OK it appears that

[TheBoatman]

The powers to be are considering putting a wall up across the Thames estuary to stop London flooding.
IMHO this will have the effect of turning the Isle of Thanet back into a true Island! with flooding from Reculvers - Minis Bay through to Sandwich - Deal. Ramsgate will become the new capital of Thanet, Margit, we can lose without many problems, just a few archades and anyway no one would miss it! P & O have already applied for a licence to run the new ferry service, twice monthly as no one wants to go there<s>.
It appears that the only reason for this decision is that parliament might flood, I say "IS THAT NECESSARIRY A BAD THING"? I vote, lets save the money and let the B*****ds sink?

What do you say?

 

[Shakey]

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It appears that the only reason for this decision is that parliament might flood, I say "IS THAT NECESSARIRY A BAD THING"? I vote, lets save the money and let the B*****ds sink?

What do you say?

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I say:

Guy Fawkes - the only man to enter Parliament with honest intentions.

 

[Stemar]

Re: Guy Fawkes - the only man to enter Parliament with honest intentio

/forums/images/graemlins/mad.gifI PROTEST!!!/forums/images/graemlins/mad.gif

In my (not very) long and (not very) distinguished career as a police officer I went in there several times with honest intentions - an honest day's skive for an honest day's pay
Unfortunately, it wasn't to arrest anyone, though - not even Mr Wilson. I was supposed to protect them, presumably by the force of my wonderful personality!

 

[Spuddy]

The reasons mount up:
to us farther west, Thanet is known as cabbage Island already. The cost of brassicas (pardon) would have to rise and with a bit of imaginative economic theory do wonders for the Thanet economy. Poland already turn all their cabbages into soup.
The new Chenal du Thanet would cut out the Forelands and the Goodwins would probably shift to Cap Gris Nez.
Getting rid of the politicos would certainly be a bonus but who would really want them in their back yard. The parliament buildings are a bit of an attraction to naive foreigners although we all think they are an overblown bit of gothic cake decoration. Could they be used for recreational purposes - charge divers for swimming about the place??
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