It may have had a British flag, but the tanker seized by Iran had a crew of 23 men, of whom 18 were Indians, three were Russians, one was a Latvian, and one was a Filipino. Of course they should all be set free. But this is is no pretext for war. Let the two seized tankers, this one and the one that we seized off Gibraltar, be exchanged for each other.
No one in Parliament is saying any of this. Another hung Parliament is coming, however, and we need our people to hold the balance of power in it. A new party is now in the process of registration. I will stand for Parliament here at North West Durham even if I can raise only the deposit, which I could do by going pretty overdrawn, although that was not how I was brought up. I would still prefer to raise the £10,000 necessary to mount a serious campaign, but I am no longer making my candidacy conditional on having done so. In any event, please email davidaslindsay@hotmail.com. Very many thanks.
An hour deadline and a nice little missile in Tehran an hour later should do the trick. This can be Boris' Falklands. Unity within a day and a clear demonstration of unwavering determination.
ReplyDeleteOf course, after a further hour..if not released, a second should be launched. By sunset either the tanker would be free or the middle East problem resolved.
Don't joke about this kind of thing. These days, it could happen.
DeleteNo joke.
ReplyDeleteClear stated purpose.
Following day; open negotiations with Europe.
We have already had those. They went on for years.
DeleteBut her intent was too shackle us to the sinking cesspit of the Frankish kingdom.
ReplyDeleteTime for your lie down.
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