Falkland Islands (1983: Doomsday)

A former British dependency, the Islands have come under direct threat from the new emerging power of Argentina since doomsday. Neverthless, with the recent war between Argentina and the U.K. the island still has a substantial military force which remained after doomsday. Initially, the islands were aided by Australia and New Zealand until the Kingdom of Rhodesia was reconstituted in 1984 under former British PM Margaret Thatcher whose loyalty to the islands remained undiminished.

Union with Rhodesia
With the reconstitution of Rhodesia in 1984, the Falkland Islands agree to a plebecite on its constitutional government either independence, becoming part of the Celtic Alliance or as a dependency of Argentina or union with Rhodesia. Due in no small part to the influence of Rhodesian Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher, 93% of the Falkland Islanders voted for union with Rhodesia. The Act of Union was signed into law by Queen Elizabeth of Rhodesia and took effect on January 1st 1985. Entry into the Kingdom of Rhodesia has greatly increased the standard of living for the islanders, as well as vastly improved security. With the removal of Margaret Thatcher in 1993, and the accession of her old political rival, Ian Smith, many Falklanders worried that Rhodesia's commitment to the islands would lessen. This has not proved to be the case. When John Redwood became PM in 1999 his administration increased overall governemnt spending in the islands by over 20%. This has been continued by present Rhodesian PM William Hague.