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I was trading with European countries before the single market came about and the regulations were very restrictive. In 1982 I took 6 small medical units in my car down to a distributor in the south of France. At no time till I handed them over did anyone look at the goods, all the authorities were interested in was a multitude of paperwork stamped and signed. The single market was a tremendous boost to UK small business, probably providing the most lucrative domestic market in the world. Then the uninformed decided to go back to the way it was. AI Overview UK small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) have faced significant declines, challenges, and reduced competitiveness since Brexit, driven by increased trade barriers, compliance costs, and labor shortages. Studies show product-focused SMEs were disproportionately affected, with food and drink exports to the EU dropping by 34% in the immediate aftermath.

Indeed, single tickets are often close to that of a return. Worse at the moment, I just booked a single back to UK for a friend and that was 53K.

Indeed, thought he would be in control. Indications are it is unlikely there will be one again. He is not going to like the long term solutions with pipelines and the possibility of a canal. https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/12/strait-of-hormuz-oil-pipelines-iran-war-saudi-arabia-uae.html

Iran’s new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei has been injured but is “safe and sound,” the son of President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Wednesday, offering one of the few official explanations for his absence from public view since being appointed last week. https://www.iranintl.com/en/202603114848

I have come back on a new visa a few times and it shouldn't be much different to what you have done in the past. The first 90 day report will be taken from the day you make the extension application so I normally leave it as late as possible. You can leave the country on a re-entry permit but need to be present when required. Home visits can be a nuisance, 2 years ago I had the home visit same day as application but last time over a week later, bit hit and miss.

There is some doubt emerging over that. Apparently he has not been seen in public since the father died and there is some speculation that he may have been injured or even killed in the same attack. Time will tell, it usually does.

Possibly through the back door. The "Deals" from last year's tour of the Gulf States are now being reconsidered in light of increased defence requirements by said States. “I have absolutely no doubt that the relationship will only get bigger and better,” Trump said on Thursday at a meeting with UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, on the final leg of his three-country tour of the Gulf region that saw him strike a series of lucrative tech, business and military deals.https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/5/15/trump-hails-strengthened-relations-with-uae-as-he-wraps-up-gulf-tour

The "first stone" implies "without sin", even a blind man would see through it.

You are free to believe AI is the answer to everything. The reality is, did Qatar rush to help BA in their time of need, or not.

The post did say "effectively closed". But then it was the US that "effectively" created the problem that led to the effective closure.

If you want to believe there were no discussions pre 1945, up to you. At the end of the day we all know who the greatest warmonger has been.

I have been looking for a friend who is starting to panic and there have been quite a few available to the UK via the EU countries. Also via China but they tend to have long stopovers, not really a deterrent if struggling. He wants to go direct and this morning Thai have flights available after 26th March at 53K THB.

Of course there is a connection. Qatar Airways is a major shareholder in the company that owns BA and looks after their interests. It was Qatar aircraft and crews that got BA out of the brown stuff when they had the strike. Equity Stake: As of September 2025, Qatar Airways held a 26.5% stake in International Airlines Group (IAG), the parent company of British Airways.

The only thing wrong here is you trying to rubbish the pre 1945 discussions. Remind us, who engineered The Yalta Solution.

Corruption stems from the top and "THE" UN has been controlled by the US since it hijacked the San Francisco conference in 1945. The original concept as oulined in the 1942 'Declaration by United Nations' was thrown out the window. "From 28 November to 1 December 1943, President Roosevelt, Prime Minister Churchill and the Premier of the USSR, Joseph Stalin, met at a conference in Tehran, where they again confirmed their common policy, notably expressing their determination that their nations “shall work together in war and in the peace that will follow”, recognizing “the supreme responsibility resting upon us and all the United Nations to make a peace which will command the goodwill of the overwhelming mass of the peoples of the world and banish the scourge and terror of war for many generations”. https://www.un.org/en/about-us/history-of-the-un/preparatory-years