Who was the British foreign secretary who resigned during the battle of the Falklands
Aftermath of the Falklands War saw the popularity of the Conservative Government increase, with some attributing this rise to the aftermath of the war with others suggesting that the rise in popularity was due to an increase in economic optimism, with the war increasing productivity by 3%. The war did however cause several members of the government to resign, including the Foreign Secretary Lord Carrington, the most recent time that a UK government minister resigned openly in response to a failure of his department (in not anticipating the war). Criticism was levelled at Ted Rowlands, a former junior foreign minister in the preceding government, who
Cultural impact of the Falklands War Cultural impact of the Falklands War The cultural impact of the Falklands War spanned several media in both Britain and Argentina. A number of films and television productions emerged from the conflict. The first Argentine film about the war was "Los chicos de la guerra" ("The Boys of the War") in 1984. The BBC drama "Tumbledown" (1988) told the story of a British officer who got paralysed due to a bullet wound. The computer game "Harrier Attack" (1983) and the naval strategy game "Strike Fleet" (1987) are two examples of Falklands-related games. A number of fictional works were set during