The Commentator reports that the residents of the Falkland Islands celebrate today as Margaret Thatcher Day, saying,
“[Today] marks the anniversary of Margaret Thatcher’s visit to the islands thirty years ago today, when she was awarded “the Honorary Freedom of Stanley and all Townships and Settlements throughout the Falkland Islands” in gratitude for her leadership in the liberation of the islands from Argentinean forces.”
Enjoy.
Interestingly, Thatcher isn’t held in the high esteem by the Kelpers that many might think. This is largely due to her attempts to hand the Falklands over to Argentina in 1980, when she sent Nicholas Ridley to the islands to try and convince them of the benefits of a transfer in sovereignty to Argentina…it didn’t go down well.
Perhaps a truer indication of the gratitude felt by Islanders can be seen by looking a map of Stanley. The road named for Colonel H Jones, a main thoroughfare, dwarfs the nearby Thatcher Drive…
By: leftoflightwater on January 10, 2013
at 7:15 pm