Spehro Pefhany wrote:
John Fields wrote:
Eeyore wrote:
Spehro Pefhany wrote:
the renowned Eeyore wrote:
John Fields wrote:
Eeyore wrote:
The Falkland Islanders have continually expressed a desire to remain British.
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Again, the lesser of two evils.
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Where's the tyranny in that ?
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Well, let's see. The war was in 1982 and they've only been allowed
full British citizenship since 1983. Prior to that they were
second-class Brits, so I guess the tyranny ended in 1983, huh?
Show me a passport that says 'second class British citizen' will you ?
http://www.fco.gov.uk/Files/kimage/data_english.gif
Note the "Overseas" bit.
But not "second class".
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synonym
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British..._and_Hong_Kong
"British Nationals (Overseas) are Commonwealth citizens so they enjoy
most civic rights in the United Kingdom. They are also eligible for a
free-of-charge Residence Permit if they wish to study in the UK [1].
But BN(O)s are not full British citizens or European citizens and they
do not have the right of abode in the United Kingdom."
Not much of a citizenship if you are not allowed to live permanently
in the country...
The distinction was introduced in view of ever growing immigration numbers. There's a
limit to this country's ability to support a large population. It's getting crazy again
with EU immigration, notably from Poland and other East European countries.
Graham