13/06/17

[Maik]

20,000 bees invade car:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-humber-40252990

[Maik]

*Seems* the opening of the bridge won't take place tomorrow, as was widely rumoured.

Just wondering about EU officials said to be attending... are they really able to change their schedules at the drop of a hat?

[Maik]

Downing Street latest - Palmerston tries sneak attack on Larry:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/election-2017-40263942/palmerston-v-larry-tensions-in-westminster-on-tv-broadcast

[U4ea]

Why not, they don't do anything worthwhile with their highly paid time do they?

[Maik]

Larry and Palmerston?  I'm sure they work hard for their supper   

Oh, hang on, I just pipped you to the post and you're referring to EU officials 


Did cross my mind that without the EU we'd probably have all manner of northern European 'white salad cheese' in Tesco et al, all labelled as feta. There, that's one useful thing the EU have done.


I'm sure there's something else useful, too.

Er, maybe.

[Maik]

I missed this so you might've already seen it elsewhere. If not, might be of interest:

A Crete hotel is suing a British couple for £170,000 after they allegedly made a bogus holiday sickness claim three years after their trip.

The UK Foreign Office began warning passengers travelling to Spain about the rise in the number of claim firms targeting Britons on popular resorts and encouraging them to make false insurance claims. It has since extended the warning to travellers to Portugal.

Fake sickness claims, mainly from British guests, are believed to be costing Spanish hoteliers around €60 million a year and UK tour operators, including Thomas Cook, are lobbying the British government to try to stop unscrupulous claims firms targeting the travel industry.

http://www.travelmole.com//news_feature.php?news_id=2027322

[TonyKath]

Larry and Palmerston?  I'm sure they work hard for their supper   

Oh, hang on, I just pipped you to the post and you're referring to EU officials 


Did cross my mind that without the EU we'd probably have all manner of northern European 'white salad cheese' in Tesco et al, all labelled as feta. There, that's one useful thing the EU have done.


I'm sure there's something else useful, too.

Er, maybe.

They paid for the bridge..??!!  Gave Nige a good living for quite a few years now while he voted down motions that would have benefited British farmers!

Tony