after the war, the falkland islands developed a fishing industry, and they became rich. the falklands are still a british overseas territory, but they're independant on many, many levels. they have a great education system, they have their own constitution, they have a great hospital, and they're only 3000 people living here. pretty impressive. and people seem to be very happy. it's a land of wind, of sheep, of fish. and it's a land of penguins. welcome to the falklands. (john fowler) you're on the falkland islands. we're in the south atlantic, about 250 miles off the nearest point of the southern part of latin america. it is a windy place, but once you've learned to walk sort of leaning against the wind, it's easy. (sophie fouron) john fawler. born in england, he's lived in the falklands some fifty years, during which he has been a teacher, guide, journalist and editor. with extensive knowledge of this land he calls home, these are his islands. (john fowler) we're an immigrant society. there is still a majority of people of british origin. at the moment, according to the

even the falkland islands are rising up.d to be a nafion officer britain used to be a nation of shopkeepers . here's nation of shopkeepers. here's our entrepreneurial spirit and ingentu our entrepreneurial spirit and ingenuity was the envy of the world. but thanks to a high tax , high regulation system , , high regulation system, individualism is being strangled. now all songs are deemed to be offensive. it seems like every little aspect of british national identity is being attack . right? and you being attack. right? and you have to ask, why don't you? why? because once it's lost, it's gone forever . and if we're all gone forever. and if we're all divided up into tiny, different pigeonholes , we become very easy pigeonholes, we become very easy to rule . if you destroy to rule. if you destroy identity, you destroy unity, and that only serves to benefit people. right right at the top . people. right right at the top. what do you think? do you agree? do you disagree? gb views gb news.com . i will go to your news.com. i will g

even the falkland islands are rising up.d to be a nafion officer britain used to be a nation of shopkeepers . here's nation of shopkeepers. here's our entrepreneurial spirit and ingentu our entrepreneurial spirit and ingenuity was the envy of the world. but thanks to a high tax , high regulation system , , high regulation system, individualism is being strangled. now all songs are deemed to be offensive. it seems like every little aspect of british national identity is being attack . right? and you being attack. right? and you have to ask, why don't you? why? because once it's lost, it's gone forever . and if we're all gone forever. and if we're all divided up into tiny, different pigeonholes , we become very easy pigeonholes, we become very easy to rule . if you destroy to rule. if you destroy identity, you destroy unity, and that only serves to benefit people. right right at the top . people. right right at the top. what do you think? do you agree? do you disagree? gb views gb news.com . i will go to your news.com. i will g

now is the great stanley johnson, who was in ascension island recently and you're wearing your falkland islandsslands tie. >> well, i am. what you do is you catch you go to brize you catch them, you go to brize norton , long flight, not in norton, a long flight, not in comet, but something something more modern than that . if you're more modern than that. if you're really lucky, you fly on to the falklands. well, i didn't hear the whole real conversation with with nigel for technical reasons like i'm not wired in, but i would say that i would agree with you. i don't think ascension a is a go . it's not ascension is a is a go. it's not ascension is a is a go. it's not a go. when i went down, there was look at the turtles and was for look at the turtles and the the albatross and above the and the albatross and above all, to try and lobby, quote unquote, the people in the centre to say the idea of a no take zone, a wonderful marine protection area, is exactly what we need. and i've got to say, the government and i've got to say zac goldsmith, our old friend zac, pushed very hard, and that is there

we are between argentina and antarctica, in a windswept country: the falkland islands or the malouinesvinas, depending on where you come from. you might remember

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every year this commemorate it's the first sighting of the falkland islands by the english navigatorxplorer john davis . by the english navigator and explorerjohn davis . on by the english navigator and explorerjohn davis. on this day in 1592. might i add, before the argentinians got there, some celebrations include a thanksgiving service , followed thanksgiving service, followed by wreath laying and a military parade. >> but what else is happening today ? today? >> well, joining us now is the communication manager for the friends of the british overseas territories, oliver wilder . territories, oliver wilder. spin. thanks for joining territories, oliver wilder. spin. thanks forjoining us, oliver. so, first of all, what doesit oliver. so, first of all, what does it mean to celebrate falklands day ? falklands day? >> well, it's a great reminder of the history of the falkland islands, which goes back over 450 years. and to remember the role that the uk has played right from the beginning in 1592, as you've just said, it was a british sailor who discovered the islands a century later, i

