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HMS Protector formally commissioned as the Royal Navy new Ice patrol
HMS Protector the Royal Navy's new Ice patrol ship has been formally commissioned into the fleet on Thursday, 23 June, the 50th anniversary of the Antarctic Treaty at Portsmouth naval base. Read full article
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Disclaimer & comment ruleswe will be ready to resume the UK's sovereign presence in the British Antarctic and South Atlantic Territory,,,
Jun 24th, 2011 - 09:03 pm - Link - Report abuse 0another union jack in the south,
more the merier
Hurrah!
Jun 25th, 2011 - 12:39 am - Link - Report abuse 0We may be broke but we'll keep buggering on :-)
we will be ready to resume the UK's sovereign presence in the British Antarctic and South Atlantic Territory,,,
Jun 25th, 2011 - 01:11 am - Link - Report abuse 0another union jack in the south,
more the merier
We? Are you going to be there? Answer is no. You're blowhard and can't afford a trip to the south. By the way, union jack is a brand of toilet paper.
It does get about though Fido (here boy!), and appears as a part of so many other nation's flags too. The sun never sets, etc, etc :-)
Jun 25th, 2011 - 01:43 am - Link - Report abuse 0Redgirl, the sun always sets, clown. Now the UK is bitten by a bigger dog called the IMF :D...grrrr.Lol.
Jun 25th, 2011 - 02:53 am - Link - Report abuse 0The sun never sets you pillock, it just stays where it is and the world turns! Appearances can be deceiving :-)
Jun 25th, 2011 - 03:08 am - Link - Report abuse 0As for the IMF - the UK is joint 4th in terms of voting power.
“ ... United Kingdom—2011 Article IV Consultation Concluding Statement of the Mission: June 6, 2011
Aided by the implementation of a wide-ranging policy program, the post-crisis repair of the UK economy is underway. However, the weakness in economic growth and rise in inflation over the last several months was unexpected. This raises the question whether it is time to adjust macroeconomic policies. The answer is no as the deviations are largely temporary. Strong fiscal consolidation is underway and remains essential to achieve a more sustainable budgetary position, thus reducing fiscal risks. The inflation overshoot is driven largely by transitory factors, and hence maintaining the current scale of monetary stimulus is appropriate given fiscal adjustment and subdued wage growth. This macroeconomic policy mix will also assist in rebalancing the economy toward investment and external demand. Bank balance sheet repair continues, but vulnerabilities remain and strong domestic measures and international coordination are needed to further bolster financial stability. Indeed, the stability and efficiency of the UK financial system is a global public good due to potential spillovers and thus requires the highest quality of supervision and regulation. Nonetheless, there are significant risks to inflation, growth, and unemployment. If they materialize, the policy response will depend on the nature of the shock....”
http://www.imf.org/external/np/ms/2011/060611.htm
More of a puppy :-)
“As for the IMF - the UK is joint 4th in terms of voting power”
Jun 25th, 2011 - 03:28 am - Link - Report abuse 0And? Do you know who the IMF is? IMF=Federal Reserve Bank (a private bank) who has share holders, are US banks, some British private banks like Barclays, HSBC, RBS, the bank of England that is a PRIVATE BANK, Bank of Japan another PRIVATE BANK, Deutsche Bank and ECB that is in reality the German Bundes Bank, ABN AMRO, ING..and some other banks who all received a BAILOUT during the crisis through AIG. British banks survived who gambled and lost their money but got it back thanks to UK tax payers. It seems you are so proud of that. If you think they will not come after the British people for more money they don't deserve, you live in a true illusion. The rest I'm not going to read because what's happening doesn't matched with what you copied and paste in this comment.
This his how they scam you in the UK, the bank of England keeps artificial the interest rates super low (close to free money) so the banks can borrow almost free..and who's paying for that? the people..how? by inflation..a hidden tax. that's why you have inflation Dumbass, that doesn't solve the problem what you folks are in. Same here in the US. as i typed before, you're financially illiterate and clueless about the topic you like to comment. You're much stronger on your patriotic nonsense when it comes to the Falklands (that belongs to your queen who doesn't pay tax at all, similar like in Holland, not a dime they pay).
“there are significant risks to inflation, growth, and unemployment”
That's what's happening, inflation, growth? none, and unemployment going up.. and Mercopress reported it here..:D, but not many comments from you brits. of course.
You are an angry little socialist monkey aren't you? Not a dog at all! Apart from being a bit 'rabid' :-)
Jun 25th, 2011 - 06:24 am - Link - Report abuse 0My my the anger is strong in Alex Jones's little disciple :)
Jun 25th, 2011 - 10:52 am - Link - Report abuse 0This is funny, an Argentinian lecturing the British about the IMF......PMSL.
Jun 25th, 2011 - 12:04 pm - Link - Report abuse 0@10 he is not argentine my dear Islander
Jun 25th, 2011 - 03:01 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Fido cannot even get his facts correct either- neither HSBC nor Barclays needed a bail-out by the taxpayer! They were sound- and are. As for financially illeterate- well since London is the worlds No 2 finacial centre - it sure does not say a lot for any S American state,s finances!
Jun 25th, 2011 - 10:43 pm - Link - Report abuse 07 Fido Dido
Jun 26th, 2011 - 09:11 pm - Link - Report abuse 0''that belongs to your queen who doesn't pay tax at all, similar like in Holland, not a dime they pay.'' ???
The Queen has paid tax on her personal income since 1992.
Fido doggy doggy woof woof, I thought that someone like you would know that our Queen now pays tax and that the Bank of England was nationalised in 1946 and that since 1997 the Treasury Solicitor has owned it on behalf of the British Government. I don't suppose a little Fido woof woof, like you knows what the Treasury Solicitor department does, so a quick history lesson is in order.
Jun 26th, 2011 - 09:41 pm - Link - Report abuse 0The Treasury Solicitor goes back to to the sixth century and it looks after the affairs of crown and State.
I must remember next time I am passing through Threadneedle Street to pop in and open a savings account.
“ .... Britain is willing to use force to defend its right to the Falkland Islands no matter how robust the rhetoric from Buenos Aires, Liam Fox said today...”
Jun 27th, 2011 - 02:33 pm - Link - Report abuse 0http://www.politics.co.uk/news/2011/06/27/britain-threatens-force-over-falklands-as-row
hahaha...
Jun 28th, 2011 - 06:41 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Like I said... no helicopter hangar on this stupid barge.
No commitment to Antarctica, just silly talk about “sovereignty”... don't make me laugh.
Lots of spending on war machines though... getting ready to break the treaty no doubt.
Leave Antarctica to the big boys... Chile and Argentina. Go home, really... it's just embarrassing for you. And take your colonial union jack with you.
Chile and Argentina lol ....... ha ha, well done Marian, first good guffaw of the morning lol :-)))
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