‘I’ve lived on the Falkland Islands all my life – this is what it’s really like’

Michael Poole says life for him and the 3,500 people who actually live on the island, life is rather less dramatic than you might think (Picture: Shutterstock / PopeBratcher) The Falkland Islands are rarely far from the headlines, whether it’s diplomatic rows with Argentina or political debate over Britain’s overseas territories, with the remote South Atlantic archipelago frequently finding itself thrust back into the spotlight. Most recently, it has become the subject of a FIFA investigation after an inflammatory banner was held up by the Argentinian team this week after their World Cup win against England, declaring that ‘The Falklands belong to Argentina’,and brought the peaceful island into the headlines and politics onto the pitch once again. Since then the president of the South Amer