The helmet cam video gave me a sense of just how difficult such operations are. I'm grateful we have people who will accept such assignments.
Details of the Daring Airdrop at Tristan Da Cunha
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Not sure what that means. What do you think the Uk claims to own? Lots of european countries owned colonies until the post-war settlement. And immigration to UK is at an all time high so not sure on other point?
Immigration to the UK is not at an all time high - both immigration and net migration are down pretty sharply: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c70989jrdweo
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#93Earlier quoted context omitted.
Not sure what that means. What do you think the Uk claims to own? Lots of european countries owned colonies until the post-war settlement. And immigration to UK is at an all time high so not sure on other point?
Immigration to the UK is not at an all time high - both immigration and net migration are down pretty sharply: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c70989jrdweo
The general trend of the past years has increased immigration
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/migration-advisor...
Its not an open border and the rules changed and now it is decreasing
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#94Earlier quoted context omitted.
Orkney is only 20 miles from the UK mainland so I'm not sure that's the reason. People there make fudge which is pretty good. Until recently (1956) it hosted a major Royal Navy base.
Isn’t the hosting of a naval base a good example of this island being subsidized because the government wants to control the waters around it? And it being close to mainland is another reason, you don’t want another country having an island that close to you.
No, the island is already within the territorial waters, it doesn't noticeably expand it.
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#95Earlier quoted context omitted.
Isn’t the hosting of a naval base a good example of this island being subsidized because the government wants to control the waters around it? And it being close to mainland is another reason, you don’t want another country having an island that close to you.
No, the island is already within the territorial waters, it doesn't noticeably expand it.
Uh, doesn't it extend it the entire size of Orkney plus another 12 nm?
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#96Very nice story. One thing I often ask myself in these situations: What do the inhabitants on these islands actually do? There are 259 of them in this case. Are they self-sustaining? How do they pay for stuff the want to import? Do they live off the cruise ships they supply? And do people generally stay there or do young people generally move to mainland? Edit: For economy, it looks like they live off exporting langu…
>Are they self-sustaining? How do they pay for stuff the want to import Generally the modern day population of these types of islands are simply cover for the government to maintain political control of an area of ocean surrounding them. Same deal with the Falklands, Orkney/Shetland, etc. To that end their entire existence is more or less subsidised because of this.
Looking at Orkney and the Shetlands on a map, the UK is the logical country for them to belong to, unless Scotland becomes independent.
By the way, Skara Brae is worth seeing if you are at all interested in history. I'd rate it at least on the same level as Stonehenge.
Looking at the position of the Falklands on a map however ... different story.
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#97Very nice story. One thing I often ask myself in these situations: What do the inhabitants on these islands actually do? There are 259 of them in this case. Are they self-sustaining? How do they pay for stuff the want to import? Do they live off the cruise ships they supply? And do people generally stay there or do young people generally move to mainland? Edit: For economy, it looks like they live off exporting langu…
This recent article[1] answers a lot of these questions with great photos too. I would go so far to say it’s the most authoritative piece to date. Previously [2].
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#98Very nice poem from a local: On windswept shores where oceans foam, Far from the bustle and noise of home, The island watched the grey skies part, With hope returning to every heart. Across the vastness the RAF flew through, With medicine, medics, and military too, Parachuting in with skill and courage on our shore, The impossible was accomplished to the core. Tristan da Cunha, proud and small, A community who always…
It is not 'very nice'; it's often generic and lacking in any insight or striking imagery, the meter is ragged and inconsistent while the rhymes are often padding or outright slant (through/too, shore/core?). But I will grant it this: despite the AABB quatrain meter making it look exactly like AI slop, the flaws and errors show that it's probably genuinely amateur-written (as does a '100% human' rating in Pangram).
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What if you were Ukrainian?
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Go on the Kremlin's official website and search for "on the historical unity of russian and Ukrainian people". Check the date, read the text, and understand that this was never about NATO or what Ukraine did. putin just is just a megalomaniac obsessed with restoring the russian empire/ussr.
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Yeah and helps demonstrate thst Tristan is strategically important
I think it's rich the English dont like foreigners given how many countries they think they're entitled to posses
As a someone living of foreign origin living in England my experience is that it is avery friendly and accepting place.