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True Cost of Thatcher's 1983 Election Win to be Revealed??1 comment

Rob Atkinson wrote 5 days ago: Later today, figures on the number of suicides since the early eighties among British armed forces p … more →

Tags: Family, Life, News, Politics, Television, death, Politics 2, Economy, Margaret Thatcher

Falklands police pass on allegation against comedian

Simon Pipe wrote 6 days ago: Police in the Falkland Islands have asked detectives in the UK to investigate an allegation of sexua … more →

Tags: News, Falkland Islands, Sex Abuse, police, Jim Davidson

Lady to Lady - what should Gillard do?3 comments

pollykpearson wrote 1 week ago: Margaret Thatcher is one of the most divisive of political heroines. Loved or loathed in equal measu … more →

Tags: Politics, Australia, Margaret Thatcher, Julia Gillard, Economics, Feminism, Women in Politics, iron lady, Carbon Lady

The Falklands belong to Britain and Britain does not belong in the European Union

Kevin Algar wrote 1 week ago: The latest outrage to come from Brussels is Euro MPs not accepting Britain’s sovereignty over … more →

Tags: E.U.S.S.R., EU

Queen's Speech and Gibraltar25 comments

roughseasinthemed wrote 1 week ago: Good one Liz. You know who Liz is, that woman who lives in London in a chic townhouse facing The Mal … more →

Tags: Gibraltar, History, musings, News, Politics 2, Royal Navy, Travel, Gibraltar airport, Queens' Speech

More bits from the Shed... broken a century with Russians and Argentinians

Pete S/ SP wrote 2 weeks ago: … been a productive month this April, painted over 100 20mm figures. Here are a few bits: Firs … more →

Tags: Chechnya, Moderns, Pics, WW2

A virtual cruise around South America13 comments

Jane Fritz wrote 2 weeks ago: One of the #10s on our 15 favourite trips list. Two years ago my husband and I joined two of our fav … more →

Tags: Travel (2), Travel, Chile, Argentina, Photography, Cruising, Rio de Janeiro, South America, cruise

New stamps honour Maggie. She had the Argies licked

Simon Pipe wrote 3 weeks ago: The Falkland Islands Post Office is to issue a set of stamps to honour Baroness Thatcher for liberat … more →

Tags: News, Falkland Islands, 1982, Margaret Thatcher, stamps, philately, Baroness Thatcher

Oil boom brings housing need on Falklands

Simon Pipe wrote 3 weeks ago: The Falklands look set to get their own version of Bradley’s Camp, the temporary housing being … more →

Tags: News, Oil, housing, Falklands Islands

Stanley's no toy town for UK to play with, says Penguin News

Simon Pipe wrote 3 weeks ago: Suggestions that the capital of the Falklands should change its name from Stanley to Port Margaret, … more →

Tags: News, Falkland Islands, penguin news, Margaret Thatcher, Stanley, Port Stanley, Port Margaret, Tobias Ellwood

100-Word Fiction: 'Geography of Years'

mwbewick wrote 3 weeks ago: My introduction to psychogeography came in 1982 when the Falklands first became real islands – as we … more →

Tags: Fiction, writing, MW, bewick, Story, Creative, Word, Flash, short

What can The Young Ones teach us about Thatcherism, pt 4: Neo-liberalism, market populism and crony capitalism1 comment

hatfulofhistory wrote 4 weeks ago: The previous post in this series looked at theme of unemployment on The Young Ones as a key feature … more →

Tags: Contemporary History, Youth Culture, film, british far left, Thatcherism, Marxism Today, UK Labour Party, IS/SWP, film and history

The Queen at Baroness Thatcher's funeral

L. A. Knifton wrote 4 weeks ago: The Queen and the Lord Mayor of London This week the Queen and Prince Philip attended the funeral of … more →

Tags: Monarchy, British icons, Britain, The Queen, Elizabeth II, prince philip, Margaret Thatcher, London, Falklands War

It's not just me!

emma594 wrote 4 weeks ago: If you are a regular reader and sometimes wonder if I get a little over-whingey and critical of P … more →

Tags: cruise, Argentina, Caribbean, cruise ship passengers, . po, Perception, Port Stanley, Ushaia

Over the wall36 comments

roughseasinthemed wrote 1 month ago: They should get rid of the monarchy, said next doors. There was a demonstration on Sunday in Spain c … more →

Tags: Geocaching, Gibraltar, History, Life, News, Politics 2, WPlongform, Thatcher Funeral

Suns and Sons

bearingsouth wrote 1 month ago: Ten minutes before bed Oli busts out his profound question of the day “Dad, what are stars? … more →

Tags: Solar System, Sun, Earth, poo

Launch of Mina2 website

Mina2 wrote 1 month ago: Pet Officer Snoopy MDC, Media Coordination Officer of Mina2 Expeditions Inc. today announced the lau … more →

Tags: Yachting, Sailing, mina2, Antarctica, Penguins, Icebergs, whales, Brazil, Argentina

Maggie Thatcher - Your favourite poem3 comments

poetreecreations wrote 1 month ago:     She was known as the Iron Ladya name she liked to revel inas she was a strong and forthright lea … more →

Tags: YOUR FAVOURITE POEM, Poetry, Poems, Poet, your favourite poems, Margaret Thatcher, popstaday, churchills

In Memory of Margaret Thatcher2 comments

Fearghas Kelly wrote 1 month ago: “And those who were seen dancing were thought to be insane by those who could not hear the music.” L … more →

Tags: Politics, Margaret Thatcher, Thatcher, Current Affairs, Funeral, Conservatives, Tories, Labour, New Labour


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