Does ANYONE on the British Left still keep a straight face and refer wistfully to 'Las Islas Malvinas" when referring to the Falklands ? There was quite a fashion for that at one time. One wannabe Labour MP even found his campaign derailed by his previous and published thoughts on the Falklands Conflict.

Does ANYONE on the Left still publicly support the Islands being handed over to (or at least part-controlled by Argentina), regardless of the 99.99% of the Islanders wishes?

Our administrations of the last 20 years can't even sort out The Enemy Within.

you mean Thatch threatened/bribed/begged the Argies to attack?

The Falklands conflict is a perfect example of the juvenile and simplistic way the left see the world. Firstly, they argue that the conflict was engineered to be Thatcher's ticket to the election. They conveniently ignore the fact that prior to sending the task force there were an awful lot of informed people (not just left wing nutters) who thought that expediting such an operation in the southern hemipshere was beyond our capabilities by that stage. They also conveniently forget that successful wars are not any kind of guarantee for public gratitude at the poll booths. Ask Churchill. Finally and crucially the left wing nutters totally ignore the most relevant fact. The economy wins or loses elections. At the time of the conflict we were still struggling economically. By the time of the election in 83 the people had become convinced that Thatcher was as good as her word. She had said that the early 80's were going to be tough and she told the people that we would emerge from it. We had.

Any time and more of you left wing loonies want some more actual facts just give me a shout and please don't listen to the numpty who calls himself Facts. You may be well meaning idiots but he's a wrong un.

4 million thrown onto the dole paid for by north sea oil revenue, riots on the streets ,the country ravaged by industrial vandalism all in the name of- where there is despair let me bring hope , seriously what drivel the spivs believe

What did she inherit Hanks? What did the Tories hand over to Blair in 97?

Simple question just for you.

26 times the spivs manipulated the dole figures  why?

lies what lies ?

you never answered my question why?

Facts is a fully fledged imbecile. A dangerous lying one who insists on rewriting history. Thatcher saw the problems inflation caused during the 70's and made it a priority to address it. She did and we reaped the benefits.

As for The Belgrano that halfwit makes out it was a yacht out for a jolly. It was a warship carrying enemy combatants. It's sad that anybody has to die in war but that is always the case. I've never once heard that cretin comment on the loss of life of our brave soldiers. He loves to have a pop at the aggressors soldiers being killed though. What a hypocrite but then given his previous everybody knows that.

Sinking The Belgrano was a sad day for the people who lost their lives and their family's but if the Argentinians hadn't started a war of aggression against our people they wouldn't have got a pasting. You almost imagine Facts would have preferred we lost and the islanders were kicked off, such is his hatred for his own country.

Hey Facts. One more thing. Victory in 79. Smashed Labour. Victory in 83. Smashed Labour. Victory in 85. Smashed Scargill. Victory in 87. Smashed Labour. Even in 2016 and long out of office she's still smashing dopes like you posthumously.

What a gal.

They'd be ashamed alun. Memories of Lord Haw Haw were still fresh in the memory and the thought that someone could provide any kind of succour to an enemy of this country repulsed them. To be fair a few of them were facifists by ideological conviction but there were also plenty of red blooded patriots who would have cheered as Facts had the blindfold placed over his eyes. Of course he'd need the blindfold and tying to the stake because he'd have been blubbing like a baby and without tethering he'd be slithering down the stake like a poll dancer seeing a fifty coming out of a prospective clients wallet.

he'd be slithering down the stake like a poll dancer seeing a fifty coming out of a prospective clients wallet.

I believe they are known as Pole Dancers actually. Please have respect for this fine and selfless body of women engaged in that noble profession.

they must be gutted you tw@t

BLOCKING…… the cyberspace equivalent of hiding under the bed, fingers in ears, screaming "NOOOOO" in the desperate and forlorn hope that an inconvenient truth will go away.

BLOCKING…… an action with about as much dignity as a spoiled 5 year old child screaming at his Mam because his younger brother is eating the morning Cocopops out of the 5 year old's special Winnie-the-Pooh dish.

BLOCKING…. the immature act of a shallow person incapable of debate, no doubt privately embarrassed that their half-baked and insincerely held views are easily ripped apart and rightly ridiculed. Little surprise that such an individual supposedly identifies with the phoney "progressive" phoney "tolerant" types who want to shut down debate. 

ADMITTING being a Blocker….  what self-respecting man would even dream of doing such a thing? Ye Gods, I'm blushing for him.

I see the block button is malfunctioning again.

Facts scours every line,is unable to counter arguments put.

how many of you have framed photo of maggie? maybe even signed?

The decision to turn a political disccussion into personal abuse does you great credit burton. Something to really be proud of.

cheers PP much appreciated thanks

Must be a bundle of fun for Facts reading a thread.
Hi Alias. Still in yer camp at Holyrood and shouting FREEDUM.

Signed btw.