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[andri_cy]

Wow Stuart you have been had.
I too believe everyone should go home. Turkish troops out, TCS go to their homes, GCs go to their homes and the british get the hell out. They are supposed to be paying rent for that land and they never did. We should evict them like a sensible landlord would.

[StuartN]

You should read more and pretend to know less. The 1960 agreement was for the two SBA's to remain under the control of an administrator (equivalent of Governer), appointed by the Queen and responsible to the MOD. The SB's are British Overseas Territories. Britain hands over any monies earned from customs etc to RoC - as per the agreement. Rent WAS paid for 4 years, but following the conflict this ceased as there was no guarantee both GC's and TC's would benefit from the money.

And no - I'm not British nor an apologist for anybody -

[Strahd]

The land of the sovereign bases is not given to the British it is actually sort of "rented" to them for this use. The UK actually needs to pay money for these bases to the ROC, they just refuse to because they bring as an excuse the current status quo(typical british scum foreign policy)

As far as iraq is concerned you will be happy to know that devide and rule is actually beeing applied there at the moment by the british in the area. Recently two british citizens were arrested with a civilian car full of tnt pretending to be arabs last year ( here).

This is what they do to protect their interests!

[kalahari]

Crikey, you guys just hate everybody don't you! How do you get through the day?

[bigfatlondonboy]

they do they do.to be fair there are only a few on here that really hate everyone except gc's and they are the ones that are'nt even in cyprus...

Crikey, you guys just hate everybody don't you! How do you get through the day?

[andri_cy]

You should read more and pretend to know less. The 1960 agreement was for the two SBA's to remain under the control of an administrator (equivalent of Governer), appointed by the Queen and responsible to the MOD. The SB's are British Overseas Territories. Britain hands over any monies earned from customs etc to RoC - as per the agreement. Rent WAS paid for 4 years, but following the conflict this ceased as there was no guarantee both GC's and TC's would benefit from the money.

And no - I'm not British nor an apologist for anybody -

and I ssume you know evrything right? The confict crap is an excuse for not paying not a valid explanation. Cyprus has a recognized government and the money should go to it. TC's benefit from our government all the time. They go to the hospitals in the south, have jobs in the south. Also, they can move to the south any time they want and live and prosper there, no one is making them stay in the north-it is their choice(for whatever reasons, valid or not). So I suggest before you use excuses you read about, for you to read a bit more and stop pretending to know everything. Excuses are not explanations.

[TheCabbie]

There are no British troops in RoC

So part of Cyprus is still a colony? Maybe the British are the indigenous people of the British bases?

Funnily enough, I know lots of "Cypriots" (or should I say people of non-British origin) who chose to take British passports for their children because they were born on the SBA areas.

Lets be honest, if the British completely pulled out of Cyprus, sold all their property (not sure to whom) and took all their money with them, both sides of the island would sink like turds beneath the sea.

[StuartN]

Andri said:

They are supposed to be paying rent for that land and they never did.

I said:

Rent WAS paid for 4 years,

Just pointing out facts. If you KNOW that it was NEVER paid then please point me at the source. Always willing to learn!

TC's benefit from our government all the time. They go to the hospitals in the south, have jobs in the south. Also, they can move to the south any time they want and live and prosper there, no one is making them stay in the north-it is their choice(for whatever reasons, valid or not).

Quite agree with you - and I'm sure other EC nationals apart from GC's benefit from jobs, health services etc in the RoC. I know I do.

And like others on this forum, I certainly don't profess to know all about the problem. But apparently there are some users who DO know absolutely everything and I'm always grateful for their feedback. We never stop learning eh?

[Alexander]

The land of the sovereign bases is not given to the British it is actually sort of "rented" to them for this use. The UK actually needs to pay money for these bases to the ROC, they just refuse to because they bring as an excuse the current status quo(typical british scum foreign policy)

As far as iraq is concerned you will be happy to know that devide and rule is actually beeing applied there at the moment by the british in the area. Recently two british citizens were arrested with a civilian car full of tnt pretending to be arabs last year ( here).

This is what they do to protect their interests!

Rented, Sovereign I think its all semantics. The fact, that the occupying force refused to grant Cyprus independence unless it was granted Military Bases, speaks volumes about the legitimacy of these ill gotten gains. Matsakis is right; the British are an occupying force and should leave. Bad enough we have Attila the Hun to the North, we have John Bullocks to the south. Bugger off back to Salisbury Plain of wherever you come from.

[Alexander]

There are no British troops in RoC

So part of Cyprus is still a colony? Maybe the British are the indigenous people of the British bases?

Funnily enough, I know lots of "Cypriots" (or should I say people of non-British origin) who chose to take British passports for their children because they were born on the SBA areas.

Lets be honest, if the British completely pulled out of Cyprus, sold all their property (not sure to whom) and took all their money with them, both sides of the island would sink like turds beneath the sea.

Why dont you bugger off and see. The only turd in this discussion is you. You sick old wanker