Desperate backpeddling from Madrid over Argentina’s claim of an anti-UK “alliance”

There was a desperate and emergency press meeting last night in Madrid just a couple of hours after Argentina stunned London by announcing that Spain and Argentine had signed an agreement to jointly force the UK’s hand over Gib & the Falkland Islands. “No such agreement or alliance exists” insisted the Spanish Deputy Foreign Minister, Marisa Cruz. “There has been a misunderstanding”. It seems that the FO for Spain, the somewhat doddery José Manuel García-Margallo Continue reading Desperate backpeddling from Madrid over Argentina’s claim of an anti-UK “alliance”

Falklands part of Argentina, according to Telecinco mapmakers

While watching tonights intriguing interview with Luis Roldan (ex head of the Guardia Civil who made off with a substantial amount of money back in 94) on Telecinco, I noticed that as they coloured in the countries that he was supposed to have fled to, the Falkland Islands were coloured in at the same moment Argentina was. Despite being British. It’s a good job I’m too lazy to complain!