Here Today Gone Tomorrow: Memoirs of an Errant Politician

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I had a huge great globe in my room in the Ministry of Defence and I went over to it to rediscover the geographical position of the Falklands. I was a bit horrified to see how far away they were.

While Thatcher refused to accept Sir John Nott’s resignation as defence secretary, she welcomed the offer from her foreign secretary, hereditary peer Lord Carrington, a Tory wet with whom the prime minister had also struggled for some time. OBE for Bosnian aid worker Lady Miloska". Cornwall Live. 29 November 2012 . Retrieved 8 December 2016. [ dead link] It was a bit tense. We had Admiral Lewin there, to ask him questions. We all knew perfectly well it was a risky thing to do.”The final word goes to the most senior man among this rich collection of political figures from four decades ago. Indeed, they are the only words on the war that he is willing to provide. Of course it was difficult and dangerous for all the soldiers and sailors and airmen who went down there. We didn't have a dangerous time, but we had a very difficult time.

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In all, the British naval and civilian task force lost seven vessels during the conflict. A total of 255 British servicemen were killed, while 775 were wounded.

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I think we’d be in trouble,” says Sir Bernard. “I think we have the quality in the military, but we certainly don’t have the numbers.” President Reagan was iffing and butting to start with,” says Sir Bernard. “But Mrs Thatcher insisted to him that if you allow dictators to march in and take over, then no small country is going to be secure. He was on side, but only just.” The Falklands did do a great deal for this country. After the Second World War everybody saw this country as being in decline. Lord Heseltine is more circumspect. “I don’t think that’s a meaningful question,” he says, adding “Thank God we haven’t had to.” For Sir Bernard it is the failure to learn from previous wars, which he believes continues to this day.