Tag Archives: Margaret Thatcher

New stamps honour Maggie. She had the Argies licked

Posted on April 27, 2013 by Simon Pipe

The Falkland Islands Post Office is to issue a set of stamps to honour Baroness Thatcher for liberating the islands after the Argentinian invasion of 1982. The islands already celebrate Thatcher Day each year on 10 January, the anniversary of … Continue reading →

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

Posted on April 24, 2013 by Simon Pipe

Suggestions that the capital of the Falklands should change its name from Stanley to Port Margaret, or even Port Margaret Thatcher, have been treated with scorn by the islands’ newspaper, Penguin News. “Once the laughter had died down,” it said, … Continue reading →

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War papers reveal Thatcher’s fighting talk over Ascension

Posted on December 29, 2012 by Simon Pipe

Newly-released secret papers have revealed how Margaret Thatcher had to stand her ground over Britain’s right to use Ascension Island as an air base during the Falklands War. America’s senior diplomat planned to tell Argentina that UK use of the … Continue reading →

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Maggie’s shock at Falklands Invasion – and how Britain nearly agreed to fly the Argentinian flag in Stanley

Posted on December 29, 2012 by Simon Pipe

De-classified documents have revealed the British government’s shock when it realised Argentina was about to invade the Falkland Islands. Only two days before troops walked through Stanley did Thatcher and her advisers realise what was about to happen. In October … Continue reading →

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