The weather of course might be a bit bracing–it’s in the Shetlands.
LONDON (Reuters) – The owner of a tiny island in off Scotland declared its independence from the United Kingdom on Saturday, saying he wanted the territory, population one, to be a crown dependency like the Channel Islands.
In a declaration on his Web site, Stuart Hill, who owns the 2.5 acre island of Forvik in the Shetland Islands in the North Sea, said he no longer recognised the authority of the government or the European Union, and cited a centuries-old royal marriage dowry deal as the basis for his claim.
“Forvik owes no allegiance to any United Kingdom government, central or local, and is not bound by any of its statutes,” Hill wrote.
I’m not sure if he is really the owner, or just a squatter:
Hill, 65, has lived in the Shetland Islands on the edge of the Atlantic since 2001, when his boat capsized there during an unsuccessful attempted to circumnavigate Britain. He is Forvik’s only resident, and his home is a tent on the storm-battered island
His claim is based on the arrangments that brought the Shetlands under the crown of Scotland, but as the property of the monarch and not as part of Scotland–and therefore (says Hill) not part of the United Kingdom now.
“By declaring Forvik a crown dependency I am simply re-establishing the correct legal relationship between this part of Shetland and the crown. Hill said he had written to the Queen offering his services as “steward” and recognising her as head of state. “I also invite anyone from any country in the world, who supports these aims, namely to become free of liars, thieves and tyrants in government, to become a citizen of Forvik,” he added.
Tags: Forvik, Shetland Islands
June 22, 2008 at 12:55 am |
[...] like the Channel Islands. …THE PLANET WATCH COMMUNITY FORUM – http://planet-watch.org/forum|||Let’s move to Forvikvor 12 Minuten gefunden kishnevi In a declaration on his Web site, Stuart Hill, who owns the 2.5 [...]
July 2, 2008 at 11:44 pm |
Yes, it usually rains in Forvik, but you may our brand new “made in Forvik” T-Shirts.
To see our projects, please look at http://www.forvik.net
July 2, 2009 at 9:25 pm |
Stuart Hill never completed the purchase of the Island. He is now trying to steal it off me, the man is frauding money off people, by selling plots of land he doesnt even own. At the same time he has had debt companys coming to my home looking for payment of his debts. He is telling debt companys he is not part of the UK so he doesnt have to pay them. I gave them his real address in cunningsburgh Shetland.
July 3, 2009 at 2:55 am |
[...] on Forvik By kishnevi This comment was just left on my old post about Forvik. You may remember it–the man who claimed a very small island in the Shetlands was not really [...]