Mice! Posted May 6, 2021 Report Share Posted May 6, 2021 5 hours ago, TIGHTCHOKE said: Currently a draw with 2 vessels from each navy! That can be seen 😳😳 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Centrepin Posted May 6, 2021 Report Share Posted May 6, 2021 I'm a little surprised the French didn't turn up with white flags flying "just in case" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derbyduck Posted May 6, 2021 Report Share Posted May 6, 2021 9 hours ago, discobob said: at least it is closer than the Falklands!! and the opposition is more inept than the Argies - unless they call in the Foreign Legion. I had a school mate, joined the Marines, went AWOL to the Foreign Legion, returned, Jailed, then last I knew he was apparently SBS!! there was a bloke who used my local yrs ago wanted to join the Foreign Legion ,he had money problems he owed Grattons catalouges £100 , thats true ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Heron Posted May 6, 2021 Report Share Posted May 6, 2021 I thought that the frogs surrendered when the cannons were fired as a tribute to Prince Philip. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Neal Posted May 6, 2021 Report Share Posted May 6, 2021 A bunch of smelly fishermen and two French police boats decided to square up to the MIGHT of the Royal Navy off the port of St Helier, Jersey today (OK, we sent two small gunships). That showed 'em, huh? Is Boris using this a a "flagship" (excuse the pun) issue to demonstrate how he's planning to remain robust over Brexit terms and is prepared to get physical? My opinion is, because Jersey is not a regular part of Britain, but classed as a "Crown Dependency" and has therefore dictated its own policies over fishing, Boris has the escape hatch open and ready to dive through, should the excrement hit the whirly thing. And... how childish is it for the French to say they're going to cut off Jersey's electricity supply in retaliation?!! https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/jersey-fish-france-brexit-trade-b1843385.html https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/57001584 An interesting contrast in styles of journalism. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mice! Posted May 7, 2021 Report Share Posted May 7, 2021 Already another thread on this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnfromUK Posted May 7, 2021 Report Share Posted May 7, 2021 9 hours ago, The Heron said: the frogs surrendered They did, but people are so used to it, no one takes much notice now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discobob Posted May 7, 2021 Report Share Posted May 7, 2021 12 hours ago, derbyduck said: there was a bloke who used my local yrs ago wanted to join the Foreign Legion ,he had money problems he owed Grattons catalouges £100 , thats true ! I actually saw the guy at Lime Street Station when he was under prisoner escort after returning from the Foreign Legion - I was going back to camp - my Dad was with me and went that guy over there is trying to get your attention. I had to flash my service ID to his escorts to speak with him! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vince Green Posted May 7, 2021 Report Share Posted May 7, 2021 Without wanting to debase the debate into slagging off the usual French stereotypes. I just think this is the perfect illustration of why we voted to leave the EU Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
12gauge82 Posted May 7, 2021 Report Share Posted May 7, 2021 4 hours ago, Vince Green said: Without wanting to debase the debate into slagging off the usual French stereotypes. I just think this is the perfect illustration of why we voted to leave the EU Cheese eating surrender monkeys🧀! Sorry, couldnt help it 😂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old farrier Posted May 7, 2021 Report Share Posted May 7, 2021 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old man Posted May 7, 2021 Report Share Posted May 7, 2021 I remember them from September 1990, enough said? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
claydodger Posted May 7, 2021 Report Share Posted May 7, 2021 What gives France the right to demand anything from UK, do they not know we have left Europe, stop assuming you are a world power and you have a say, you are just another part of Europe so the rules have changed for you and no beggar over here is interested in what you demand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted May 7, 2021 Report Share Posted May 7, 2021 On 06/05/2021 at 13:40, London Best said: Sadly, no. got it wrong ....how about this the 200th aniversary of napolean's death...................... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
London Best Posted May 7, 2021 Report Share Posted May 7, 2021 1 minute ago, ditchman said: got it wrong ....how about this the 200th aniversary of napolean's death...................... Is he dead then? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted May 7, 2021 Report Share Posted May 7, 2021 Just now, London Best said: Is he dead then? the fishermen rekon he is.......... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
London Best Posted May 7, 2021 Report Share Posted May 7, 2021 2 minutes ago, ditchman said: the fishermen rekon he is.......... Probably a cunning ploy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Neal Posted May 7, 2021 Report Share Posted May 7, 2021 I didn't see the other thread before I posted this; I scanned through the topic titles but must have missed it. I hoped - in vain it seems - that some intellectual debate may occur, but on the other thread it descended into the old "cheese eating surrender monkeys" kind of stuff quite quickly, with no real substance. What's just happened off the shores of Jersey is a pretty big deal. It just seems that "we" don't really have much of an opinion on the subject, in contrast to the Scotland independence issue as an example. 🤷♂️🤷♂️ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mice! Posted May 8, 2021 Report Share Posted May 8, 2021 I know what you mean, but most will see France as trying to flex some muscle and that's the end of it, and you can drive to Scotland, Jersey aren't looking to leave either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Neal Posted May 8, 2021 Report Share Posted May 8, 2021 Looking to leave what? They have never been an EU member if that's what you mean? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vince Green Posted May 9, 2021 Report Share Posted May 9, 2021 The British fishermen have accused the French and Spanish fishermen of illegally overfishing in British waters for years and using illegal fishing techniques like fly shooting and pulse nets. So now they don't like having to stick to the rules. Jersey has said catagorically that every French trawler that has submitted a proper application has been given a licence to fish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
12gauge82 Posted May 9, 2021 Report Share Posted May 9, 2021 4 hours ago, Vince Green said: The British fishermen have accused the French and Spanish fishermen of illegally overfishing in British waters for years and using illegal fishing techniques like fly shooting and pulse nets. So now they don't like having to stick to the rules. Jersey has said catagorically that every French trawler that has submitted a proper application has been given a licence to fish. It's like a child who hasn't got their own way having a tantrum, as long as the UK doesn't back down they will go off and sulk eventually before excepting the new norm. Yet another reason brexit needed to happen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnfromUK Posted May 9, 2021 Report Share Posted May 9, 2021 40 minutes ago, 12gauge82 said: It's like a child who hasn't got their own way having a tantrum, as long as the UK doesn't back down they will go off and sulk eventually before excepting the new norm. The French have always been very like that to do business with. Before I retired we used to deal with them - and they were one of the most difficult 'nationalities' to deal with - partly because everything had to go their way - all 'take' and no 'give' in any negotiation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
12gauge82 Posted May 9, 2021 Report Share Posted May 9, 2021 5 minutes ago, JohnfromUK said: The French have always been very like that to do business with. Before I retired we used to deal with them - and they were one of the most difficult 'nationalities' to deal with - partly because everything had to go their way - all 'take' and no 'give' in any negotiation. Well that certainly fits with how macron ect have behaved during brexit negotiations. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amateur Posted May 9, 2021 Report Share Posted May 9, 2021 33 minutes ago, JohnfromUK said: The French have always been very like that to do business with. Before I retired we used to deal with them - and they were one of the most difficult 'nationalities' to deal with - partly because everything had to go their way - all 'take' and no 'give' in any negotiation. That was my experience of them in business too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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