peace concluded, what did you do? You sent ships to take possession of the island ... The islands were taken possibly for no other purpose but to annoy the Spaniards ... When men vote for the liberties of their country, and things of that sort, I would go as far as any man: but when I come to run this country into a disorder of this sort, I declare I can’t do it ... I stand a free man. No man shall ever lead me. He would heartily vote for Administration because there would be no war, but urged that the islands should be given up.”
“Contemporaries were agreed about Nicolson Calvert: Walpole called him ‘a mad volunteer, who always spoke what he thought’;3 Rigby, ‘crazy Mr. Nicolson Calvert’;4 Burke, ‘a mad Member’;5 and James Harris writes of his ‘wild and odd way’ of speaking.6 His absurdity and eccentricity deprived him of all weight with the Opposition; and what would have been offensive in another man was only ludicrous in him. Walpole describes ‘a very bold and extraordinary speech’ pointed at Bute and the Princess Dowager, 1 Feb. 1763:7”
http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1754-1790/member/calvert-nicolson-1724-93
@18 Jose
Jan 23rd, 2015 - 05:16 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Don't forget that a sovereignty claim without a case is an illegitimate claim and worthless.
@18
Jan 23rd, 2015 - 08:20 pm - Link - Report abuse 0wrong blog again, you should be on the Iranian blog,
you have a lot in common.
“The Falkland Islands - 250 Years British”
Jan 23rd, 2015 - 09:50 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Looks like I am a little late to this party and everyone has started without me!! Oh well.......ho hum...
But let me add to all of the ( richly deserved ) congratulations and say:-
“Here's to the next 250 years!!!!”
Agreed
Jan 23rd, 2015 - 11:48 pm - Link - Report abuse 0@22 Monty69
Jan 24th, 2015 - 03:22 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Good point; particularly for those who can’t quite grasp the concept of democracy and exactly how they are suppose to function; which is rather sad in this day and age. If everyone sang from the same choir-book, it wouldn't be a democracy for long.
Looked like a fun day on the Falklands.
Derke
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