Fortunate there weren't people like some of you around years ago, we would have been ruled by Germany now

Yeh, he'd likely have been singing the praises of Chamberlain as well.

We are ruled by Germany now.

The hypocrisy from all the various countries is unbelievable. Ask the Spanish about Perejil they 'own' off Morocco.

...or we could just tell Argentina to **** off?

The Falklands has been governed by the UK, for longer than Argentina has existed as a country. Why should it be handed over to Argentina? Just because it happens to be near by I suppose?

Ain't that a fact & had they approached the Islands/British government with good intentions from the off its odds on that the Islands would most probably now be run by them or something like that.

Not if the opinions of the Falklanders were considered at all it wouldn't.

I wouldnt be surprised to find that the British Foreign & Colonial (ooops Commonwealth) Office were rather astonished to be told by the GDY's that they actually had anything in the Chagos Archipeligo and mystified as to why said GDY's wanted to "borrow" it under a perpetual lease.

As to the rights of the local Chagosians, well whatever the FCO says happens, they couldnt care less about anyone.
The handing back of a barren rock that had been gifted in perpetuity to the Queen and all her descendents is another example of the mind set in that place. Palmerston said he didnt see any reason for it and that is the mindset of the place even now.

We should bow to this commentator, a wise man who was there at the time.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...ooked-war.html

Not a question of being feasible or not re taking on the Chinese, HK and the New Territories were only ever on a 99 year lease, once that expired, they were always going to be returned to China.

Whenever the question of Gibraltar comes up in conversation with Spaniards I ask them about Ceuta and Melilla.
The answer is always the same. " that is different"

Nope !!!
The Island of Hong Kong was ceeded in perpetuity under the Treaties of Chuenpee (1841) and Nanking (1842)
Following an assassination attempt on the Governor whilst visiting Kowloon in 1860 the 5sq miles (IIRC) around the place where it happened were also ceeded in perpetuity. The man accused of the attempt was executed as were all his relatives in every direction irrespective of their involvement. (to totally eradicate the family line)

The New Territories were leased under a 99 year lease and these were the only part that was required to be returned.

A part of Manuchuria, originally known as East Tartary, was ceeded to Russia but has never been returned as is still formally part of the USSR.

I suppose you could say the same about the Canaries, only Spanish because it they have had it the longest.

Well they are different - they are not colonies like Gib and the Falklands, they are similar to the Isle of Wight or the Orkney Islands. The people of Ceuta or Melilla have a right to vote in Spanish national elections the same way people in the Orkneys can elect an MP to the UK parliament.

Incidentally Gibraltar will never come under Spanish rule (unless by some weird set of occurences Spain becomes the world superpower). If the UK left Gibraltar today, you can bet the Americans would walk in by tomorrow. It's too important as a military base.

Ah I see we have the "brave" internet warriors here.