We’ve just experienced a few hot and sunny days. The early onset if summer? The birds have seized the opportunity to cool down by running around under the lawn sprinklers whilst I managed to snap a photo of a water vole mermaid in the back yard.
The next project will be a shade sail over the pool. I’ve already completed the basic design using Google Sketchup.
It will need to be able to extend and retract as it will only be used when the mermaid is in the pool.
Yesterday the postman delivered some items for my new bike I’d purchased from Aliexpress.
Total cost, including delivery, was just over $30. I could buy the same items from local bike shops for $150. I’m not adverse to buying local but a 500% mark-up is almost extortion. I’ll buy local when it’s made locally!
Yesterday I was reading the news when I noticed an article from the UK where several Conservative MP’s were expressing the disapproval of the Home Secretary’s performance regarding illegal boat arrivals and suggesting all arrivals be processed in the Falkland Islands. I hadn’t realised some of my casual blog readers were British MPs.
I suggest Priti and Boris are playing politics with the issue. The French do not want any boat people back and won’t stop them from leaving. The French Navy even escort boats to the UK maritime border. Under international law the UK is then obligated to rescue them. It’s a waste of time and money attempting to stop the boats. In my opinion the problem will only be resolved when crossing the maritime border doesn’t result in a landing in the UK. Doing this will break the people smuggler business model. Moreover, I suspect the cost of transporting boat people to the Falklands is considerably cheaper than paying the French. The UK government would only need to do it for a year and the problem would be resolved.
2 comments :
Sorry to disappoint you Tom, but that chainbreaker if made out of the usual low quality metal will break very quickly. If you are going to use it a lot buy a better quality one.
As to migrants. Break the reason they want to come to UK and that will stop a lot. I also don't understand why we can't just send them straight back to France. I always thought you had to claim asylum in the first safe country. Not decide you wanted to travel through the whole of the EU to get to the UK.
Sending them to Falklands does sound a good idea, i mean it worked for australia :)
Dave it will only have the break and make the chain once (I hope).
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