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Reply | Booze Runs to England
at 19:10 1 Oct 2026
Agree here broadly. People back in my neck of S Wales will just default to spoons. Last time back before these rises you can still get a massive fry up and a pint for well under an Ayrton Senna before 10am... |
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Thread | Glasto 27
at 18:59 1 Oct 2026
Tickets on sale tonight. Fully appreciate I'm ancient and irrelevant ... £400+ and no confirmed acts announced.
Never missed one until 1998.
Right now you could offer me a luxury Winnebago backstage with VIP passes and a hot-tub and I'd still rather stay at home and smash my own balls in with a lump hammer instead than attend...
Might dip in to IPlayer to watch a bit with a nice cheeky red if Jo Wiley is doing a bit of the obscure classic folky jazz type stuff...
Those of you with teenage kids like me about to take a hit I sympathise... £400 though ? ....Jesus H...
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Reply | Booze Runs to England
at 18:37 1 Oct 2026
I do like that Coop in Killay.
It has served me well on past visits. Mostly reducing tear-inducing items to something approaching acceptability pricewise... |
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Reply | Chance to tell them how you feel
at 19:55 30 Sep 2026
I'm expecting a call from Prevent after that survey....or my back doors being kicked in.... (Matron!)
Treason, Trials, public hangings, they probably won't take kindly to my suggestions.... [Post edited 30 Sep 19:57]
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Reply | Jailed for throwing a plastic bottle and swearing
at 08:03 30 Sep 2026
Incredibly it's true - there's video footage of it online too which I have seen of the trucks with UK number plates heading back on the ferry to France. There have been no denials either. It's a racket facilitated by a number of UN affiliated NGOs and the authorities have no intention of stopping it. The real people smugglers are our own government.
"Copilot Search
Seized migrant dinghies from the UK are being returned to France, sometimes fully inflated, as part of border management and logistical operations, sparking political controversy.
Background and Allegations
Reports indicate that dinghies used by migrants to cross the English Channel from France to the UK have been seized by UK authorities and transported back to France. Video evidence filmed in 2023 shows inflatable dinghies being loaded onto trucks in Dover and shipped back, sometimes still inflated, which could allow for rapid reuse by smuggling networks .It is alleged that this practice may have been facilitated under government contracts with logistics companies, specifically GXO Logistics, raising concerns about potential complicity in enabling illegal crossings
Logistics and Operations
GXO Logistics, an American global contract logistics company, reportedly handled the transportation of these dinghies under a Home Office contract covering UK and Northern Ireland border operations, including the UK border in France at Coquelles. The dinghies were sometimes returned fully inflated, presumably to allow quick turnaround for potential reuse by migrants
The Expose
.Additionally, French authorities have requested the return of life jackets used in crossings due to supply shortages, highlighting logistical coordination between the UK and France
Policy and Legal Context
The UK and France have agreements, such as the “one-in, one-out” scheme, allowing adult migrants arriving by small boat to be detained and returned to France. This is intended to deter repeated crossings and disrupt smuggling operations, though critics argue it may not fully prevent illegal migration
Plans by the UK Border Force to intercept and turn back dinghies at sea were considered but dropped over safety concerns, as international maritime law prioritizes the rescue of people in danger at sea
Controversy
The practice has sparked political debate. Some MPs argue that returning dinghies and migrants immediately to France could break the business model of people smugglers and reduce migrant camps in Calais, while others highlight legal, safety, and ethical challenges
Allegations of government complicity in facilitating the reuse of dinghies have intensified scrutiny of border policies and logistics contracts
Summary
In essence, dinghies used by migrants are being returned to France as part of UK border management efforts, involving logistics companies and bilateral agreements with France. While intended to deter illegal crossings, the practice has raised political, legal, and ethical questions, particularly regarding the potential for these boats to be reused by smuggling networks." |
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Reply | Adventures on the Bus Network in Swansea, 1980s
at 11:12 28 Sep 2026
It's alight fella. There are worse afflictions.
I know when I'm unlikely to get back to sleep after lying there for hours so rather than be bored stiff I watch a film or go online, often here.
Doc said here are some strong pills go easy and the damn things are rubbish! |
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Reply | RAF Fairford
at 09:16 28 Sep 2026
Thank heavens there was at least one still rurally active farmer who hasn't been ruined and sold up by this sh/thouse, rural hating government around to report this incident. |
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Reply | Charlotte Church
at 04:37 28 Sep 2026
This all day long
Not to mention their numerous NGOs destroying Europe with their economic migrant facilitating Agenda 2030...
The UN are as bent as a 9 bob note |
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Reply | Leo Walta
at 03:56 28 Sep 2026
2 goals and an assist
People will say oh but it's only San Marino but still he had a very good game and we definitely signed a good player that for whatever reason VM thinks is surplus to requirements
My take is that our midfield options are overloaded somewhat but also reading between the lines the player wants to play regularly but VM has told him he needs to bide his time in squad rotation.
Solution? - loaned to MLS. Review in Jan. |
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Reply | Burnham wants to lift ban on drinking
at 10:59 27 Sep 2026
In my youth we would always sneak a drink into the Vetch - A plastic soft drink bottle with some concoction mixed with Fanta or Lilt but was probably 25% proof - as we grew older some graduated to a hip flask for a cheeky nip on a cold winters day. On the terraces going for a slash didn't really inconvenience anyone - unless it was into the coat pocket of the chap in front of course. 
These days in modern stadia with seating, those horrible plastic pint glasses and the craze of throwing £7 worth of drink up in the air after a goal...?
Nah - not for me - will cause a load of problems arguments and probably fights. [Post edited 27 Sep 11:01]
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Reply | Charlotte Church
at 08:02 25 Sep 2026
She has basically turned into her mother, who I recall from CC's early career came across as a bit of a horror. It often happens. |
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Reply | Monga
at 22:05 23 Sep 2026
I really want to visit Cadiz. I'm fascinated by it's history. Got very close in 89 on the old InterRail ticket but never quite made it. I was all set to fly to Jerez in July but a family emergency cropped up. File under Bugger! |
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Reply | Peterborough United have sacked manager Luke Williams
at 22:00 23 Sep 2026
Where in Mexico are you friend?
I spent some time travelling around there about 30 years ago. Not just tourist Cancun etc... the real Mexico mostly the south off grid. Chiapas, Tulum, Oahaxa, Puebla etc Beautiful country and wonderful people...Amazing food too ! |
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Reply | Charlotte Church
at 21:37 23 Sep 2026
Just utter relentless keyboard tripe. Must be lead in the water supply. |
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Reply | UK Military
at 08:59 23 Sep 2026
Someone once described him as "a haunted Victorian pencil covered in human skin"
I take it he'll be signing his 6 kids up for active service then?
No, thought not... |
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Reply | Rheola house arson
at 08:46 23 Sep 2026
They love a big fire the hillbillies up that way.
Burnt down the Tara club about 15 years ago.
Probably thought English people were living there. |
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