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School ski trip cancelled due to chaos in Dover - fuck the tories

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TheColourofspring · 02/04/2023 10:57

My 15 year old son has just spent 17 hours in a coach in dover waiting to go on a much anticipated ski trip. It’s cost us over £1500 over a year and we hoped, given everything our kids lost over covid, it would be a positive experience.

The school just notified us to say that now- due to health and safety, drivers hours etc- the trip needs to be cancelled and the kids are on their way back from dover.

Absolutely FUCK the lying Tory cunts - they ruin everything. They try and blame the French yet all of this lies at their door. Fuck them all for ruining 100 kids trip (and probably thousands more) and ruining everything they touch with their stinking corrupt lies and their lies about brexit.

My son was in tears.

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MarshaBradyo · 02/04/2023 21:10

Rhondaa · 02/04/2023 21:04

Oh please @Celeriacsoup we're talking about bus holdups your post is so offensive don't let folk like Lineker brainwash you like this.

The idea of Godwin’s Law seems to have fallen from favour on mn. It used to mean something..

Clavinova · 02/04/2023 21:11

DuncinToffee
You prefer the Government's current approach of detaining and deporting refugees

Are Labour not planning to deport anyone?

Notonthestairs · 02/04/2023 21:11

Struggling to work out how a single tweet from a tv presenter can constitute "brainwashing".

Thebestwaytoscareatory · 02/04/2023 21:12

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Message deleted by MNHQ. Here's a link to our Talk Guidelines.

What if you're both a patronising twat and a gobshite?

Your heating bills must be massive with no insulation! Not sure what that's got to do with the conversation but then again the right are well known for just jumping to a different topic when they are challenged.

jgw1 · 02/04/2023 21:13

Rhondaa · 02/04/2023 21:02

'And why do you think Dover is always the problem?'

As I've said throughout mismanagement regarding staffing. Quiet ports, few staff, busy ports need more staff. It's simple. If you go to Tesco do you expect to have one checkout open on a Saturday afternoon and queue up like lemons uncomplaining for 24hrs? No you don't.

@Janiie I think you may have missed my question about the essential infrastructure required for workers to consume alcohol, cake and carry out their other duties?
Is it possible in your view that the problems at Dover may be caused by a lack of suitable space to carry out these key tasks?

DuncinToffee · 02/04/2023 21:14

Clavinova · 02/04/2023 21:11

DuncinToffee
You prefer the Government's current approach of detaining and deporting refugees

Are Labour not planning to deport anyone?

The ones who aren't granted asylum, yes.

The ones claiming asylum, no

Are you in favour of the Government's plans?

OhYouBadBadKitten · 02/04/2023 21:15

If we are playing finding quotes from internet searches, may I remind you of this from 2020. "UK rejects Dover funding bid for more French passport booths"
https://www.ft.com/content/2a6662a0-975e-4bcd-9f5b-e241256db4df

School ski trip cancelled due to chaos in Dover - fuck the tories
jgw1 · 02/04/2023 21:16

Clavinova · 02/04/2023 21:05

This is awful. I'm sorry for your ds and all the other dc and families who'll have to give up their trips/holidays due to Brexit. That is the reason - Brexit.

Sixty teenagers from Bristol had their ski trip cancelled this week due to a "clerical error" - the organiser 'forgot' to book a coach;
https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/21907325/kids-school-ski-trip-cancelled-bus/

Disappointed schoolchildren in 2015:
Calais strikes: Stockton pupils turned back at Dover while going to Germany for school trip.
https://www.gazettelive.co.uk/news/teesside-news/calais-strikes-stockton-pupils-turned-956715
Harrogate school pupils left stranded at sea after French ferry strike
https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/harrogate-school-pupils-left-stranded-at-sea-after-french-ferry-strike-1817391
A school trip to Paris by pupils at Lenzie Academy had to be abandoned because of a strike by French ferry workers.
https://www.glasgowworld.com/news/school-pupils-stranded-after-strike-by-ferry-workers-2578971

@Clavinova are the French striking at the moment, causing delays at Dover?

