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@Brazilnut where did that come from?!
@burneside no, thousands didn't die in the conflict itself but thousands of lives were "gone" in one way or another. Fact. I don't think I said that we called the islands the Malvinas. When the Argentine invaded they proclaimed their right over the Malvinas, so the verse represents the balance of claims. When the Argentinians surrendered we then had recovered the "Malvinas" as the ...
@burneside = people died, both British and Argentinian, during the conflict and after the conflict and many were injured, some seriously and some scarred for life. That's a fact isn't it? (Note: I think the official figure of deaths during the conflict is over 900. In one single attack on the Galahad and Tristram there were also over 150 British troops injured or burned. And of course there ...
VC Remember those who die in foreign lands, who give their lives that liberty may thrive shedding blood in arid Afghan sands. Those who’ve stayed behind all understand; those shell-shocked souls who make it home alive remember those who die in foreign lands. James Ashworth had the guts to take command. He died so that his men survived, shedding blood in arid Afghan sands Sitting ...
@DJ yes I do like writing poetry and sorry but there's another two verses to come to complete the history of the Thatcher Years. Not sure what you mean by nice (everyone has a different view of what that would be) but see below. @burneside - which bits are factually incorrect? I use the name Falklands and the name Malvinas, for when the Argentines occupied it, so I don't know how you ...
Advance notice of the 100th anniversary of the pilgrimage for women's suffrage, which will be coming through Dawlish and Teignmouth in July. For more info - http://dreadnoughtsouthwest.org.uk/
The Tide of Victory So she took on the unions. Pitch battles were fought in the streets, at the gates, at the pits. She taught them a lesson they’d never forget. She challenged, prevailed and she won. With Reagan, they’d have you believe, she won the cold war, the old war of attrition. Forget about Gorbachev, Glasnost, Perestroika. Don’t worry if history was right. She was ...
@HuwMatthews - which bit was "illinformed"- her homophobia or her implicit racism?
@HuwMatthews2 Not aggrieved at all. Just wondering who your favourite poet is.
Yes, very interesting and reminded me of two other things I'd forgotten about Thatcher. First was her homophobia and although she wasn't able to pass a specific criminal act against homosexuality she did introduce the very insidious section 28 which caused misery to so many people. The second was the implicit racism in choosing to support apartheid in South Africa by not supporting the ...
