Billionaires angry at island vote.THE billionaire Barclay brothers shut down their businesses on Sark as the final results for the tiny Channel Island's groundbreaking elections were confirmed today. Sark has ended 450 years of feudalism feudalism (fy  `dəlĭzəm), form of political and social organization typical of Western Europe from the dissolution of Charlemagne's empire to the rise of the absolute monarchies. after its 600 inhabitants
The game is based loosely on the concepts from SameGame. voted for its first democratic government - but the final outcome has not pleased twins Sir David and Sir Frederick Barclay, who own several hotels and shops on the island. It is estimated that around 100 jobs could be lost if the closures are permanent. The brothers, who own the Daily Telegraph and London's Ritz Hotel
The Ritz Hotel London is a 133-room hotel located in Piccadilly and overlooking Green Park in London. History Famed Swiss hotelier César Ritz opened the hotel on May 24, 1906. , want radical electoral reforms on Sark and object to the hereditary posts of seigneur and seneschal remaining. The seigneur is the head of the government, while the seneschal is Sark's chief judge and the president of the Chief Pleas. |
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