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Government to charter ferries for food supply

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    Government to charter ferries for food supply

    Subscribe to read | Financial Times
    Britain is drawing up plans to charter ships to bring in emergency food and medicines in the event of a “no-deal” Brexit next March, in a move greeted with disbelief at a stormy meeting of Theresa May’s cabinet on Tuesday.

    The cabinet was told that the heavily used Dover-Calais route could quickly become blocked by new customs controls on the French side, forcing Britain to seek alternative ways of bringing in “critical supplies”.

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    French or English ferries?

    Or any ferry within 10 light years

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      #3
      Are they deployable as Irish Sea electricity generation barges?

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        #4
        Originally posted by AtW View Post
        French or English ferries?

        Or any ferry within 10 light years
        Most likely cheap ones from the Philippines, the ones that sink

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          #5
          Originally posted by AtW View Post
          French or English ferries?

          Or any ferry within 10 light years
          Originally posted by Eirikur View Post
          Most likely cheap ones from the Philippines, the ones that sink
          are you two still here? - can't you find a pre-loved camper van and feck off somewhere far away? FFS

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            #6
            Originally posted by BR14 View Post
            are you two still here? - can't you find a pre-loved camper van and feck off somewhere far away? FFS
            You have the whole of General as your safe space if it is getting too difficult for you.

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              #7
              Originally posted by Old Greg View Post
              You have the whole of General as your safe space if it is getting too difficult for you.
              I'm sure they'll find space on the roof for you, if you ask nicely

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                #8
                I spose they can ferry in food and we can drink each others piss.

                They'll be no leccy mind, but maybe if we rub enough "Leave the EU now" balloons on our wool jumpers, we could make enough sparks to power the "wireless" to listen to "Germany calling..." from the EU headquarters.

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                  #9
                  Originally posted by DimPrawn View Post
                  I spose they can ferry in food and we can drink each others piss.

                  They'll be no leccy mind, but maybe if we rub enough "Leave the EU now" balloons on our wool jumpers, we could make enough sparks to power the "wireless" to listen to "Germany calling..." from the EU headquarters.

                  Vintage Dim!

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                    #10
                    Originally posted by DimPrawn View Post
                    I spose they can ferry in food and we can drink each others piss.

                    They'll be no leccy mind, but maybe if we rub enough "Leave the EU now" balloons on our wool jumpers, we could make enough sparks to power the "wireless" to listen to "Germany calling..." from scoots, darmie, assfart etc.

                    FTFY

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