Hadn’t realised thousands of the Chagossians who were relocated to the UK were settled in Crawley. That just feels like adding insult to injury
@japantimes: Britain announced Thursday that it would transfer sovereignty of Chagos Islands to Mauritius in what has been dubbed a "historic" deal — but many Chagossians living in Britain are angry at not being given a say in the islands' fate.
I’d just like to say, fuck these Tories in particular. The Chagossians were forcibly booted off the island just because the USA told us to do it. They still want to come back. This isn’t ancient history. This was an act of colonialism performed in living memory. You have no moral standing to […]
In this case UK isn’t “giving back” the islands to the Chagossians, rather unilaterally transferring them to another third party, Mauritius. Are you hinting Gaby the UK will transfer the Parthenon Marbles to Turkey and disintermediate the Greeks?
@TheEconomist: This week the British government announced a preliminary deal to cede sovereignty of the islands to Mauritius. The deal is good for Mauritius, and soothes a diplomatic irritant for Britain. But it doesn’t much help the Chagossians themselves 👇
Touching to see all this sudden right-wing concern with the fate of the Chagossians. Let’s call it “opportunistic performative solidarity”.
There are few things more nauseating than seeing Tory and Reform voters, and Daily Mail, Telegraph and GB News hacks suddenly pretending to care about the Chagossians having not given a single shit about them during the last five decades of horrendous injustice at the hands of Britain.
@ArchieHall: I looked at the Chagos Islands deal for @TheEconomist today and came out pretty concerned. Key points: — Mauritius' claim is quite flimsy — Ghastly exclusion of the Chagossians in this — Chinese spying gets easier — Foolish to trade hard power for soft
I looked at the Chagos Islands deal for The Economist today and came out pretty concerned. Key points: — Mauritius' claim is quite flimsy — Ghastly exclusion of the Chagossians in this — Chinese spying gets easier — Foolish to trade hard power for soft www.economist.com/britain/2024...