No I am not making that up – the British government is spending money teaching Indians to demand X, Y, Z, from the Indian government (a death dance of statism).

But the aid to Argentinia is beyond all comprehention and (even) satire.

We do not seem to have an elected government in the United Kingdom – we have group of politicians who slavishly follow Civil Service (and other establishment) advice – partly because they are hollow men, but also because it matches the demented rubbish they (the politicians) were taught when they were at university,

Methinks that Peter Bauer works (such as “Dissent On Devlopment”) were not on their “reading lists”, and citeing such works (in a positive way) would not have been good for getting a “First”.

Jesus Christ, what is Nancy Soderberg whittering on about?

Its default on £51 billion of debt in 2001 turned it into a financial pariah, a status that was not enhanced by two subsequent unilateral debt restructurings.

Argentina was right to default. Financial Pariah? Argentina’s economy is growing. “Unilateral”, oh, how naughty, a sovereign state making its own decisions! Default works. Besides, governments are supposed to protect their people, not foreign bankers.

It has demanded a Paris Club restructuring without the mandatory IMF monitoring,

Given that the IMF clowns plunged 50% of their population into poverty, the Argentines would be mad to want the IMF anywhere near their country. That would be like Anne Frank inviting Hitler to tea.

Argentina has refused to play by the rules

No country plays by the rules, oh Nancy thou art naive.

and it has insisted, in blatant disregard of its treaty obligations under ICSID, that arbitral awards be brought to Argentina for “approval” by its own courts.”

Nancy, its called “sovereignty” and “protecting your own national interests”, look it up. Poor Nancy seems to think democracy should be abolished in favour of “international bodies” like the IMF, EU, etc, headed by panjandrums like Christine Self-Regarde.

As for the right-wing Junta, Kirchner (to her credit) has locked them all up. Videla, Galtieri and co completed their journey from being Kissinger’s trained bitch boys to being prison bitches (though at least with the latter there is some dignity).

I don’t like alot of things about the Kirchner regime, but, her locking up of the Junta and her rejection of the wretched and worthless IMF are two things that count in her favour, (if all leaders told the IMF to go away and die we would all be better off) and the fact she doesn’t buy into Nancy Soderberg’s globalist crap is another bonus.

The Falklands aren’t worth getting into a tizz over. Honestly its all too boring for anyone to get into trade disputes about.

BTW The Falklanders should be thankful they are not Chagossians.