FIGHTING FUND

FORVIK – A TINY ISLAND CHALLENGING THE AUTHORITY OF THE UK GOVERNMENT

Never doubt that a small number of committed citizens can change the world - in fact it's the only thing that ever has. Margaret Meade

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The Simple Question: When did Shetland become part of Scotland? – and what it means to you,  wherever you are.

The whole of the UK government's authority in Shetland rests on the assumption that Shetland is part of Scotland. My research over the past 6 years or so into Shetland's unique history leads me to the inescapable conclusion that it never happened - and that it could never have happened.

If I am right (and so far, nobody has proved me wrong), the implications are simply huge.

• It means that the UK government never had the right to appropriate Shetland's seabed and license oil companies to extract the oil.
• It means they never had the authority to use Shetland's fisheries as a bargaining chip to enter the EEC.
• It means that Shetland has been subject to a massive fraud perpetrated at the highest level for hundreds of years.
• It means that Shetland could not have been incorporated into the UK, let alone the EU.
• It means that Shetland's true status is that of a Crown Dependency with the right to make its own laws, raise its own taxes (if necessary) and do all the things that any offshore island can do.

This website gives the evidence to prove all these statements. Watch the videos, or read my talk. Read my correspondence with the Queen, the Lord Chancellor and the Scottish Government. Nobody has the answer - because it never happened!

To test my ideas, a well-wisher gave me a small island (Forvik). I declared it a Crown Dependency and then spent every penny I had - first to design and build a boat to get access, then to build a house. Forvik is now like Shetland in microcosm. Once the lightbulb went off in my head that Forvik represents the true status of Shetland and that the existing authority is actually an illegal regime, it made it easy to answer questions like 'Is it legal?' - ''Don't you need permission?' and so on. The most significant point is that there has so far been no official challenge to any of my 'unlawful' activities. (I stopped paying Income Tax, VAT and Council Tax, built a house without planning permission, put a car on the road with Forvik number plates and tax disc and various other disobedient actions). The counter at the top of the page tells you how long these have been going on without challenge. The authorities have gone to extraordinary lengths to avoid engaging with me because they know they cannot justify their authority here.

Five Tests of Shetland public opinion in recent times have shown:

• 1975: In the UK referendum, Shetland was one of only two places to vote NO to staying in the EEC. In common with the UK, Shetland was dragged into the EU without even being asked.
• 1992: A Shetland Times poll showed 62% would like more autonomy.
• 2003: A leaflet circulated with the Shetland Times drew over 1,000 responses asking for more autonomy.
• 2004: A SOUL petition revealed over 1,000 wanted more autonomy.
• 2006: A Tory poll found 77% wanted more autonomy.

Shetland Islands Council Convenor Sandy Cluness has shown he is not against what I'm doing and has declared a long list of objectives in line with those of Forvik.

Direct Democracy:

Another important aspect of this project is to introduce a new kind of democracy - a system where the people have the power over their elected representatives - to get rid of the liars, thieves and tyrants in government. Forvik's system of democracy will be based on Roger Rothenberger's Beyond Plutocracy and will be the first working example of it in the world.

The Declaration:

The announcement of the Declaration on June 21st 2008 released a torrent of responses - over 50,000 unique visitors to the website in the first four days and just under 1,000 emails, amongst which there was only one dissenting voice. I obviously touched a nerve.

This all may seem a bit far-fetched and remote from your life, but it affects every single one of us. Ask yourself:

• Does my government serve me, or is it my master?
• Is my government intimidating, or supportive?
• Does it spend my money wisely?
• Is there a shortage of money?
• Can I do anything about it?

I think something can be done. I believe the government reflects the people and we get the government we ask for. The only way to make change happen is to change ourselves.

Shetland has a unique history that gives it the legal means to challenge Big Government, but at the end of the day the only thing that will make change happen is if the people want it. At that point nothing can stop it – and that is the whole point. If Shetland can use its history as a catalyst for change, it shows the way for any community, region, territory or country to take charge of its own destiny.

On this site are a number of ways that you can get involved and benefit directly, but I hope you will start to ask questions and make the changes to get the government you deserve.

If you would like to be apart of this project, become a member, make a donation. Buy the T-shirt. Tell your friends. Take the first steps by registering for the newsletter on the link above left and indicate your interest. What happens in Forvik will ripple out and have world-wide significance that could well affect you. Be a part of it!

Forvik has no religious or party political affiliations.