I kinda feel sorry for Maggie Tatcher. Her popularity plummeted, and she became the villain in the alternate V for Vendetta. Poor thing. Anyway, great chapter. I'm glad to see the story's back!
It returns! Excited to see how things go for the new British government!
Why do I get the feeling the 1984 NBA Draft could feature a certain Barry Obama in the second round?
I wonder what the Argentine Junta is going to think about this...
Im sure the people actually on the Falklands would really not appreciate that, and the conservatives back home would use that disapproval for some great political hayThat angle depends on how they approach things. If they offer to buy/buy back the Falklands, Healy’d probably sell. Better money to put into social programmes than a vestigial outpost of Empire.
Im sure the people actually on the Falklands would really not appreciate that, and the conservatives back home would use that disapproval for some great political hay
Oh didnt know that...Interesting. Still would run into problems when the actual Islanders get word theyve been sold to a tinpot dictatorshipAs I understand it, OTL the Conservatives had been planning on divesting themselves of the Falklands but the invasion made it untenable politically. And after fighting a war for the islands...
Oh didnt know that...Interesting. Still would run into problems when the actual Islanders get word theyve been sold to a tinpot dictatorship
No effective about it the entire Argentine fleet was on the bottom. In any case the Falklands would declare independence, seize the guard ship and fight Argentina themselves before they would accept Argentine control in any TL.This much is true. If it did happen, then it wouldn’t happen without some kind of free relocation and compensation for the islanders.
Though this all depends on the Argentinians making any kind of offer. If they remain quiet on the issue, status quo will probably go on as is - I see Healy as making a deal if approached but not seeking the junta out - but if they invade...
There’s a TL on the site about a Falklands War where the RN still have HMS Eagle. By the end of it, the Argentinian Navy and Air Force effectively don’t exist anymore...
The junta would have to be idiots to invade.