January 8th 08, 01:35 PM
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First recorded activity at LondonBanter: Jan 2008
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An open letter regarding Croxley Rail link
Richard J. wrote:
Arthur Figgis wrote:
Charles Ellson wrote:
Another variation on UKIP ? Apparently some bloke called Gary
Bushell is their candidate for the Mayoralty of Greater London :-
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_Democrats
which seems to mention desires on the territory of a neighbouring
country, a policy which largely fell out of favour in the rest of
Europe about 1938.
Spain, Ireland and various Balkan places at least have laid claim to
territory since then, and Russia has annexed territory.
Not forgetting the UK's annexation of territory in September 1955,
"the final territorial expansion of the British Empire" according to
Wikipedia. (The territory was the island of Rockall.)
That wasn't Rockall. It was Napoleon's Piano.
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