More Dosh To Do Nothing....

[ToraToraTora]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cwy1n2nwnyjo

What will extra dosh do? We need ideas and action to stop the hostile invasion. We'll end up with the border farce getting new boats so they can transport them here quicker.

[ToraToraTora]

20:10: "Meaning of trobbery please TTT. I think I must be one of the thick ABers. Thank you." - way above your comprehension me old china.

[tomus42]

Yawn. Have any whingers got any practical ideas other than machine gunning the boats ( as per that reform UK bloke ). Even that would need dosh would it not? Machine guns aren't cheap.

Attempting to tackle the crime gangs that make the boats possible seems like a worthwhile idea.

[ToraToraTora]

we should have agents crawling all over, bumping off the smugglers and slashing the boats before they get anywhere near the sea. It'd be sorted in a fortnight It's just a form of pest control and pests will burger off somewhere else if you start exterminating them.

[wiltsman]

Does anyone know the meaning of TROBBERY please?

...... or is it a TTT ism?

[wiltsman]

TTT 20.14

20:10: "Meaning of trobbery please TTT. I think I must be one of the thick ABers. Thank you." - way above your comprehension me old china.

TTT, I'm not your old china! I'm not a Cockney born within the sound of Bow Bells, so please refrain from using that terminology when you address me. Or should I start using some West Country phrases that will leave you stumped.

Thank you.

[ToraToraTora]

21:10 I doubt you could say anything that would have me stumped. you know nothing about me. One of my hobbies is dialects, languages, slang, accents etc. I would love to hear some west country phrases, you may even surprise me.

[sandyRoe]

It's gert lush to see people displaying their command of slang and regional dialects.

[New Judge]

"Meaning of trobbery please TTT.”

I’ll try to help (I’m sure Tora won’t mind – I hate to see fellow ABers at a disadvantage)

TROB = The Right On Brigade.
Trobbery = The philosophy, attitude, schemes and activities adopted by members of that brigade.

"...we should have agents crawling all over, bumping off the smugglers and slashing the boats before they get anywhere near the sea."

Indeed, Tora. 

The trouble is the "global partners" (well one in particular) with whom we will be attempting to strengthen our partnerships (a task which seemingly needs 300 people) will not hear of it. There’s one very good reason for that. They cannot control who gets into their country because of the ridiculous Schengen Agreement (and their recent reintroduction of border controls is scarcely likely to influence that). So they don’t see any reason to control those people seeking to get out.

So with that in mind Mr Starmer should abandon his pretentions of “global partnerships” with people who have no interest in this country’s wellbeing. Instead he should concentrate on preventing people arriving here without leave to do so.

[tomus42]

//we should have agents crawling all over, bumping off the smugglers //

Yeah. But back here in the real world where we can't just go around 'bumping people off', we need other ideas.

[Clone]

Police with stanley knives would stop it.

But I have long since stopped believing the authorities want to stop it.

[tomus42]

//But I have long since stopped believing the authorities want to stop it.//

Why?

[Ken4155]

If bumping off the smugglers doesn't work, why don't we just bomb the hell out of the rubber boats as soon as they enter our waters? Once we've done that 3 or 4 times, no-one will want to risk crossing and the amugglers will be out of business before you can say "BOOOOOMMMM!"

Of course there will be many deaths, but what's a little collateral damage in the great big scheme of things, eh? :-J