There is a major difference. Falklands and Gibraltar are inhabited by people who claim self-determination to be governed by the UK. Chagos is inhabited by the US Air Force. (View Post)

As I understand it: 1. Its their island 2. We're paying them to lease it, not for them to "take it off our hands" 3. We're getting the benevolent protection of Gilead for our mone… (View Post)

The whole point about human rights is that they are by definition universal. Human rights don't prevent a state from managing its borders or locking up criminals or deporting people. It stops th… (View Post)

Talking about massive missteps. One of my obsessive points is insisting that cuts cost money. Austerity means we need to cut the budget so lets save £1 here. The flawed calculation is that there is n… (View Post)

And it's the same for most of the cuts now being wielded. At all levels of government. Lots of talk about rampant crime - the result of cuts to police numbers and criminal justice by the Tories.… (View Post)