Bob Jones: Cry for Argentina

It’s often been said that Argentina would have been one of the world’s richest nations was it not for its history of appalling politicians. In the post-war years the rot started with Peron and they’ve arguably got worse ever since.

I was there in 1973 when sans the now deceased Eva, Peron made his return from exile. There was craziness everywhere with a farcical second coming fervour and Buenos Aires’ many lovely buildings all vandalised by the pro-Peron symbol, from memory involving a V.