Extra Cash For Falklands Defence

[mushroom25]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-32031342

when every government department is being driven to make deep cuts, when there's so much demand on what cash is actually available, can we really afford to keep up a territorial claim on such a far flung outpost?

[ToraToraTora]

well if you are going to me a mouth peice for gromit ichk then you'd better have the answers to what I asked. Gromit said above "It is a complete waste of money as it was 30 years ago" - so 30 years ago should we have simply sacrificed the islanders? over to you.

This latest question is a separate issue really.

[ichkeria]

well Mr G will have to answer the "30 years ago" bit (which I disagree with) but the point about the "waste of money" today is one a few people have remarked on

[DTCwordfan]

It could make for a great penal colony.....then let the inmates have fun with the penguins:

http://www.febland.co.uk/images/large/gw35_glass_striped_penguin.jpg

And if Argentina invade, they get our scum and riff-raff.

[retrocop]

Well it is not a waste of money.I suppose we could stand back and watch the Orkneys be invaded by Norway if they had such hostile intent.The people of the Falklands are British living in a British protectorate.They have more right to a billion or two in foreign aid than India and all the other countries where unworthy causes are being funded by the British tax payer.

[ToraToraTora]

yes retro but sadly gromit and his anti British mates would simply abandon them so we don't spend the money.