Brutal Former Argentine Dictator Dies In Prison, Aged 87

Paul Vale  17.05.2013
A brutal army commander, who rose to be Argentine president during the period known as the “Dirty War”, has died in prison, aged 87....

Ding Dong Thatcher's Gone - Should I Celebrate?

17.04.2013
I understand why people are angry by the woman who favoured functional inequalities and believed it to be a necessity for a dynamic economy...
How Has Argentina Reacted To Its Thatcher Funeral Snub?

How Has Argentina Reacted To Its Thatcher Funeral Snub?

Tom Moseley  11.04.2013
Argentina has brushed off its snub over Margaret Thatcher's funeral, branding it "just another provocation". Foreign Minister Hector Timerman...
Thatcher's Coffin To Be Carried By Falklands Personnel

Thatcher's Coffin To Be Carried By Falklands Personnel

10.04.2013
More than 700 armed forces personnel will take part in the funeral of Baroness Thatcher, with her coffin to be carried to St Paul's cathedral...
Margaret Thatcher and the Falkland Islands

Margaret Thatcher and the Falkland Islands

9.04.2013
The Falklands Referendum of March 2013 owes much to Margaret Thatcher. She created and maintained a political orthodoxy which remains unchallenged...
Thatcher's Gender Framed Her Politics

Thatcher's Gender Framed Her Politics

9.04.2013
Thatcher was certainly not a feminist either in principle or in practise. She is alleged to have said that feminism was "poison". Far from...
Thatcher: The Leader Who Told Britain, 'Yes We Can'

Thatcher: The Leader Who Told Britain, 'Yes We Can'

8.04.2013
The terms 'great' or 'iconic' are too readily used in our modern celebrity culture, but Margaret Thatcher was a great and will remain an...
Mehdi's Morning Memo: Immigration - Cable Vs Clegg

Mehdi's Morning Memo: Immigration - Cable Vs Clegg

Mehdi Hasan  22.03.2013
The ten things you need to know on Friday 22 March 2013... 1) IMMIGRATION - CABLE VS CLEGG From the Sun: "A spectacular clash between...
Ken Clarke Told Thatcher Britain 'Should Blow Up A Few Ships' Over The Falklands

Ken Clarke Told Thatcher Britain 'Should Blow Up A Few Ships' Over The Falklands

21.03.2013
Ken Clarke told Margaret Thatcher Britain should just "blow up a few ships" over the Falkland Islands, while another Tory MP warned her...
White Puffs of Smoke? The Falkland Islands Referendum

White Puffs of Smoke? The Falkland Islands Referendum

19.03.2013
The legacy of the referendum will be much more difficult to predict than the voting itself. For the Falkland Islanders, they have both...
Falkland Islanders Are 'Illegal Squatters'

Falkland Islanders Are 'Illegal Squatters'

13.03.2013
Argentina's president Cristina Kirchner, has once again been rattling her sabre, this time by equating Falkland Islanders with squatters. In...
Hands Off Our Islands! Debunking Argentine Claims to the Falklands

Hands Off Our Islands! Debunking Argentine Claims to the Falklands

13.03.2013
Argentine claims to the Falklands do not stand up to scrutiny when judged by the laws, rules and precedents set at the time.

The US State Department Ignores the 99.8% of Falkland Islanders Who Want to Remain British

12.03.2013
Of course, neither the Falkland Islanders nor the UK need America's support for the referendum but the US should back its allies. All the...
Votes Being Counted After Falklands Vote

Votes Being Counted After Falklands Vote

11.03.2013
Counting will begin on Monday in a referendum over whether the Falkland Islands should remain British. Islanders started voting on Sunday...