HAVE YOUR SAY THE WEEK THAT WAS

A PRINCE FLIES SOUTH The Duke of Cambridge arrived in the Falklands to begin a six-week tour of duty as a search-andrescue helicopter pilot. Earlier, the Ministry of Defence announced that the destroyer HMS Dauntless would also be dispatched to the South Atlantic. Deploying the advanced anti-aircraft and anti-ballistic ship was the latest move in the political stand-off between Britain and Argentina ahead of the 30th anniversary of the Falklands War in April. During Prince William’s absence, his wife the Duchess of Cambridge will be kept occupied in their Anglesey farmhouse by a new addition to the family: a cocker spaniel puppy. CONTINENTAL DRIFT David Cameron was accused by the Opposition leader of selling Britain “down the river”, leaving the UK cut off while other EU member states enact the fiscal compact that he refused to ratify in December. As Tory backbenchers grumbled, Ed Miliband taunted the PM, saying his veto turned out to be just for Christmas, not for life.

Across la Manche, French President Nicolas Sarkozy put the boot in during an election broadcast, telling French television viewers that “the United Kingdom has no industry any more”. FALLING FROM GRACE Fred Goodwin, the former boss of the Royal Bank of Scotland, was stripped of the knighthood he received in 2004 for services to banking – in belated recognition of the fact that his leadership ended up costing the taxpayer £45 billion.

Chelsea footballer John Terry was stripped of the captaincy of England for a second time. His trial for racist abuse was adjourned until after the Euro 2012 tournament. And the energy secretary, Chris Huhne, became the Coalition’s third minister to resign, after being charged with perverting the course of justice in relation to a speeding offence in 2003.