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    Case for Independence: Anguilla from Britain
    Case for Independence: Anguilla from Britain
    Case for Independence: Anguilla from Britain
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    Case for Independence: Anguilla from Britain

    By George Hodge

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    A pretty comprehensive and compelling argument drafted, on request, for Anguilla in 2012 to officially ask Britain, its administering power, to begin to prepare the small emerging nation and its people for independence by 2015.

    Britain's perceived complicity in recent events surrounding the banking situation of the island's two indigenous banks serve to further strengthen, widen and hasten the call for independence.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherGeorge Hodge
    Release dateDec 10, 2015
    ISBN9781310800023
    Case for Independence: Anguilla from Britain
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    George Hodge

    Born in Anguilla in the Caribbean in 1942, I have been lover of words from very early, playing with them in the dirt, on sand and on all types of paper, including brown cement bag.During my university years (1963-66) in Barbados, I was lucky to get short stories published in the leading newspaper. Titles include “The crane lift which was to be his last” and “The day the topless came to town”.In 1970, I completed a full novel with the same name; and, proceeded to write the play shortly thereafter. Unfortunately, both manuscripts were lost in a hurricane.If you google Anguilla Spoken Word, from 1:42 into the video, you will see me, in my golden years, breaking my public speaking phobia, I being the second guest presenter.I invite you to read and enjoy my salvaged poetic pieces. If you feel satisfied, please spread the word; and, also look out very soon for my biography and other works.

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      Case for Independence - George Hodge

      A Case for Independence

      For Anguilla, BWI

      By George Hodge

      Table of Contents

      Introduction

      The Catalyst

      The Trump Card

      Case made in 2012 for independence by 2015

      Summary

      Appeal

      Introduction

      In light of the UK Government’s decision to pass an Order in Council in June 2015 to place a Chief Financial Adviser (CFA) in Anguilla’s Ministry of Finance and give the British Governor excessive powers to micromanage the island…

      The people of Anguilla hereby request Her Majesty’s Government to immediately desist from its plan to micromanage Anguilla; and, instead, to start preparing Anguilla and its people for independence within a reasonable period of time, preferably two years.

      The Catalyst

      It is all too clear that the British Government is seeking to capitalize and piggyback on the conservatorship crisis of the two local banks in order to affect its agenda which is to promote Britain’s best interests in Anguilla.

      There is absolutely no doubt that the British Government has long wished to institute reciprocity in Anguilla; also, to gain control of the island’s abundant biodiversity and potentially lucrative offshore finance industry.

      It is a glaring fact that the British Government has not been there for Anguilla when the island and its people needed their Mother Country most. Having ceased budgetary aid in the early 1980s and capital aid in mid-2005, British aid has been minimal since. No bailout was given since the global recession began. Neither was a loan guarantee promised or given.

      But, the British Government has been quick to offer a loan guarantee for the Government of Anguilla to capitalize a national bank, in its support for the merging of the two local banks which is a very unpopular solution to the island’s banking crisis.

      The future of the island and its people will be severely affected as a consequence of the two local banks merging to become an Eastern Caribbean Currency Union (ECCU) branch bank; and, if the British Government’s plan to micromanage the island is successful.

      The people of Anguilla will not accept either and will be united in opposition to both. Such is their concern about the future for the island and for generations of Anguillians to come, this has hastened their call

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