I'm proud to be from the Falklands - and proud to be British

As Argentina cranks up the pressure over the Falklands, the Daily Mirror's Rob Burnett - a proud islander - explains what rule Britannia means to the inhabitants
The Falkland Islands is a remote, windswept archipelago 8,000 miles from Britain but, to me, it will always be home.
And the ultimate sacrifice made by hundreds of brave men and women to defend them 30 years ago is one reason the Islanders are determined to remain British – despite the threats from the Argentine government.
The past few months have seen an escalation in sabre-rattling by Argentine president Cristina Kirchner, who pressured South American countries into banning Falklands flagged vessels from their ports and branded Britain “a crude colonial power in decline“. She is also complaining to the United Nations about Britain “militarising” the situation after it sent destroyer HMS Dauntless to the South Atlantic. Read more HERE


WE SHOULD BE COMPLAINING TO THE UN ABOUT ALL THE LANDMINES HER FACIST COUNTRY LEFT EVERYWHERE WHEN IT INVADED A BRITISH ISLAND.