Government spins over "Sealand"

[Donald Ramsbottom]

At 09:55 07/06/00 +0100, you wrote:
>Martin Cooper <mjc@cooper.org.uk> wrote:
>> I see from the Guardian today that the Home Office
>> is playing fast and loose with the facts by trying
>> to pretend "Sealand" is under the juristiction of the
>> United Kingdom in spite of the 1968 court ruling
>> recognising it to be outside the country's territory,
>
>The impression I got from reading the sealand web page was that the 1968
>court ruling simply said "well, yes, it is more than 3 miles away". It didn't
>say anything that would prevent the UK claiming ownership now that the
>limit is 12 miles not 3 miles.
>
>Also I'm not quite sure what's so secure about a territory with no armed
>forces to speak of.


I think you will find they are not at defenceless as you think. I may know
more later this afternoon.

Many may think that the legal argument is lost, but the actions of HMG (or
lack of it) may well leave them with a legal headache.

I have to say that I am suprised at the level of interest in this,(Monday I
had ABC News from USA, press association etc etc). I know there a good many
who think this a bunch of "Kooks", but as I understand it at present they
have real money and are going to make a go of it.Whether they can overcome
the credibility issue is another matter.

Donald Ramsbottom LL.B, BA (Hons).

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