"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.

Long live Forvik!

HeadBangaa

United States6512 Posts

June 21 2008 21:34 GMT

Forvik, please research The Patriot for guidelines in dealing with redoats.

Showtime!

Canada2938 Posts

June 21 2008 21:37 GMT

All hail Forvik!

I might sea kayak around that region :D

BroOd

Austin10831 Posts

June 21 2008 21:39 GMT

"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."

Falcynn

United States3597 Posts

June 21 2008 21:55 GMT

Edit: nvm

Either way, rock on!

KwarK

United States42550 Posts

June 21 2008 21:57 GMT

He's not declaring independence. He's trying to change the legal status of Forvik within the United Kingdom. I expect the government will simply ignore him and continue to treat it as they always have. After all, they don't really care either way given nobody lives there. If they just wait 20 years the problem will resolve itself on his death. Provided no other countries recognise his Forvik then the UKs claim that it belongs to them outweighs his claim that it doesn't.
This is basically non news. Some mad hermit is talking crap and nobody is listening.

Superiorwolf

United States5509 Posts

June 21 2008 21:59 GMT

Lmao, population 1.

ydg

United States690 Posts

June 21 2008 22:29 GMT

" "There will be no income tax, VAT (value added tax), council tax, corporation tax, or any of the other taxes instituted by the British government," Hill wrote."

will there be jobs?

HeadBangaa

United States6512 Posts

June 21 2008 22:31 GMT

That's gotta be one looooong extension chord.

QuanticHawk

United States32049 Posts

June 21 2008 22:35 GMT

#10

This is almost as good as that British guy who tried to make his own country on one of the old WWII gun installations of the coast or smething.

o3.power91

Bahrain5288 Posts

June 21 2008 22:38 GMT

#11

On June 22 2008 06:59 Superiorwolf wrote:
Lmao, population 1.

lol

Klive5ive

United Kingdom6056 Posts

June 21 2008 22:45 GMT

#12

This guy is getting rinsed in our press.

iNcontroL

USA29055 Posts

June 21 2008 22:47 GMT

#13

Lil late but I think they should do well.

ROFL

KwarK

United States42550 Posts

June 21 2008 22:48 GMT

#14

On June 22 2008 07:45 Klive5ive wrote:
This guy is getting rinsed in our press.

I've failed to notice anything about it. What paper do you read?

Elric

United Kingdom1327 Posts

June 21 2008 22:54 GMT

#15

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.

+lol.

I haven't heard any "rinsing" either.. :S

Klive5ive

United Kingdom6056 Posts

June 21 2008 22:56 GMT

#16

On June 22 2008 07:48 Kwark wrote:

Show nested quote +

I've failed to notice anything about it. What paper do you read?

Well my father buys the Mail (which I don't endorse!) but they do make the news interesting.

They were talking about it on the News Quiz also and Sandi was ripping into him.
According to them he applied for planning permission to get a permanent structure up! Which if he's ignoring all UK law he doesn't need. And his permanent structure is made of corrigated plastic and bits of wood he found... so clearly he doesn't understand the meaning of the word permanent either.

What puzzles me most though is since he lives in a tent how does he have a website?