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Scottish “independence” pretty much guaranteed.

“…. Mr Gove, who is Scottish, is widely expected to take a role leading on the Union …”

Just need to set the date.
 
Boris Johnson has been making the civil service actually draw up plans for a roundabout under the Isle of Man with 4 tunnels connecting Stranraer, Belfast, Liverpool and Heysham under the sea.

It is understood Boris insisted on research for this plan after officials informed him that his previous idea - a direct tunnel from Stranraer to Larne - would be impossible due to the almost 2million tonnes of army munitions dumped in Beauforts Dyke over the last 80 years.

One of the tunnels would need to be 3 times longer than the longest tunnel ever constructed.

Graphic of the proposed tunnels in link from Times feature

https://twitter.com/nicktolhurst/status/1363498733921587206/photo/1
 
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Captain_Swoop said:
Boris Johnson has been making the civil service actually draw up plans for a roundabout under the Isle of Man with 4 tunnels connecting Stranraer, Belfast, Liverpool and Heysham under the sea.

It is understood Boris insisted on research for this plan after officials informed him that his previous idea - a direct tunnel from Stranraer to Larne - would be impossible due to the almost 2million tonnes of army munitions dumped in Beauforts Dyke over the last 80 years.

One of the tunnels would need to be 3 times longer than the longest tunnel ever constructed.

Graphic of the proposed tunnels in link from Times feature

https://twitter.com/nicktolhurst/status/1363498733921587206/photo/1
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What do you have against unfeasible schemes to siphon money to his mates?

He’s been coming up with them for years: Failed London Garden Bridge project cost £53m http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-47228698
 
Captain_Swoop said:
Boris Johnson has been making the civil service actually draw up plans for a roundabout under the Isle of Man with 4 tunnels connecting Stranraer, Belfast, Liverpool and Heysham under the sea.

It is understood Boris insisted on research for this plan after officials informed him that his previous idea - a direct tunnel from Stranraer to Larne - would be impossible due to the almost 2million tonnes of army munitions dumped in Beauforts Dyke over the last 80 years.

One of the tunnels would need to be 3 times longer than the longest tunnel ever constructed.

Graphic of the proposed tunnels in link from Times feature

https://twitter.com/nicktolhurst/status/1363498733921587206/photo/1
Click to expand...

It's Trumpian misdirection. Funny it should come out when Hancock loses his case about not publishing procurement information on time. Or is there something else Boris wants to hide?
 
Captain_Swoop said:
Boris Johnson has been making the civil service actually draw up plans for a roundabout under the Isle of Man with 4 tunnels connecting Stranraer, Belfast, Liverpool and Heysham under the sea.

It is understood Boris insisted on research for this plan after officials informed him that his previous idea - a direct tunnel from Stranraer to Larne - would be impossible due to the almost 2million tonnes of army munitions dumped in Beauforts Dyke over the last 80 years.

One of the tunnels would need to be 3 times longer than the longest tunnel ever constructed.

Graphic of the proposed tunnels in link from Times feature

https://twitter.com/nicktolhurst/status/1363498733921587206/photo/1
Click to expand...
To be fair it's actually no-more than a million-and-a-half tonnes at most.

And what's the worst that could happen? It's not like the last time the area was disturbed thousands of phosphorous bombs were washed ashore or anything.

Oh, wait.... :rolleyes:
 
People are arguing that the Isle of man would never let the govt build a tunnel etc because they are the property of the Crown and the Queen is 'Lord of man' and they have their own parliament.

Where that falls down is Westminster is 'supreme' and the British Govt is not shy about ignoring or breaking inconvenient treaties and laws.
If IOM wasn't a convenient local tax haven Tynwald would have gone years ago.
 
Captain_Swoop said:
People are arguing that the Isle of man would never let the govt build a tunnel etc because they are the property of the Crown and the Queen is 'Lord of man' and they have their own parliament.

Where that falls down is Westminster is 'supreme' and the British Govt is not shy about ignoring or breaking inconvenient treaties and laws.
If IOM wasn't a convenient local tax haven Tynwald would have gone years ago.
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Isn't that like arguing that a move is illegal under the rules of Quiddich? I mean it might be technically correct, but the fact that flying broomsticks don't exist is a greater practical problem.
 
Ferrys work, keep things as they are with regards to the sea crossing.
 
And under the “Oh what a surprise” column this month we have:

https://www.theguardian.com/society...tients-passes-into-hands-of-us-health-insurer

…. Merger with Centene Corp covers 500,000 patients fuelling calls for inquiry into ‘NHS privatisation by stealth……



“… One of the UK’s biggest GP practice operators has quietly passed into the hands of the US health insurance group Centene Corporation, prompting calls for an official investigation into what campaigners claim is “privatisation of the NHS by stealth”.
…”​

This is exactly what the Tories wanted.
 
Darat said:
“… One of the UK’s biggest GP practice operators has quietly passed into the hands of the US health insurance group Centene Corporation, prompting calls for an official investigation into what campaigners claim is “privatisation of the NHS by stealth”.
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A privately owned GP practice has had a change of owners. This has nothing to to do with "privatisation".
 
People would blow Universal Basic Income on 'lots of drugs', top Tory claims

Shaun Bailey, the Tory candidate for London mayor, was accused of 'contempt' for families with his remarks on a flat payment for all citizens
mirror.co.uk
 
https://www.theguardian.com/politic...ement-with-ex-home-office-chief-philip-rutnam

“6 figure” settlement for one of the victims of the Home Secretary, I am sure she still has the full confidence of the PM. I mean so your person who is in charge of the police and you know enforcement of the laws of the land has cost the tax payer hundreds of thousands of pounds because she is a bully and can’t manage her staff in an effective manner, why on earth should she be sacked?
 
Can Priti Patel personally afford that or are taxpayers picking up the bill??

If she isn't guilty of bullying, why are my taxes being forked out?
 
^ And why the **** should I, or any other tax payer, be footing the bill for Patel's poor and illegal behaviour anyway?

Vicarious liability seems to be applied very selectively in the UK...
 
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