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Previously on "People of Bruges have eternal right to fish in British waters"

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  • SueEllen
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    Originally posted by VectraMan View Post
    There must be the odd German relative of Victoria and Albert that are closer than that.
    There is a nice Wikipedia article on it linky

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  • VectraMan
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    Originally posted by Eirikur View Post
    It would probably be the other way around. The Dutch king is still in line for the English throne (albeit at number 850)
    There must be the odd German relative of Victoria and Albert that are closer than that.

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  • Eirikur
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    Originally posted by OwlHoot View Post
    Since 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
    It would probably be the other way around. The Dutch king is still in line for the English throne (albeit at number 850)

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  • northernladyuk
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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.
    There you go! That should keep you going through the hard times.

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  • OwlHoot
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    Originally posted by Eirikur View Post
    A 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
    Since 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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  • vetran
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    Originally posted by northernladyuk View Post
    Cling 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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  • northernladyuk
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    Originally posted by vetran View Post
    And 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.
    Other way round. The UK holds all the cards due to the balance of trade between UK and EU27.

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  • SueEllen
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    Originally posted by vetran View Post
    And 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.
    Oh but they will win.

    We lost the Cod War remember.

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  • northernladyuk
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    Originally posted by vetran View Post
    I suppose with military experts like the Italians & the French they much prefer to surrender.
    Cling on tight onto the old clichés. They will serve you well in the establishment of Empire 2.0.

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  • vetran
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    Originally posted by SueEllen View Post
    That's cos they weren't bothered then. Now they all are and are digging out old documents.

    Cod Wars II
    And 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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  • vetran
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    Originally posted by VectraMan View Post
    Kippers 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.
    I suppose with military experts like the Italians & the French they much prefer to surrender.

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  • northernladyuk
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    Originally posted by AtW View Post
    Food riots? Good for helicopter gunships I hear
    They're needed for the Dover Jungle camp.

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  • AtW
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    Originally posted by BrilloPad View Post
    Then how else do we try out our latest weapons?
    Food riots? Good for helicopter gunships I hear

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  • BrilloPad
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    Originally posted by VectraMan View Post
    Kippers 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.
    Then how else do we try out our latest weapons?

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  • VectraMan
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    Originally posted by BrilloPad View Post
    So 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.....
    Kippers 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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