70 years ago we lifted 240,000 people out of Dunkirk

[grumbledoak]

It should be borne in mind that our stranded fellow subjects don't exactly have Guderian's Panzers bearing down on them. They are inconvenienced, not in immediate danger. So even if the Clown had got it right this would be a long way from a Dunkirk moment.

[GTIR]

I think the OP is saying that Brown had a perfect get-out-of-jail-free card and he ballsed it up - he should have just not attempted it - rather than comparing the situation to Dunkirk.

I'm sure Churchill lapped it up at the time of very low ratings in the opinion polls - remember his subjects had enough of years of bombings and deaths.

[twister]

audidoody said:

Twin-engine bombers doing low-level strafing runs?

Not exactly...

[Negative Creep]

twister said:

audidoody said:

Twin-engine bombers doing low-level strafing runs?

Not exactly...

Phew, I thought I was going to have to raise the geek level by pointing that out

[mouseymousey]

fbrs said:

is it really beyond the wit of man to find the hertz counter? who knows you could even share with another passenger or 2.

Of course, the Hertz desk had lots of availability at very reasonable rates. Why did no-one think of that?

[whitechief]

FourWheelDrift said:

I wonder also if the Ferry operators said something to Winky along the lines of "you take business away from us and we'll have you by the nuts". Imagine all the people planning on normally travelling back by Ferry suddenly having government mandated little ships freely available for use. Business nightmare and more cash out of the economy. Great.

I think it was more a case of Labour politicking and the media obliging them, making the headline, then lo and behold it doesn't happen.

[Mojocvh]

whitechief said:

FourWheelDrift said:

I wonder also if the Ferry operators said something to Winky along the lines of "you take business away from us and we'll have you by the nuts". Imagine all the people planning on normally travelling back by Ferry suddenly having government mandated little ships freely available for use. Business nightmare and more cash out of the economy. Great.

I think it was more a case of Labour politicking and the media obliging them, making the headline, then lo and behold it doesn't happen.

I really, really hope this megaton.

[Pommygranite]

Its a few fking days delay of flying, not World War 2 with the lives of thousands of soldiers at stake for fks sakes. Who gives a fk if a fat old couple from fking Colchester get stuck in fking Lanzarote.

Go to B&Q, buy a bag of cement and harden the fk up.

Edited by Pommygranite on Wednesday 21st April 01:24

[Mojocvh]

Pommygranite said:

Its a few fking days delay of flying, not World War 2 with the lives of thousands of soldiers at stake for fks sakes. Who gives a fk if a fat old couple from fking Colchester get stuck in fking Lanzarote.

Go to B&Q, buy a bag of cement and harden the fk up.

Edited by Pommygranite on Wednesday 21st April 01:24

You are correct but are also missing the ENORMOUS own goal that is waiting to swallow winky.

IF it gets out.

[B17NNS]

Pommygranite said:

Who gives a fk if a fat old couple from fking Colchester get stuck in fking Lanzarote.

[Bing o]

Pommygranite said:

Its a few fking days delay of flying, not World War 2 with the lives of thousands of soldiers at stake for fks sakes. Who gives a fk if a fat old couple from fking Colchester get stuck in fking Lanzarote.

Go to B&Q, buy a bag of cement and harden the fk up.

Beautiful, 9.5/10 sir!

[The Hypno-Toad]

Pommygranite said:

Its a few fking days delay of flying, not World War 2 with the lives of thousands of soldiers at stake for fks sakes. Who gives a fk if a fat old couple from fking Colchester get stuck in fking Lanzarote.

Go to B&Q, buy a bag of cement and harden the fk up.

Edited by Pommygranite on Wednesday 21st April 01:24

+1

You've forgotten one important thing. All those people have votes and winky needs every one he can get. Therefore no matter how much it costs, they must be brought back and they might be so grateful they might vote for the knock knee Scottish pillock.

If there wasn't an election I'm guessing it would be far more a case of "Oh well,"

[anonymous-user]

Bing o said:

Pommygranite said:

Its a few fking days delay of flying, not World War 2 with the lives of thousands of soldiers at stake for fks sakes. Who gives a fk if a fat old couple from fking Colchester get stuck in fking Lanzarote.

Go to B&Q, buy a bag of cement and harden the fk up.

Beautiful, 9.5/10 sir!

ill give you the extra 0.5. my thoughts exactly

[WreckedGecko]

Negative Creep said:

twister said:

audidoody said:

Twin-engine bombers doing low-level strafing runs?

Not exactly...

Phew, I thought I was going to have to raise the geek level by pointing that out

Ahhaa, I wanted to up the geekery...

[F i F]

FourWheelDrift said:

Yes, lets send hundreds of little ships over to France...

Unfortunately the impatient sods don't want to wait until the end of May.

Dunkirk Return 2010

[mrmr96]

FourWheelDrift said:

I wonder also if the Ferry operators said something to Winky along the lines of "you take business away from us and we'll have you by the nuts". Imagine all the people planning on normally travelling back by Ferry suddenly having government mandated little ships freely available for use. Business nightmare and more cash out of the economy. Great.

It's not cash out of the economy if the passengers take a free Gov boat and therefore get to keep the saved fare in their pockets. They then have more money to spend on other stuff.

[Tallbut Buxomly]

Security threat imho and hence public should not be allowed onboard a naval vessel except in extreme circumstances which this was not.

[paddyhasneeds]

I'm sick of hearing about this. Sorry, I'm sure it's not fun not being able to get home but in the grand scheme of things it's absolutely fk all except a little inconvenience.

[DonkeyApple]

paddyhasneeds said:

I'm sick of hearing about this. Sorry, I'm sure it's not fun not being able to get home but in the grand scheme of things it's absolutely fk all except a little inconvenience.

Yes but you are forgetting that we now live in a society where if someone breaks wind:

A meeting of Cobra is called
The media swamps the TV and press with terror stories of the impact and probable death to all of us
The Govt come up with insane solutions to deal with such a devastating issue.
Several Quangos are set up.
A charity is formed
And everyone on MumsNet screams about paedophile flatulance fisting every child in the country.

We live in a society where even Scousers are begining to look unemotional.

Quite frankly I'm amazed Shameful Chakribati hasn't been on TV complaining how the lack of transport is stopping honest illegal immigrants from arriving for their free cash and house.