Falkland Islands' war materials turned into roses for peace

Thursday, January 26th 2017 - 20:24 UTC

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Argentine goldsmith Juan Carlos Pallarols is creating beautiful roses and other pieces of art from bullets, pistols and even parts of airplanes from the Falkland Islands war as a way of promoting peace between his country and Britain. Read full article

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golfcronie
There you are , at least there is ONE decent Argentine in Argentina that does respect the “ fallen ” of both sides SALUDOS
Jan 27th, 2017 - 11:12 am - Link - Report abuse +5
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Fidel_CasTroll
And that's one more than in the whole of the UK, apparently. I just did the math.
Jan 27th, 2017 - 11:20 am - Link - Report abuse -4
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Islander1
Has he asked the MOD- San Carlos Cemetery belongs to them.Nice idea but he needs to sort the permissions and see if they will be granted.
Jan 27th, 2017 - 01:10 pm - Link - Report abuse +1
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Fidel_CasTroll
Where is the Mercopress article about the lovely twitter messages from FALKLAND ISLANDERS about wanting to build a wall and then their pathetically weak attempt at humiliation suggesting Argentina can't afford a shovel? I hope it comes out soon!

Just reminding the Falklanders though, you are not a country, and as the UK goes so do you. Including your currency which is the BRITISH pound. As such, you would be delighted to know that since BREXIT, the UK has fallen 2 places on the GDP list, first behind France, now behind India!

http://www.forbes.com/sites/realspin/2016/12/16/indias-economy-surpasses-that-of-great-britain/#2b094bfe39eb

And if the Brazilian real bounces back up eventually, it won't be much till the UK falls to 9th. :)

It seems you Falklanders can't afford shovels either. At least German, French, or Italian made ones... buy them Chinese, while your money still allows you to!

:)
Jan 27th, 2017 - 03:17 pm - Link - Report abuse -4
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Briton
Where is he getting all his material from,
Jan 27th, 2017 - 07:51 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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darragh
Fiddle

Perhaps you should try reading your links before you post them

I quote from later in the article :- “given that India’s per capita GDP is still less than one-fifth that of the UK”

Your elves really aren't up to the job are they - I'd give them the boot if I were you and start doing your own research.
Jan 27th, 2017 - 11:11 pm - Link - Report abuse +1
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Islander1
Fidel- Never seen a chinese shovel or spade myself - cheap and trashy I guess? - sounds as if they are you know about? Plenty of good British Bulldog brand about here - and other European makes. Wrong- our Currency is the Falklands Po8und- Legally we are OUTside the Sterling Area- that is why it costs us a commission nee at the Bank to buy Sterling.
We could legally set our own base and interest rates here - we don't because for simplicity it is easier for all if we follow the UK rates.
Jan 27th, 2017 - 11:44 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Islander1
Your pound is pegged to the Sterling pound...
Sterling goes down...so does yours....
Jan 28th, 2017 - 01:10 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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golfcronie
Still worth it, at least it does not depreciate 30-40% annually
Jan 28th, 2017 - 02:34 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Vaca_Muerta_peTroLLium
There is no currency that depreciates 30-40% annually
Jan 28th, 2017 - 02:42 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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imoyaro
@golfcronie

Or more...
Jan 29th, 2017 - 01:58 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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golfcronie
Vaca, it is immaterial to me as I don't have to live in those places.
Jan 29th, 2017 - 11:09 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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Vaca_Muerta_peTroLLium
No wonder you are wrong then.

That's right you live in a place where the currency goes down 25% a year, but you get no inflation-adjusted raise from your employer. That's why now you are looking up at France and India in GDP, with Brazil next soon now that they have bottomed out :)
Jan 29th, 2017 - 01:39 pm - Link - Report abuse -1
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Briton
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Islander1
Your pound is pegged to the Sterling pound...
Sterling goes down...so does yours

But if it goes up , they will go with it,

how is the great EURO doing by the way...
Jan 30th, 2017 - 02:32 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Clyde15
Dead cow
Whatever the pound drops to, it will still be more acceptable and worth much more than the Argentine arse-wipe.
Jan 30th, 2017 - 05:08 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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golfcronie
Vaca, so the £ sterling has dropped, now lets look and the Argentine peso, do you see a trend? I think you will find that the £ dropped because we decided to leave the gravy train of the EU.At least we know that it will recover. Far better for us not to put billions into the pot and get a pittance back. Far better to allocate money in the things that hopefully will make Britain even stronger.
Feb 02nd, 2017 - 04:58 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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