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 Post subject: Starmer’s outboard saga.
PostPosted: Thu Jan 29, 2026 8:27 pm 
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Apparently he’s reached some agreement with the Chinese to reduce the flow of outboard motors to power migrant dinghies.
Meanwhile, in the real world, other countries produce outboard motors, so the people smugglers just change their source.
Realistically, how can anyone stop the sales to them in a worldwide market… the best Starmer can do is get every outboard manufacturer to put a plate on the side of the outboard saying ..NOT FOR USE IN THE ENGLISH CHANNEL…. for all the good it’ll do.
Another sop sold to the gullible.

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 Post subject: Re: Starmer’s outboard saga.
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I dread to think what he's given them in return for his wonderful idea.


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Elephant Rock wrote:
I dread to think what he's given them in return for his wonderful idea.

:o You may have a point…probably given them Wales.

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 Post subject: Re: Starmer’s outboard saga.
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Elephant Rock wrote:
I dread to think what he's given them in return for his wonderful idea.


Hopefully, Lammy, Reeves and Rayner via one way Cathay Pacific flights with extended 10,000 day visas.


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It would not surprise me in the slightest if news came out that the outboard motors confiscated off all of the boats that have already come over have been resold back to the people smugglers.

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It just shows the utter naivety of Starmer and his other worldliness that such an option could be taken seriously.
It’s just another strap line to comfort those naive enough to still believe in his sermons.

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Story floating around this morning that a Illegal Immigration Officer whose been found guilty of stealing from Illegals is himself an illegal immigrant, how incompetent does that make the Home Office or whoever was responsible for employing him in the first place.

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paulus the woodgnome and a side salad wrote:
It would not surprise me in the slightest if news came out that the outboard motors confiscated off all of the boats that have already come over have been resold back to the people smugglers.

not resold but given back to them but rachel would not be happy as she did not get any tax out of them.


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Snowy wrote:
Apparently he’s reached some agreement with the Chinese to reduce the flow of outboard motors to power migrant dinghies.
Meanwhile, in the real world, other countries produce outboard motors, so the people smugglers just change their source.
Realistically, how can anyone stop the sales to them in a worldwide market… the best Starmer can do is get every outboard manufacturer to put a plate on the side of the outboard saying ..NOT FOR USE IN THE ENGLISH CHANNEL…. for all the good it’ll do.
Another sop sold to the gullible.

only the british would comply to that request or any other for that matter.


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He is only popular because the Chinese have been allowed to build a super embassy in the heart of London against the advice of many. The controversial diplomatic base had been opposed for various reasons, including the possibility it would be used as an espionage base, the risk that nearby sensitive financial cabling could be intercepted, and the potential of protests against China being held outside.


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paulus the woodgnome and a side salad wrote:
Story floating around this morning that a Illegal Immigration Officer whose been found guilty of stealing from Illegals is himself an illegal immigrant, how incompetent does that make the Home Office or whoever was responsible for employing him in the first place.



There's a huge racket going on in this country with illegals obtaining false documents for a price,it's unbelievable that someone could get a job in such a position..The shady bastad fixers knocking out these papers can't be that hard to find..


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jamie1952 wrote:
He is only popular because the Chinese have been allowed to build a super embassy in the heart of London against the advice of many. The controversial diplomatic base had been opposed for various reasons, including the possibility it would be used as an espionage base, the risk that nearby sensitive financial cabling could be intercepted, and the potential of protests against China being held outside.

Starmer looked so gullible this morning, like softee Walter feeling good because Dennis the Menace is being nice to him…..but why is Dennis being nice to him….?

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Starmer can't read the room in this country so expecting him to read the room abroad would be at best optimistic, like sending a five year old into a poker game and expecting them to win.

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What's the odds they were plying him with whisky last night? :roll:


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Sussex UK wrote:
paulus the woodgnome and a side salad wrote:
Story floating around this morning that a Illegal Immigration Officer whose been found guilty of stealing from Illegals is himself an illegal immigrant, how incompetent does that make the Home Office or whoever was responsible for employing him in the first place.



There's a huge racket going on in this country with illegals obtaining false documents for a price,it's unbelievable that someone could get a job in such a position..The shady bastad fixers knocking out these papers can't be that hard to find..


With AI technology anything is possible plus everyone has a price, maybe debted up through gambling debts etc then threatened if they don’t pay up but given an option to repay the debt of course there is the honey trap.


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 Post subject: Re: Starmer’s outboard saga.
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Are you insinuating the Dear Leader Starmovich is AI….? …….mind you it would explain a lot.

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Sussex UK wrote:
paulus the woodgnome and a side salad wrote:
Story floating around this morning that a Illegal Immigration Officer whose been found guilty of stealing from Illegals is himself an illegal immigrant, how incompetent does that make the Home Office or whoever was responsible for employing him in the first place.



There's a huge racket going on in this country with illegals obtaining false documents for a price,it's unbelievable that someone could get a job in such a position..The shady bastad fixers knocking out these papers can't be that hard to find..

might have got a bigger problem but i can introduce you to one person who sold his own passport he would never use for quite a decent amount. if ones doing it there must be plenty of others foing the same and getting away with it.


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Snowy wrote:
Are you insinuating the Dear Leader Starmovich is AI….? …….mind you it would explain a lot.


Starmovich ?


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 Post subject: Re: Starmer’s outboard saga.
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Sorry Jamie, I key in ‘Starmer’ and it keeps coming up Starmovich…what does it know that we don’t :o

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jamie1952 wrote:
He is only popular because the Chinese have been allowed to build a super embassy in the heart of London against the advice of many. The controversial diplomatic base had been opposed for various reasons, including the possibility it would be used as an espionage base, the risk that nearby sensitive financial cabling could be intercepted, and the potential of protests against China being held outside.



Various reasons?Are you in the know then,jamie ?


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Kier Starmer is an honest, decent and intelligent individual who I like a lot but he is a bloody useless leader of a ruling party that is failing to address the big problems facing the country, namely immigration, benefits and defence. The remote chance that the economy will burst into life is Labour's only hope of survival at the next election so it will be down to Reform to address the big issues imho.

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He’s a colourless clerk, out of his depth and painfully naive..I see no redeeming features.

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