Oil Discovery in Falklands

[rov1200]

Should we be more worried at protecting our future assets rather than sending them to Afghanistan? Our defence budget is not set to increase.

http://news.bbc.co.uk...business/10100769.stm

[anotheoldgit]

If the Tories get in, there will be no need to worry the British Lion will wake from it's slumber when needed.

Wasn't it Maggi's Tories, with the help from our magnificent troops, all that was needed the last time?

[olddutch]

Yes bring all troops back from Iraq and Afghanistan and put 2000 on the Falklands to prevent another invasion.

AOG

have you voted yet - you're not on the editors list ?

[jake-the-peg]

That the same Maggie that brought in the British Nationality act taking away the Falkland Islanders UK passports just before the Argentinian invasion?

[bobjugs12]

AOG, as much as I like to consider myself a tory you cannot thank the Tories for the Falklands.
Options for change nearly cost us those islands. HMS Hermes had already been sold to the Indian navy and was requisitioned by us for the task force