JonnyF

Illegal channel crossings. Do try to keep up dear, it's tiresome pointing out the obvious.

It needs to be done from both ends. You prefer France lets them make the perilous channel crossing and then we send them back across the channel. You need to see more drownings? More suffering? For what? Political point scoring?

The future? Have you not seen the news over the last few months? It's still rampant.

Well colour me shocked ????.

I'd agree. It would be the equivalent of a boxer cashing out as he accepts his decline at the end of a decent career. Taking an inevitable loss for a final pay cheque and a more comfortable retirement. Given that Thaksin isn't getting any younger he might conclude that this is his only card in terms of getting back to Thailand. It would almost certainly spell the end of PT though, which wouldn't necessarily be a bad thing since a lot of their voters would probably go to whatever MFP reforms as, consolidating the anti Junta vote.

Maybe the French are not honouring the agreement. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2023/08/13/ministers-frustrated-french-failure-stop-migrant-crossings/

I don't know what you do with your bikes but tune ups and oil changes? I have a 17 year old Yamaha Nouvo MX that is still going strong, I change the oil every couple of years at the cost of 100 Baht. I've never "tuned it up". The biggest hassle is punctures but as fair as I am aware e-bikes are not immune from them. It does 150 kms between charges, and the "charge" takes 30 seconds and there are stations everywhere. It does over 100 kph. Yes I have to pay for petrol, but it's hardly a massive expense on a 115cc scooter. Most people will be using batteries charged by fossil fuels anyway. Electricity isn't getting any cheaper. As far as I can see these e-bikes do 60 kph (mine does 110) and has a range of 60 kms (mine does 150). My bike doesn't require mining (and subsequent recycling/disposal) of many precious metals. I've done 600kms a day on mine, that's 10 charges/battery swaps on an e-bike, if you can find the stations. Let's see how your e-bike is holding up in 17 years from now. Let's see if spare parts are still available a decade from now, if the manufacturer is still even in business. Plus, these e-bikes look like they fell out of a Christmas cracker. I own an electric mountain bike. It's only really useful for getting to the MRT station and back if I remembered to charge the battery. Personally, if I was buying tomorrow I'd be getting a Honda Super Cub 110cc.

I believe they will. After all, PT was formed by Thaksin, for Thaksin. If that is the best deal on the table, they will take it.

Good question. Maybe they made the mistake of believing the french would honour their commitments. Big mistake given their history and the EU's bitter attitude since Brexit. I would have given them nothing. I also would have given them nothing during the Brexit divorce bill negotiations but then I am not a huge fan of the EU as you may know. Got links for that? No. What is being requested is what needs doing.

Disgraceful if this happens. The people vote for MFP and PT and end up with Prayut being replaced with Prawit. If the Thai people put up with this I have to say they deserve the government they will get.

Same here. I was actually backpacking in Hawaii on the day Diana died. I spoke to many locals who openly told me of their hate for tourists. Many of them were really quite proud of it, it was like a badge of honour for them. Good to see things haven't changed in almost 3 decades. Nice folks indeed. I'm sure they won't be turning down the donations though.

Absolute nonsense. Biggest load of tosh I've heard for ages. Back in reality, we agreed to pay 576 million to France. https://edition.cnn.com/2023/03/11/europe/uk-france-illegal-immigration-funding-intl-hnk/index.html#:~:text=Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak,Paris on March 10%2C 2023.&text=The United Kingdom said on,immigration across the English Channel. Of course, the French will do nothing. PS we won't be rejoining. So get used to waiting.

Could have been either the ref or the VAR. https://thepfsa.co.uk/var-explained-what-is-it-and-how-does-it-work/#:~:text=Does the referee call for,their advice or ignore it. The fact that neither thought it was even worth a look is staggering.

Well now that I have your approval I just might do that.

Gilbert & Sullivan? Bit before my time... ????

Well they split up not long after that. But hardly forgotten. https://www.theguardian.com/music/2023/jun/01/a-light-that-never-goes-out-why-the-smiths-are-eternally-influential#:~:text=The Smiths' influence is so,sensibility that can be felt. PS the thread is about Morrissey, not The Smiths... Quite different. Like comparing Ian Brown's solo stuff to The Stone Roses.

I don't find the songs depressing at all. Quite the opposite in fact. I guess it depends on your mindset...

Some truly awful choices in that list. No accounting for taste I guess.

The Cure were a decent band but The Smiths were legendary. Morrissey and Marr. Incredible.

Nothing wrong with the technology. It's when it's used selectively that it's a problem. That was a foul clear as day. The crowd saw it real time, the commentator saw it real time. It really didn't need VAR to award the penlaty. Not only did the ref not see it real time, he didn't even think it was worth looking at again on VAR. Bizarre.

Morrissey is a genius.

I saw the CCTV and the guy deserved it. He was clearly wasted and harrassing the woman. He got put on the floor and there was no head stomping or anything like that. He handled it fine. No need to apologize IMO.

The EU would rather see the current crisis continue than to make an agreement with the UK. Disgraceful, immoral behaviour given the risks being taken by the migrants, the drownings, the organized gang activity, the exploitation of vulnerable people etc. Hell hath no fury like a woman the EU scorned. Thank goodness we left.

Well, without wishing to turn this into a Brexit thread you might wish to note that the UK economy is doing fine, while the German economy with all it's manufacturing is struggling. So Brexit didn't really "hit that hard" given the Germans stayed in the EU and are doing worse than the UK who left. https://www.reuters.com/markets/europe/german-recession-will-be-sharper-than-expected-ifo-2023-06-21/ Back to Triumph, I'm expecting 189,000 for the Speed and 199,000 for the Scrambler. Reviews of the speed have been very positive, although I personally prefer the looks of the scrambler (which seems to be mainly a styling exercise since a CRF300L would obliterate it in any real-world off road conditions).

Very fortunate to get a win over Wolves, especially with the blatant penalty for Wolves that they inexplicably refused to check VAR for. Seriously, what is the point of putting up with all the negative aspects of VAR when they still get massive decisions like that wrong by refusing to even check it?