4 Oct
8:47am, 4 Oct 2024
46,328 posts
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SPR
It was as PM it seems (at least when they went public)😱 theguardian.com |
4 Oct
8:53am, 4 Oct 2024
25,745 posts
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larkim
SPR wrote: Odd reason to bring up Corbyn. The UK wouldn't be handing back the island if Mauritius didn't accept the base so I'm not sure it's about money. Not really, it was something he campaigned quite passionately for, something of a personal pet project. Just using it as an example of the fact that this govt is doing / will do things that appeal to a broader political base than might otherwise be assumed. |
4 Oct
9:08am, 4 Oct 2024
3,506 posts
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Muttley
Trying to remember which party when in government handed Hong Kong back to China ....
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4 Oct
9:18am, 4 Oct 2024
46,329 posts
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SPR
larkim wrote: SPR wrote:Odd reason to bring up Corbyn. That applies to any government, we don't hate everything they do and it would have applied if the Tories had finished. I had no idea Corbyn had been campaigning on this and the wording of your post seemed snidey which was what made it seem odd. |
4 Oct
9:26am, 4 Oct 2024
22,062 posts
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Cerrertonia
Muttley wrote: It was Margaret Thatcher who negotiated the handover. The treaty was signed in the mid-eighties and the handover took place in 1997, couple of weeks into the new Blair government. The Hong Kong governor at the time of the handover was Chris Patten, who'd been appointed by John Major.
Trying to remember which party when in government handed Hong Kong back to China .... |
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4 Oct
9:29am, 4 Oct 2024
3,509 posts
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Muttley
Well yes, I kinda knew that, I was being facetious. With the Chagos Islands, we were in breach of international law. I find all this nonsense about Gibraltar or the Falklands being next quite funny. |
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4 Oct
9:40am, 4 Oct 2024
25,746 posts
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larkim
SPR wrote: larkim wrote:SPR wrote:Odd reason to bring up Corbyn. Not really, it was something he campaigned quite passionately for, something of a personal pet project. Just using it as an example of the fact that this govt is doing / will do things that appeal to a broader political base than might otherwise be assumed. That applies to any government, we don't hate everything they do and it would have applied if the Tories had finished. I had no idea Corbyn had been campaigning on this and the wording of your post seemed snidey which was what made it seem odd. Definitely snidey, to a degree 
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4 Oct
9:49am, 4 Oct 2024
29,531 posts
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richmac
SPR wrote: I wouldn't be surprised if some of the concerns expressed by the Tory candidates are also held by the US. They know what the UK will do, they don't know what a country with no strong affiliation to the West will do. They'd rather have certainty than do the right thing. You know the US rents a base is Cuba with no apparent difficulties right ? |
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4 Oct
9:52am, 4 Oct 2024
29,532 posts
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richmac
I'm with Muttley on that. The Fail etc are making out that it's like handing over the IOW to china
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4 Oct
9:53am, 4 Oct 2024
46,330 posts
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SPR
@richmac the Tories are talking about the renting of bases to other countries.
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