Yup - it is a quango setup so that the politicians can claim "nothing to do with us" when someone complains about sentencing. *And* the politicians can get plaudits at the right social func… (View Post)
It has happened in the past that coast guard or navy (in the UK and elsewhere) have boarded ships which are non-responsive to hails. And discovered that the vessel in on automatic pilot and everyone … (View Post)
Starmer is having to walk a tightrope here. And I say that as someone who is pretty anti-Starmer. Sending a dead fish to the Whitehouse might make some people feel better, but might actually harm qui… (View Post)
Pretty common chemical - dilutes in water to harmless very rapidly. Would kill some fish close to the cargo ship, if it the drums carrying it leak. (View Post)