Calais

[Sammy48]

with the latest pictures showing illegals storming lorries, how long before they start on coaches, cars etc and weapons are used.

I am surprised anybody wants to use the port of Calais anymore.

[youngmafbog]

Lorry drivers are now taking a detour round to Holland so it is happening already.

Wont be long before they start attacking coaches and caravans etc.

It needs dealing with and one way is to address our 'cushy' welfare system as the Calais Mayor puts it.

[Baldric]

http://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/579846/British-truckers-avoid-Calais-over-aggressive-migrants

[EDDIE51]

There are reports of drivers being threatened with knives already.

[EDDIE51]

They are getting on to coaches as well now
http://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/575713/Migrants-luggage-school-coach-trip-calais?_ga=1.256182795.1486923177.1430661928

[zebo]

Does the EU allow us to tackle our cushy benefits system? The French have been very vigilant in protecting their southern border to stop illegals from Italy entering France.

[youngmafbog]

//Does the EU allow us to tackle our cushy benefits system?//

Surely if we simply aligned it to say France, then how could the EU object?

[Old_Geezer]

And thus let other countries dictate our welfare system. Yeah that sounds like sovereignty.

[ToraToraTora]

our benefits system must be incredible or surely they'd just apply in France?

[catswhiskas]

50 of them where smuggled into Immingham, not just Calais, it seems we are under siege.

[Sammy48]

My friend who works in London was driving through East London on way to work, stopped at traffic lights in a quiet street when the lorry in front started having its sides ripped from the inside, 5 guys jumped out and disappeared into neighbouring roads. My friends reported it to Police.

[dave50]

They should be refused food, water and any medical treatment. We need to make sure they have a life of misery if they get here then hopefully news will filter back that it's no longer worth trying to get into the UK. Also why aren't armed police on duty in Calais with a threat to shoot anyone trying to break into any vehicle?

[Khandro]

French cops usually are permenantly armed, but it doesn't seem to be much of a deterent.

[retrocop]

dave50
why let them get as far as Calais to shoot them. Why don't you take a gunboat out to the Med and machine gun them in the water like the Nazi submariners did?

[stuey]

Retro, don't you mean the "German" submariners? Or is that another topic?:)

[janbee]

I use coaches to travel to France and Belgium several times a year. ALL these trips have now been cancelled for, at least, the rest of this year because of illegals storming them. They get into the luggage compartment, under wheel arches, under the vehicles. The coach companies receive VERY hefty fines so it's just not profitable to do the trips any more. Also, whereas it used to be the odd one or two trying to sneak in, it's now large gangs and the drivers cannot cope with this massive and ever growing problem. The government is doing NOTHING about it and the problem just continues. I'd think more of this lot illegals if they had the cojones to stay and FIGHT for their countries instead of running away like little cowards. Only 6 % of vehicles are inspected. Not enough staff to deal with this huge problem.

[Khandro]

stuey, don't forget Captain Werner Hartenstein and the Laconia;

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1344460/U-boat-skipper-ruthlessly-torpedoed-British-ship-defied-Hitler-rescue-survivors.html

[stuey]

Really, really interesting and poignant reading, Khandro.

[retrocop]

stuey
I refer to Nazi atrocities as opposed to the more decent Kriegsmarine.
http://www.oocities.org/pentagon/camp/3166/

It goes without saying ,I hope,that my earlier post was very T.I.C. Better make that clear.

[stuey]

I was just referring to the fact that there have been numerous discussions on AB regarding the use of German/Nazi. Anyway, regarding the migrant situation over there, I'm certainly grateful for that huge expanse of wet geography between Europe and "my place". Seems like there's no end to the "horror" stories.