Polling conducted by the Friends of the British Overseas Territories of the Chagossian community has just come in. It’s… decisive…
99.73% of Chagossians – 2,979 of those polled – said they supported the landmark Judicial Review against the UK government. 99.16% – 2,958 of those polled – said they wanted the Chagos Islands to remain British. Only 25 Chagossians said the islands should go to Mauritius. You can normally only expect to see polling results like this in less developed nations…
Press reports say India is looking to place a satellite station in the archipelago and China is looking to buy one of its largest islands. The carve-up begins…