Morrissey and the Falklands

[Manx Shearwater]

Once an enormous smug ill-informed cock, always an enormous smug ill-informed cock.

 

[Triggaaar]

At some point, maybe they should go to Argentina, we're not an empire any more, and it's geographical lunacy for us to hold on to them.

The Falklands have never been a part of Argentina. People live on the islands, do they not get a say? Do you think that every island in the world should be given to the country closest to it? (that's going to be a lot of gifts)

 

[Triggaaar]

Who me or Moz?

Moz

 

[Insel affe]

Is that John Prescott's son to his immediate left??

Poor old Boz Boorer used to look cool back in the day bottom right

 

[e77]

Some artists can blend music and politics.

Mozza is not one of them.

 

[El Presidente]

Looks like four poofs ands a piano to me. (well, maybe six)

Don't post a photo unless you want a FLOUNCE

 

[TWOCHOICEStom]

Knobhead. Notice he hasn't got a t-shirt on because he doesn't want to ruin his look.

Gonna have a hard time playing gigs back here after that I reckon.

 

[Curious Orange]

At some point, maybe they should go to Argentina, we're not an empire any more, and it's geographical lunacy for us to hold on to them. As we know, this was being discussed shortly before the war. However, the moment British troops died there things became a lot more complicated, and I can't see this happening for a good while yet.

I do hope you are fishing with that comment. The only country that has prior claim to the Falklands is Spain, and I'm guessing that the people who actually live on the Islands might like some say in who, if indeed anyone, they are affiliated with.

 

[Twinkle Toes]

Bigmouth strikes again.

 

[Tooting Gull]

The Falklands have never been a part of Argentina. People live on the islands, do they not get a say? Do you think that every island in the world should be given to the country closest to it? (that's going to be a lot of gifts)

I don't think that's a bad rule of thumb to be honest, although clearly there are other issues. They have had a say, wouldn't you agree? But if the Isle of Wight was 'owned' by Brazil from some disputed claim going back to the early 19rth century, would you not see at least a case, geographic, economic, other financial, for it being part of the UK?

As far as I can see the Islanders could stay in their home, but under a different flag, or be offered the opportunity to come to Britain, if they wanted to leave. I very much doubt we have the military force to wage another war like that anyway with other commitments, so you could argue our bargaining position is weaker.

We 're-claimed' the Falklands in 1833, before which there were Fremch, Spanish and Argentine settlements there. The world is a different place now, and only a fool would not recognise that. But as I said earlier, the casualties of the war are going to make any handover difficult, and even impossible.

 

[brakespear]

Another cock of a popstar/celebrity full of his own self importance with ideas above his station

this - it's beginning to dawn on him I think that very few people care much about his views in general any more so he has to come up with ever more ludicrous attempts to bargepole his way back into the public eye.

 

[Driver8]

The Falklands have never been a part of Argentina. People live on the islands, do they not get a say? Do you think that every island in the world should be given to the country closest to it? (that's going to be a lot of gifts)

So we would get given to France? Not a bad idea that. Escargot anyone?

 

[8ace]

There's not that much oil there anyway

 

[Tony Towner's Fridge]

So please please please

F**K Off


I think that's how the lyric went?

Another loudmouthed Mancunian wart.

TNBA

TTF

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

Gonna have a hard time playing gigs back here after that I reckon.

I very much doubt it. Whatever you think of these comments he has said worse, and has a very very loyal fanbase in the UK. If anything this little episide is business as usual with Mozzer.

 

[ALBION28]

The Falklands have never been a part of Argentina. People live on the islands, do they not get a say? Do you think that every island in the world should be given to the country closest to it? (that's going to be a lot of gifts)

This!

 

[DJ Leon]

I don't think that's a bad rule of thumb to be honest, although clearly there are other issues. They have had a say, wouldn't you agree? But if the Isle of Wight was 'owned' by Brazil from some disputed claim going back to the early 19rth century, would you not see at least a case, geographic, economic, other financial, for it being part of the UK?

As far as I can see the Islanders could stay in their home, but under a different flag, or be offered the opportunity to come to Britain, if they wanted to leave. I very much doubt we have the military force to wage another war like that anyway with other commitments, so you could argue our bargaining position is weaker.

We 're-claimed' the Falklands in 1833, before which there were Fremch, Spanish and Argentine settlements there. The world is a different place now, and only a fool would not recognise that. But as I said earlier, the casualties of the war are going to make any handover difficult, and even impossible.

A reasonable response. It is surely a valid question to ask what makes these islands British? The same old argument that its inhabitants want to be British doesn't entirely convince me. They're not represented in parliament, they pay no taxes to us and they don't adhere to our laws. They do however cost us (dearly) in terms of their defence. Whilst I'm not for a second suggesting that Argentina have a valid cliam on the islands, I do think that we should, in a modern world, start to think about how we justify these Overseas Territories.

 

[Simster]

I don't think that's a bad rule of thumb to be honest, although clearly there are other issues. They have had a say, wouldn't you agree? But if the Isle of Wight was 'owned' by Brazil from some disputed claim going back to the early 19rth century, would you not see at least a case, geographic, economic, other financial, for it being part of the UK?

The two major differences are:
a) The Falklands have never belonged to Argentina.
b) the IoW is about 5 miles off the coast of Portsmouth at the bottom of Southampton Water whereas the Falklands are 430 miles off the coast of Argentina.

 

[DJ Leon]

I very much doubt it. Whatever you think of these comments he has said worse, and has a very very loyal fanbase in the UK. If anything this little episide is business as usual with Mozzer.

Quite, he has always said precisely what he believes. If you think he's doing this for publicity you're wrong, he's doing exactly what he's done for the last 25 years.

 

[essbee]

used to quite like the bloke - but this changes things. What a knob of the highest order.