Or are your links just whataboutery?

midsomermurderess · 02/04/2023 21:17

MrsBennetsPoorNerves · 02/04/2023 20:55

A "rough scouser"? What a delightful description! Grin

Did your parents teach you to be such a condescending snob? I'm sure that they're really proud of how you have turned out.

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What is this passive aggressive shite?

Clavinova · 02/04/2023 21:17

Disappointed schoolchildren in 2015: Calais strikes

The French disappointing British schoolchildren in 2013 as well;

How do you tell a group of primary school pupils their leavers' trip to Paris is cancelled because of strikes by French air traffic controllers?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/22882772

Thelondonone · 02/04/2023 21:18

@TheColourofspring could you please pm me the ski company? I had a similar issue last year and want to be able to put a plan in place before next week. My kids school put them up in France to allow them to continue.

MavisMcMinty · 02/04/2023 21:18

I'm sure this clip has already been shared, but I didn’t want to read a whole 40 pages of Leavers pretending none of this has anything to do with their pwecious Bwexit to find out.

Travel expert Simon Calder reacts to attempts to clear the Dover ferry queue backlog

Travel expert Simon Calder reacts to extra overnight Channel crossings which have been put in place to clear the Dover ferry queue backlog.Watch on TV: Virg...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DYYH2aOjKJM

DuncinToffee · 02/04/2023 21:19

Clavinova · 02/04/2023 21:17

Disappointed schoolchildren in 2015: Calais strikes

The French disappointing British schoolchildren in 2013 as well;

How do you tell a group of primary school pupils their leavers' trip to Paris is cancelled because of strikes by French air traffic controllers?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/22882772

No air traffic controller or even border control strikes this weekend.

Brexit.

Rhondaa · 02/04/2023 21:21

jgw1 · 02/04/2023 21:16

@Clavinova are the French striking at the moment, causing delays at Dover?

Or are your links just whataboutery?

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'Or are your links just whataboutery?'

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Its always 'whataboutery' when someone posts something that you don't like isn't it? These are other examples of other repeated delays at Dover. It may not be The Shit Show That Is Brexit afterall. Just shit organisation, strikes and general crapness. By the French.

Fansandblankets · 02/04/2023 21:21

ah that’s crap for your son ☹️. Our school have gone on a football trip. 24 hour delay but they got moving eventually.

whilst I don’t support the conservatives this is down to those who voted leave.

Crikeyalmighty · 02/04/2023 21:22

I see the Tory PR team have come on late shift - guys if it isn't Brexit (which it is) it's chronically poor gvt control of a pretty essential function. The fact is the gvt insisted on hard borders, so their is one and it works against us on this side. Ironically EU citizens flying in can waltz through the egates because they haven't got the staff at airports to make it any harder !! Ironic isn't it- seems the EU held all the cards!!

Piggywaspushed · 02/04/2023 21:22

The CEO of Dover ports says it's Brexit. But I imagine he's a Marxist.

NightNightJohnBoy · 02/04/2023 21:22

@TheColourofspring
So sorry Colour, I really feel for your son. DC that age really deserved something to look forward to. I hope that school can reschedule.
NRFT
But yes, Brexit - such a fuck up.

jgw1 · 02/04/2023 21:23

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Notonthestairs · 02/04/2023 21:26

MavisMcMinty · 02/04/2023 21:18

I'm sure this clip has already been shared, but I didn’t want to read a whole 40 pages of Leavers pretending none of this has anything to do with their pwecious Bwexit to find out.

So it's going to get worse!

IClaudine · 02/04/2023 21:27

Piggywaspushed · 02/04/2023 21:22

The CEO of Dover ports says it's Brexit. But I imagine he's a Marxist.

🤣🤣🤣

IClaudine · 02/04/2023 21:28

Nearly there!

IClaudine · 02/04/2023 21:30

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