VoyForums

[ VoyUser Login optional ] [ Main index ] [ Post a new message ] [ Search | Check update time | Archives: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, [7], 8, 9, 10 ]
Subject: What a low act from the MoD


Author:
Ian (Australia)
[ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ]
Date Posted: 02:38:37 11/22/04 Mon
In reply to: Matt(UK) 's message, "Sunday Telegraph:Become British or be sacked, Commonwealth troops are told" on 22:10:06 11/21/04 Sun
 That New Zealander in his mid 30s was BORN British, had that status taken away from him while he was still a child, and now must beg to have it back to be able to continue in his work?

Stuff that for a lark.
[ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ]

Replies:
[> [> Subject: I suspect...


Author:
Dave (UK)
[Edit]
Date Posted: 10:16:17 11/22/04 Mon
Commonwealth servicemen are an obstacle to the EU Army.

[ Post a Reply to This Message ]
[> [> Subject: Though his British subject status wasn't taken from him by Britain, remember....


Author:
Nick (UK)
[Edit]
Date Posted: 10:43:43 11/22/04 Mon

[ Post a Reply to This Message ]
[> [> [> Subject: No, I wasn't suggesting that


Author:
Ian (Australia)
[Edit]
Date Posted: 14:15:03 11/22/04 Mon
Just the irony of having to ask for something that he was born with.

[ Post a Reply to This Message ]
[> [> [> Subject: Now that I come to think about it...


Author:
Ed Harris (Venezia)
[Edit]
Date Posted: 15:10:10 11/24/04 Wed
The Commonwealth citizenship issue seems to me to be rather like a Commonwealth Midlothian Question. The lines drawn between Brits, Canadians, Australians and New Zealanders were on paper - of which the renunciation of British citizenship is the prominent example. I say 'on paper', because it did not reflect the reality that the people of the former dominions were still essentially British and, amongst other things, fought in the British army, navy and air force.

So long as the theoretical change was not reflected in policy, there was no problem. But it was inevitable that at some point, bureaucrats and politicians being what they are, an attempt would be made to rationalise in policy a decision which was taken as a symbolic gesture of independence rather than a renunciation of all cultural and historical ties, not to mention practical ties.

Many of our best laws are the best laws precisely because they are not enforced. The laws on cannabis are a good example: their illegality reflects our beilief that its mental and physical effects are far from healthy, but our decision not to enforce it reflects our tolerance of people who realise this but are entitled to make their own decision anyway. But socialists do love to enforce laws, don't they, and that mucks up the whole system.

[ Post a Reply to This Message ]

[ VoyUser Login ] Not required to post.
Post a public reply to this message | Go post a new public message
 * Notice: Posting problems? [ Click here ]
 * HTML allowed in marked fields.
Post Password:
Keep password cookie for 24 hours

* Message subject (required):

Name (required):

  Expression (Optional mood/title along with your name) Examples: (happy, sad, The Joyful, etc.) help)

  E-mail address (optional):

* Type your message here:

Choose Message Icon: [ View Emoticons ]

Notice: Copies of your message may remain on this and other systems on internet. Please be respectful.

Forum timezone: GMT+0
VF Version: 2.94, ConfDB:
Before posting please read our privacy policy.
VoyForums(tm) is a Free Service from Voyager Info-Systems.
Copyright © 1998-2008 Voyager Info-Systems. All Rights Reserved.