That’s the reason I feel so strongly that Remembrance Day is important – if people forget the past, they let it happen again.

Plus, the Falklands economy was stagnant, and a 1977 report had concluded that significant investment was required. If a lease-back deal could have been negotiated, closer ties to Argentina could have been set up, which would have potentially helped the economy. Savings could also have been made in defence, since the only real threat to the Islands is Argentina – if that threat is removed by a deal, the defence money can be spent elsewhere.

Ironically, after the war, the government spent a lot of money investing in the local economy and significantly improving the defences (Port Stanley airport was improved, a large RAF base was built, and a deep water port was established). When the invasion happened in 1982, there were less than 100 British service personnel on the islands – now, at any one time there’s over 1,000 people, four fighters and a warship.