Reply to: Nothing here about the British sending warships to the former French channel islands?

[vetran]

Now that’s a rather stupid rebuttal of a simple statement*. The Conquest altered the course of the English nation. Lizzie still has the title Duke of Normandy.

*My point wasn’t about self-determination. I pinched that comment from a Jersey person who pointed that out when I went on holiday there.

Sorry if you jest but you may have noticed I am firmly in the self determination camp. If you feel that is stupid then fine. I believe anyone who depends on centuries old history to decide "who owns" a country is not fully armed as all of them have been stolen over and over.

All of the changes altered the course of the nation, we could be talking Norse, Italian, Spanish or French now and Larry Grayson could have the title of Grand Inquisitor.

By the way my joke about Calais was a nod to the ownership going back & forth.

[cojak]

Or you could say it was stolen from the migrating Africans via Spain. Who arrived 950,000 years ago.

Or the Angles that give England its name.

Or the Romans?

Maybe the Dinosaurs have a claim?

Key thing is what do the current population want to be (in my opinion).

The Falklands want to be British as do those on Jersey.

All this pouting about the Malvinas is like the UK suggesting we recapture India.

Now that’s a rather stupid rebuttal of a simple statement*. The Conquest altered the course of the English nation. Lizzie still has the title Duke of Normandy.

*My point wasn’t about self-determination. I pinched that comment from a Jersey person who pointed that out when I went on holiday there.

[vetran]

I beg to differ

darn almost funny, keep trying!

[Whorty]

I think ......

I beg to differ

[vetran]

Maybe the EU could bribe every Channel Islander into voting to join France and the EU?

I think the EU will be short of cash for a while!

[_V_]

Helps if they had been part of the EU in the first place......

If they rejoin France, they automatically become part of the EU.

[SueEllen]

Maybe the EU could bribe every Channel Islander into voting to join France and the EU?

Helps if they had been part of the EU in the first place......

[_V_]

Maybe the EU could bribe every Channel Islander into voting to join France and the EU?

[vetran]

You could even say that since William of Normandy conquered England and Wales (although that bit is contested by the Welsh), that England belongs to Jersey, not the other way around...

Or you could say it was stolen from the migrating Africans via Spain. Who arrived 950,000 years ago.

Or the Angles that give England its name.

Or the Romans?

Maybe the Dinosaurs have a claim?

Key thing is what do the current population want to be (in my opinion).

The Falklands want to be British as do those on Jersey.

All this pouting about the Malvinas is like the UK suggesting we recapture India.

[SueEllen]

You could even say that since William of Normandy conquered England and Wales (although that bit is contested by the Welsh), that England belongs to Jersey, not the other way around...

Don't up set them by being logical.

[vetran]

How is the potato peeling going Spuddy?

Well we could just ignore the ethnic cleansing!

[vetran]

It's been a while now. Have the French surrendered yet?

of course they have!

[Eirikur]

It's been a while now. Have the French surrendered yet?

How is the potato peeling going Spuddy?

[shaunbhoy]

It's been a while now. Have the French surrendered yet?

[OwlHoot]

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...therlands.html

Anyone see a flaw in this plan to solve the stand-off?

Yes, you (one) couldn't make it up!

Mind you, the UK government probably figure the heat will be off once the French elections are over and Macron, the pint-sized posturing little Napoleon, can stand down.