They say that "Today is the Battle of Britain" yet for some reason they switched sides and joined the fascists

I say, give them independence. Cut them off from the grid, water, sewage. Add border checks requiring visas if they want to enter the rest of the country. Treat them how you would treat any other country, with the influence of 300 people. See how long they last.

As a nice gesture, let them have another referendum to see if they want to rejoin.

Town expects to be taken seriously

It's named Piddington

At least when their barely-a-worthwhile-orgy of a village falls apart, they'll be able to seek asylum within easy walking distance.

Just let them get their independence. Build a razorwire fence around the village, invalidate their passports, and cut off water, power, and phones. And just in case they have boats, place a coast guard boat in front of their harbour (or whatever they have).

There is there classic film called passport to pimlico.

The story of how technically speaking pimlico belonged to some foreign prince. At the time because the post war rationing was making life difficult... They all decided to secede the UK. Only to find the actually rationing wasn't that bad when faced with all of the other issues that came from being isolationist.

It was relevant then. It was relevant during the brexit referendum. And it is relevant today.

Although this shouldn't be confused for the cases Scotland Ireland and Wales make for independence.

That's nice of them to show me what village i am not going to visit. Glad moronic racists are happy to show themselves on the map

Yeah, i wonder how that would go with no money to support anything from infrastructure to basics like electricity.

You need to be very stupid or old, say 75 or 80 to support something like this.

The migrants are coming regardless, the only choice you have is whether to be humane or cruel.

Villager Herbert Owen, 76, said after voting on Tuesday that the independence referendum "isn't just about Piddington," adding: "It means everything our grandparents, our parents fought for. Today is the Battle of Britain."

Herbert, Britain took hundreds of thousands of refugees when Nazi Germany invaded all of Europe. Many of those refugees fought for the Allies during the Battle of Britain when UK was left standing alone. You shame your grandparents and parents who fought during the war and tarnishing the name of the battle that fought for everything that is right.

No wonder the Scots and Welsh are right to push for independence. I would not want to be associated with England-- an old man yelling at clouds.

So wait are they actually independent then?...

Because if so, that technically means it's perfectly fine for anyone to declare war on them and just take over the area. I mean, they're calling it a battle, so why not give them a taste of what they want then? Considering it's about 300 people, most elderly, it's probably not hard for the internet to gather a 100 who have just some basic combat training. Then they can be given the choice to surrender, and once they do, their land can be sold been to Britain or turned into an anarchist commune, with them being kicked out. /s

Unfortunately, even with such a direct drastic action, the irony would be entirely lost on them.

What a bunch of wankers

Great, invade them and make them a vassal state to the UK with an 80% tax rate and forced serfdom. Should be done before lunch.

I will never feel bad for UK having to deal with "migrant crisis" after terrorizing the world for centuries

drugs can only help overcome views that are not your own

I am in agreeance with the comments basically telling those people that they would need to basically build up their "country" but definitely under a time constraint before being kicked out of the country.

Hell, I was thinking similar things like that for certain parts of my country. Could easily apply to both. Simple things like them having to draft their own laws, create their own currency and then when that is created hand over basically all the foreign money back, government from the part of the country that didn't secede still keeps control over the military bases and other government things of importance still in the new country. Things like other have said about disconnecting from nationwide utilities and having to have their own passports.

I bet in both situations they wouldn't even last more than a few years before collapsing inder their own ineptitude.

From the latest Popbitch gossip missive: "The uproar over Piddington’s Jubilee Park is a surprise to some locals, given that its sole purpose prior to the erection of the big Hollywood-style Piddington sign - in support of the village’s risible vote to secede from the UK - appeared to be for dogging. Rarely frequented by locals, given its relative distance from the village, things had got bad enough that the hedge at the entrance to the park had to be cut down so that Thames Valley Police could see in from the road."