The Second Falklands War (FWII) - they wouldn't would they?

I do not seriously think Argentina would take military action, but they are behaving curiously to say the least.

Argentina has said that it is taking control over all shipping between its coast and the Falkand Islands, effectively awarding itself the power to blockade the disputed territory.

More importantly where is China in all this? You can be sure of one thing though, if they do attack Gordon Brown will invite them to No 10 and give them the keys. Mr Brown does not have any balls compared to Thatcher, which is ironic.

Free speech? Which one...

This sad little tale epitomises the problem of free speech in a supposedly free society. We are all allowed to express our opinions, and encouraged to tell the truth as we understand it - unless it's inconvenient for any reason.

By all means say what you think about foreign affairs. Oh, but wait a minute! For goodness' sake don't criticize our fine government, or show disrespect to our brave lads, or risk "giving comfort to the enemy".

Certainly give your free and open views about business and the economy. Oh, but we are facing a recession and huge government debt - so be sure not to "talk Britain down"!

Please of please engage in politics it is for the best of our society. But when talking about what most concerns people, immigration one is screamed down for being a dissenting racist scum.

There's always a reason to avoid upsetting people, implying criticism of the great or the good, or lowering public morale. And that can be used as a pretext to prevent the uttering of vital facts and figures.

I prefer the healthy attitude of the American Major General Carl Schurz: "Our country, right or wrong. When right, to be kept right, when wrong to be put right." To respect your enemy is the first step to victory. How could you possibly win against an adversary which you thought inferior to yourself? Every military campaign in the history of military campaigns has stumbled on this lapse of megalomania; Napoleon, Hitler, Vietnam, Stalin, White's vs. Red's and so on and on...

Funny stuff really

This is getting ridiculous, are Labour hell bent on total annihilation at the next general election?

Russian flights, Argentinian aggression, Northern Ireland still volatile, Iran with "the bomb", North Korea and Winky, Pakistan crumbling to pieces and one big fucking screw-up in Afghanistan.

Get the picture?

(if not here is the gist; maybe, and bear with me on this, now is not the best time to scale down the armed forces...)

To round of this post I shall repeat my underlying paradigm and philosophy: The only thing a prospective government political party needs to do to win the next general election is to reverse every single decision ever taken by New Labour. Here are some to start with:

Protection from Harassment Act (1997),
the Crime and Disorder Act (1998),
the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act (2000),
the Terrorism Act (2000),
the Criminal Justice and Police Act (2001),
the Anti-Terrorism, Crime and Security Act (2001),
the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Extension Act (2002),
the Criminal Justice Act (2003),
the Extradition Act (2003),
the Anti-Social Behaviour Act (2003),
the Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Act (2004),
the Civil Contingencies Act (2004),
the Prevention of Terrorism Act (2005),
the Inquiries Act (2005),
the Serious Organised Crime and Police Act (2005)

And while at it why not reconsider our very one-sided "special relationship" ? I imagine me along with the current blogosphere will be long gone and dead by the time a British PM gives a Love Actually Hugh Grant speech (and do not act like you do not know what I am talking about, you have seen the film might as well admit it).

If we were truly tyrants, like the EU, and in a bit of a playful mood this is what should be done: Conservatives win the general election and pass the Prevention of New Labour Act (2010).