[Sephiroth]

Originally Posted by ianch99

Mr K is correct (as always ), these locations you cite are indeed relics of Empire. Giving them pretty names is just denial. They will, at some point, revert back to their natural owners. Goa is good example of what eventually happens to relics of Empire.

The irony here is that you are denying that "we haven’t let the Empire go" and then, in the same breath, claiming that these locations are not related to Empire. Nice ..

You are showing yourself up. A pity.

First, who are the 'natural owners' of Gibraltar and the Falklands? They've changed hands several times and treaties support the current status. Indeed, both of these have held referendums to see if a change of status was favoured by the inhabitants.

What has Goa got to do with the implicit suggestion (by Mr K) that Leave voters haven't 'let the empire go'? It's the UK we're talking about.

And, by far the worst in your response, you have mischievously twisted my words. I said: "I hope you don’t mean the likes of the Falklands, Bermuda and Gibraltar, which are self-governing dependencies and in no way part of an Empire - Which we dropped in the period from 1948 through 1965." You said: 'You are denying that "we haven’t let the Empire go" and then, in the same breath, claiming that these locations are not related to Empire'. The two statements are not the same thing and you should do better than that.