Our View: Policy of talk and no action over Cyprus’ British bases suits everyone

After the drone strike on the British base in Akrotiri it was inevitable that the public debate about the presence of the sovereign bases would commence. This debate has become something of a tradition every few years, when something happens to bring attention to the existence of the British bases.

Strong words are said by politicians, newspaper columnists and attention-seeking lawyers about this colonial arrangement imposed on the Cyprus Republic when it became independent. The Cold War era Pancyprian Peace Council...