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would you move to the falkland islands for 43 grand a year? well you know what? ways wanted to go to the islands i. the falkland islands, but i. this job i've read about. this is a job i've read about. this is a job i've read about. this job, 43 grand a year for a diversity equality guru. now the thing about the falklands is, like, there's 3500 people live there. there's 500,000 sheep. so so is this about the sheep? is it are they going to bring in other kinds of animals? they other kinds of animals? are they white sheep or black? well, that's is that's what i want to know. is that's what i want to know. is that about? do we that what this is about? do we really an equality guru on really need an equality guru on the don't we just need another army? >> it's a great idea . in fact, >> it's a great idea. in fact, i think send the think we should send all the equality gurus to falklands i >> -- >> that's actually a good idea. >> that's actually a good idea. >> i think makes sense to >> i think it makes sense to have there have an equality guru there because actually

would you move to the falkland islands for 43 grand a year? well you know what? ways wanted to go to the islands i. the falkland islands, but i. this job i've read about. this is a job i've read about. this is a job i've read about. this job, 43 grand a year for a diversity equality guru. now the thing about the falklands is, like, there's 3500 people live there. there's 500,000 sheep. so so is this about the sheep? is it are they going to bring in other kinds of animals? they other kinds of animals? are they white sheep or black? well, that's is that's what i want to know. is that's what i want to know. is that about? do we that what this is about? do we really an equality guru on really need an equality guru on the don't we just need another army? >> it's a great idea . in fact, >> it's a great idea. in fact, i think send the think we should send all the equality gurus to falklands i >> -- >> that's actually a good idea. >> that's actually a good idea. >> i think makes sense to >> i think it makes sense to have there have an equality guru there because actually

. >> obviously it played a role 40 years ago with the falkland islands, with the famously the vulcanbomber flying from there. but simon, looking at the pictures, it looks pretty bleak. it doesn't look like there's an awful lot to do there . awful lot to do there. >> oh, there's nothing to do . we >> oh, there's nothing to do. we just drank. we just had parties and enjoyed ourselves . sat on and enjoyed ourselves. sat on the beach, watched the turtles come in, very little. there was no radio as such because it's the relay site for the world service. the radio waves interfered with any reasonable connection with the outside world. so you were isolated , world. so you were isolated, basically got the newspaper twice a week. that was about it . yeah. >> i guess. beautiful place, though. >> it's beautiful. it's like the surface of the moon, you know, british, british servicemen and women having parties and enjoying themselves. >> it's not unusual. i'm quite pleased to hear that you did that. hadn't realised for the that. i hadn't realised for the bbc how important it was to the world serv

. >> obviously it played a role 40 years ago with the falkland islands, with the famously the vulcanbomber flying from there. but simon, looking at the pictures, it looks pretty bleak. it doesn't look like there's an awful lot to do there . awful lot to do there. >> oh, there's nothing to do . we >> oh, there's nothing to do. we just drank. we just had parties and enjoyed ourselves . sat on and enjoyed ourselves. sat on the beach, watched the turtles come in, very little. there was no radio as such because it's the relay site for the world service. the radio waves interfered with any reasonable connection with the outside world. so you were isolated , world. so you were isolated, basically got the newspaper twice a week. that was about it . yeah. >> i guess. beautiful place, though. >> it's beautiful. it's like the surface of the moon, you know, british, british servicemen and women having parties and enjoying themselves. >> it's not unusual. i'm quite pleased to hear that you did that. hadn't realised for the that. i hadn't realised for the bbc how important it was to the world serv

the search underway for a job search is underway for a job vacancy in the falkland islands.hat use is a diversity officer for on an island where sheep outnumber residents by around . outnumber residents by around. 500,000 british overseas territory in the south atlantic 7 territory in the south atlantic ? this is the falklands is home to just 3662 people, a number thatis to just 3662 people, a number that is tiny in comparison to the flock of sheep approx . 1 the flock of sheep approx. 1 million penguins are in the area as well there. sadly, this job is not a joke genuinely. i mean, have we really got to the point where the focus islands are now racist ? well, the falklands, racist? well, the falklands, there's not enough diversity in there's not enough diversity in the falklands as some people were making the point that perhaps we could increase the diversity in the falklands by using it as a detention centre for what's been going on in the channel. the argentinians, of course, quite famously did try to make the falklands an even more set of islands, and more diverse set of

i mean, we might be moving to the falkland be moving on to the falkland islands next. >> no hospital the >> there is no hospital on the ascension islands. >> are very few facilities >> there are very few facilities and georgetown , the capital, has and georgetown, the capital, has 450 people living there at the moment . and if you think of moment. and if you think of suddenly landing even 100 people, that's going to have an enormous effect on on a very small community. >> but what is in its favour? of course, it's a british sovereign territory and therefore it's circumvents this this barrier of rwanda. a third party country. and one that has a poor human rights record, according to some. yes it gets around that. and look, if we can build nightingale hospitals during covid, if we if we can tow a barge to portland, then we could get around the logistics of doing this. how ever it's unlikely ever to get off the ground because we've got a general election coming around the corner. and by the way, stephen yesterday said the corner. and by the way, stewould yesterday said the corner. and b

