Cable Forum - Starmer’s chronicles

Because of Brexit - before Brexit, under the Dublin regulation, we could send them back to France...

(and they didn't try coming, because of......

the Dublin regulation!)

This Dublin regulation?For 2024, Germany had a net figure of 1,236 immigrants leaving for other EU countries, out of 74,561 requests by Germany for them to be dealt with elsewhere. If we were in the EU, we would have to accept loads more. Under the EU/EEA rules for 2018, we may have been able to send 209 back to the EU, but had to accept 1,215. That's six in, one out under the previous returns agreement.

Previously they were arriving by lorry, so could easily disappear and didn't need to claim asylum. Crossing the channel by boat and remaining undetected is a bit more difficult, so they automatically have to claim asylum there and then.

papa smurf

21-05-2026 17:50

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Originally Posted by Hugh (Post 36215920)

Nice try - here’s one from a couple of months ago…

https://www.gov.uk/government/public...025-accessible

And a recent one from Ethiopia and Tigray

https://www.ethiopiaobserver.com/202...r-the-capital/

were you a navi in a former life,cos you sure like digging up shyte

Hugh	21-05-2026 18:05

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were you a navi in a former life,cos you sure like digging up shyte

No, I was Air Force…

papa smurf

21-05-2026 18:07

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Originally Posted by Hugh (Post 36215937)

No, I was Air Force…

i have guessed ww1 trench warfare tech ;)

thenry

21-05-2026 20:15

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The first train displaying Great British Railways (GBR) branding has been unveiled.

Govia Thameslink Railway

Services run by GTR's other operators – Thameslink, Great Northern and Gatwick Express – will also enter public ownership on 31 May.

They will join West Midlands Trains, Greater Anglia, c2c, Northern, TransPennine Express, Southeastern, LNER and South Western in being managed by DfT Operator Limited.

The public ownership programme is expected to be completed by the end of next year.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c242gvyl48do

Those trains are like southern which are old now. The seats need replacing. The carriages the driver sits in have tables. This is exciting. :D

Hugh	21-05-2026 20:23

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Originally Posted by papa smurf (Post 36215935)

were you a navi in a former life,cos you sure like digging up shyte

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Originally Posted by papa smurf (Post 36215938)

i have guessed ww1 trench warfare tech ;)

It’s as if Oscar Wilde was reincarnated in North Lincolnshire, but with more polydactyly and less pithy* wit…

*apologies for the interdental lisp…

1andrew1

21-05-2026 20:27

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Originally Posted by thenry (Post 36215948)

Those trains are like southern which are old now. The seats need replacing. The carriages the driver sits in have tables. This is exciting. :D

That looks like GB News on wheels. Let's hope it's more reliable! :D

Personally, I think they should retain the existing liveries, even if they do nationalise them.

thenry

21-05-2026 20:30

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It'll soon get an asbo graffiti paint job. Hopefully nothing rude :LOL:

papa smurf

22-05-2026 05:54

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Originally Posted by Hugh (Post 36215949)

It’s as if Oscar Wilde was reincarnated in North Lincolnshire, but with more polydactyly and less pithy* wit…

*apologies for the interdental lisp…

North east Lincolnshire, do ya dig me ;)

1andrew1

01-06-2026 08:30

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More fun and games promised later today when the exchanges between Mandelson and government minsters are released!
https://news.sky.com/story/politics-...enoch-12593360

papa smurf

11-06-2026 11:17

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Defense secretary resigns

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cgqeg09p3p1t

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/u...-b2993909.html

Sephiroth

11-06-2026 11:51

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The wretched government have spent their two years complaining about the Tories having "hollowed out" the armed forces. And then spent the tax money needed to reverse that on welfare.

The height of irresponsibility. Cards still being played by that liar Starmer.

Carth

11-06-2026 12:21

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We can't keep public transport and the NHS working, schools and education in general has fallen into the pit of despair, and the police are damned if they do, damned if they don't.
Not sure if we had far greater armed forces we could arm them with anything better than small rainbow flags with 'welcome' printed across the middle.

papa smurf

11-06-2026 12:25

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starmer will no doubt spout some drivel about school breakfast clubs and all the houses they're not building

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Originally Posted by Carth (Post 36217102)

i've taken the head off my yard brush ready to do my dads army bit :)

update: ive sticky taped a pen knife to it ready for hand to hand combat

1andrew1

11-06-2026 12:25

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The sooner we get Burnham into No 10 the better on the basis that he can't be any worse!

Unfortunately, Starmer's regime seems to have adopted its Conservative predecessors' definitions of "strong and stable" rather than what you and I think this term means.

It's a real shame that the reduction in GDP came when we most needed it to increase defence spending.

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