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Previously on "People of Bruges have eternal right to fish in British waters"
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Originally posted by OwlHoot View PostSince William of Orange (Charles II's successor after the short reign of James II) was Dutch, maybe we could root through a few more old papers and find the UK has sovereignty over Holland
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Originally posted by vetran View Post
https://www.reddit.com/r/MeanJokes/c...arview_mirror/
Amazingly they surrendered a few times before WWII.
Italians the same
Neither living up to their Gallic or Roman roots.
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Originally posted by Eirikur View PostA document signed by Charles II has surfaced which grants the people of Bruges the eternal right to fish in British waters
https://twitter.com/GeertBourgeois/s...privilege.html
It was tested in UK courts in the 1960's but no final verdict was made as it has to go to the house of lords which it didn't at the time
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Originally posted by northernladyuk View PostCling on tight onto the old clichés. They will serve you well in the establishment of Empire 2.0.
https://www.reddit.com/r/MeanJokes/c...arview_mirror/
Amazingly they surrendered a few times before WWII.
Italians the same
Neither living up to their Gallic or Roman roots.
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Originally posted by vetran View PostAnd I thought the UK was already on the ropes and would beg the EU let us sell the our Jam.
But our friends are now scrabbling around to find something to win.
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Originally posted by vetran View PostI suppose with military experts like the Italians & the French they much prefer to surrender.
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Originally posted by SueEllen View PostThat's cos they weren't bothered then. Now they all are and are digging out old documents.
Cod Wars II
But our friends are now scrabbling around to find something to win.
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Originally posted by VectraMan View PostKippers dismiss the idea of the EU keeping the peace, but at the first sign of any disagreement you're already talking about using military force.
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Originally posted by AtW View PostFood riots? Good for helicopter gunships I hear
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Originally posted by VectraMan View PostKippers dismiss the idea of the EU keeping the peace, but at the first sign of any disagreement you're already talking about using military force.
Given that fishing is only about 0.5% of GDP, it might be easier and cheaper to simply let the Danes and Belgians have our waters.
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Originally posted by BrilloPad View PostSo once again the lawyers benefit. Lets just deploy the RN. All of it. Admiral Robert and his dingy should be able to see off johnny foreigner easily.....
Given that fishing is only about 0.5% of GDP, it might be easier and cheaper to simply let the Danes and Belgians have our waters.
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