think because the argentineans have been making moves as well, or soundings at least on the falkland islandst's a tale as old as time. but do you worry that actually maybe it's the british state looking weak on the international stage? is that what's doing this ? what's doing this? >> try not to make >> well, i try not to make everything partisan because it's very but, know, very boring. but, you know, nigel farage said brexit has been a failure . uh, this is one been a failure. uh, this is one manifestation of it. as ben alluded to, boris johnson brokered an agreement as prime minister with the eu then having been exiled for his personal disgrace. he then campaigned against his own agreement. brexit is a mess. this is the reality of it. >> so, ben, this is your fault. >> so, ben, this is your fault. >> so, ben, this is your fault. >> so nigel farage didn't say brexit is a failure. he said brexit is a failure. he said brexit was a failure in the way that it's been delivered and brexit hasn't actually, for anyone who cares to scrutinise, even the barest detail of it would would realise instan

have been were for years to were used for years to accommodate british servicemen and women in falkland islandsdy complained that >> nobody complained about that . complain. nobody . they didn't complain. nobody else . it was else complained. it was just, you know, accommodation , you know, it was accommodation, it was practical. it was clean and and it was it was and tidy. and it was it was functional, is all you functional, which is all you need safe. no, this need and it's safe. but no, this isn't to going have huge isn't to going have a huge impact in itself. if isn't to going have a huge impact in itself . if there are impact in itself. if there are five major routes, if you like, that come into the southern and south eastern flank of europe in terms of people smuggling and migration . there's the west migration. there's the west african route . there's the african route. there's the western mediterranean route up through morocco and algeria. there's the central route which comes up through libya. then there's an east african route which comes up sudan and the horn of africa up through egy

today when i read that somebody was being hired to spread the diversity and inclusion in the falkland islands i think probably have got their feet more firmly on the ground than most people in westminster . so, i the ground than most people in westminster. so, i mean, famously , the argentinians tried famously, the argentinians tried to increase the diversity there for a while and it didn't end that well. >> so, yeah, it is groundhog day here. >> but, you know, i think andrew bailey, you know, i find him a he be there. the guy he shouldn't be there. the guy has made a complete mess of he raised rates far too slowly. we've witnessed qe on a huge scale . we witnessed a flawed scale. we witnessed a flawed response to covid and now i think actually he's going to overcook it the other way. patrick, i mean, you're seeing more insolvencies . i'm seeing, more insolvencies. i'm seeing, you know, the economy is definitely slowing down fast. and i think if we're not very careful, given the fact we haven't got a very big percentage of productive people and we've got a huge deadweight of civil servants an

. >> it played a key role in our victory in the falklands, but now a sentient island could be the destinationelvin mackenzie delivers his verdict on overseas on the british overseas territory in five other african back ups. if rwanda falls through. next, though, sherlock actress amanda abbington deletes her social media accounts for raising concern over highly sexualised drag shows for kids, putting her at risk of being axed from the upcoming strictly come dancing series. so are we no longer safe to debate these really tough issues? my superstar panel weigh in on this next let' s next let's return to tomorrow's news tonight. now in our media buzz, more front pages are in straight to the daily mail, which surprise, surprise, reads tory immigration chaos. the paper reports that dozens of asylum seekers were blocked from arriving board the bibby arriving on board the bibby stockholm barge at the last minute, lawyers the minute, with lawyers arguing the vessel the i leads vessel is unsafe. the i leads with fears of a fall in top a—level grades. the paper says the 2023 results will not take into a

. >> it played a key role in our victory in the falklands, but now a sentient island could be the destinationin mackenzie delivers his verdict on overseas on the british overseas territory in five other african back ups. if rwanda falls through. next, though, sherlock actress amanda abbington deletes her social media accounts for raising concern over highly sexualised drag shows for kids, putting her at risk of being axed from the upcoming strictly come dancing series. so are we no longer safe to debate these really tough issues? my superstar panel weigh in on this next let' s next let's return to tomorrow's news tonight. now in our media buzz, more front pages are in straight to the daily mail, which surprise, surprise, reads tory immigration chaos. the paper reports that dozens of asylum seekers were blocked from arriving board the bibby arriving on board the bibby stockholm barge at the last minute, lawyers the minute, with lawyers arguing the vessel the i leads vessel is unsafe. the i leads with fears of a fall in top a—level grades. the paper says the 2023 results will not take into acco

island, of course , is very it's just course, is very small. it's just 34mi2. in 2010, the population was estimated to be 884 people. it played a key role in britain, winning the falklandsof africa. joining me now is deputy leader of ukip, rebecca jane. rebecca, thank you very much. no matter what the cost, would you use ascension island ? island? >> no, i wouldn't. it's absolutely load of nonsense. but why would that ever surprise us with the conservative party ? so with the conservative party? so all they are doing is more headune all they are doing is more headline attention seeking, grabbing nonsense in their pr redemption tour because of the mess that they've made of our country. you know, processing people offshore absolutely is correct. and ukip have been saying for goodness knows saying that for goodness knows how a decade now . how long, maybe a decade now. and if we'd have actually been listened the place. listened to in the first place. think how much money we think about how much money we could possibly saved. but could have possibly saved. but this plan is nonsense because could have possibly saved. but this |face is nonsense because could have possibly sav