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Post by Toreador on Oct 14, 2022 8:08:25 GMT
Yes, I'm also curious what Labour's plans are for 'working with France' that hasn't already been tried and abandoned. We all recall the hoohah that attended the closure of Sangatte which was supposed to solve the 'problem' when Labour was last running the show. What many people don't know is Labour's solution entailed transporting the great majority of Sangatte's 'residents' to the UK and giving them four-year work permits with benefits. 1,100 is the approximate figure for those allowed to come over, following that, Boris wanted to do, similarly. |
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Post by Orac on Oct 14, 2022 8:13:04 GMT
All falling neatly under the category of "working with France"
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Post by Deleted on Oct 14, 2022 9:34:33 GMT
I do hope that we are transporting the dinghies back to France so that they can be re-used, for ecological reasons.  |
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Post by Red Rackham on Oct 14, 2022 9:59:54 GMT
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Post by Montegriffo on Oct 14, 2022 11:46:23 GMT
I do hope that we are transporting the dinghies back to France so that they can be re-used, for ecological reasons. They should be given to charitable organisations around the world to help with the severe flooding caused by climate change. Destroying them would be counterproductive in terms of CO2 output. |
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Post by Orac on Oct 14, 2022 11:59:02 GMT
Charity should start at home. There are plenty of underprivileged children in the UK, who would love a rubber dinghy as a Christmas present
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Post by Montegriffo on Oct 14, 2022 12:34:17 GMT
Charity should start at home. There are plenty of underprivileged children in the UK, who would love a rubber dinghy as a Christmas present Scout or Guide associations or other such organisations could use them but they are too big for children's toys. |
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Post by Handyman on Oct 14, 2022 12:40:21 GMT
The French will only work with others if it is to their advantage and done their way, they are happy to see the rubber boats sail away another 20 or so people off their soil which they didn't want in the first place
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Post by Dan Dare on Oct 14, 2022 12:51:54 GMT
I heard that according to some arcane Law of the Sea they have be kept for safekeeping in case their rightful owners turn up to claim them back.
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Post by Montegriffo on Oct 14, 2022 17:50:26 GMT
I heard that according to some arcane Law of the Sea they have be kept for safekeeping in case their rightful owners turn up to claim them back. I doubt it. Salvage law doesn't work like that. If you accept a tow line during a rescue you forfeit your boat to the rescuer. |
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Post by Red Rackham on Oct 14, 2022 19:29:23 GMT
I heard that according to some arcane Law of the Sea they have be kept for safekeeping in case their rightful owners turn up to claim them back. Correct, I put a link to that effect on the other forum months ago. I have looked but unfortunately, I cant find it. |
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Post by colbops on Oct 14, 2022 19:58:28 GMT
I heard that according to some arcane Law of the Sea they have be kept for safekeeping in case their rightful owners turn up to claim them back. I heard they puncture them and then drop them on beaches in France. |
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Post by Dan Dare on Oct 15, 2022 9:39:37 GMT
It's even more bizarre than I remembered. Safeguarding smugglers' property in case they want it back isn't something imposed by some long-forgotten international agreement, or even by 'Brussels' but it's something dreamt up by the Blairites in legislation dating from 2007. "Under Section 26 of the UK Borders Act 2007 and the Immigration Disposal of Property Regulations 2008, goods must be stored at Queen’s Warehouses for 12 months." www.thetimes.co.uk/article/storing-migrant-boats-has-cost-the-taxpayer-500-000-in-a-year-dn9qbg3b7 |
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Post by Montegriffo on Oct 15, 2022 9:45:34 GMT
It's even more bizarre than I remembered. Safeguarding smugglers' property in case they want it back isn't something imposed by some long-forgotten international agreement, or even by 'Brussels' but it's something dreamt up by the Blairites in legislation dating from 2007. "Under Section 26 of the UK Borders Act 2007 and the Immigration Disposal of Property Regulations 2008, goods must be stored at Queen’s Warehouses for 12 months." www.thetimes.co.uk/article/storing-migrant-boats-has-cost-the-taxpayer-500-000-in-a-year-dn9qbg3b7I stand corrected then. What a waste of money. |
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