Princess Anne and Parliamentary Group at Falklands' Liberation Monument for Act of Remembrance

Friday, November 18th 2022 - 09:33 UTC

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Princess Anne, King Charles III sister, and a group of MPs, are currently in the Falkland Islands and the following arrangements have been made for Friday 18 November 2022 to enable Her Royal Highness and the All Party Parliamentarian Group to mark the 40th Anniversary of the Liberation of the Falkland Islands. Read full article

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Pytangua
What a scandalous waste of British taxpayers money.
Nov 18th, 2022 - 08:52 pm - Link - Report abuse -2
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darragh
And what does it have to do with you?
Nov 19th, 2022 - 02:25 pm - Link - Report abuse +1
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Argentine citizen
@Pytangua, And we're are not making moves yet, wait until we start to push and make that expenditure skyrocket from £500M a year to £3000M :D
Nov 20th, 2022 - 05:11 pm - Link - Report abuse -1
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Terence Hill
The cost of defending the Islands is currently met by Her Majesty's Government, and is estimated to amount 0.177% of the total UK Defense budget annually. Beyond the cost of defence, the Falkland Islands do not receive any further financial assistance from the United Kingdom.
https ://www.falklands.gov.fk/self-sufficiency/

“Fortress Falklands
On 2nd January 1984, the construction of Mt Pleasant airfield began on schedule, becoming fully operational in 1986. Notwithstanding the initial outlay to build the new complex, RAF Mt Pleasant would prove to be a cost-saving measure as it enabled transport costs to be cut by over £25 million a year by 1986.”
http://nikdarlington.blogspot.com.br/2010/05/falklands-war-cost-benefit-analysis.html
Nov 22nd, 2022 - 09:14 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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