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Grayling confirms Seaborne Freight has bought it's first ferry:
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i read a report that said of seaborne's seven current directors only two appear to have any active shipping links and that with a company that is only four years old and specialises in the oil and gas industry. they have equity of less than half a million pounds.
previously seaborne made several announcements about starting up a new cross-channel freight service from ostend to ramsgate (starting in march 2018 using three ships with six departures a day) and failed to deliver each time. having said they would have three ships (chartered) they could only name one, repeatedly claiming they would use a ship that ended up chartered in the canaries and so is unavailable for use elsewhere. so we have a company with no history in the sector, that has failed several times to deliver and can only name one ship it may use and that is currently unavailable. amazingly grayling claims to have done due diligence on seaborne. mr grayling is certainly bringing his 'expertise' from the rail sector to the shipping industry and there is no better man to oversee contingency planning in the uk in case of a dramatic reduction in capacity at dover  .i think the alleged link to the bamford family is incorrect, the chap in question is of a different age to the jcb bamford. the real story (only reported by the ft) is that government analysis suggests that in the event of no deal dover and the channel tunnel may be reduced to running at 12-25% of their capacity so even if seaborne are able to meet their contract the amount of capacity they will provide is tiny compared to the government's estimate of what may be needed. |
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Folkstone will be busy then. Dover had better get their finger out
government analysts are about as useful as a nappy on a baby elephant |
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Grayling is a Muppet but then you look at the alternative shadow minister an ambulance chasing legal parasite and you realise they are all filth, He worked as a lawyer for over a quarter of a century and rose to be Senior Serious Injury Solicitor at the Middlesbrough office of Thompsons Solicitors and to lead the firm's Serious Injury Unit for the Cumbria, Humberside, North East, and Yorkshire areas. He was also the Thompson's Head of Military Claims for members of the British Armed Forces.[3] Whilst working for the firm, McDonald acted as a special adviser to the House of Commons Defence Select Committee for its 2003 report on Armed Forces Pensions and Compensation.[4] He has also served as both Chair and as Secretary of the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers' Military Special Interest Group and was a founder member of The Royal British Legion's Solicitors Group.[5]
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they have copied company terms and conditions from a takeaway company
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You really couldn’t make this up:
First, it emerged that the “startup” company hired to operate extra ferries as part of no-deal Brexit planning had no ships. Now, new questions are being asked about the readiness of Seaborne Freight to handle the £13.8m contract after it turned out that terms and conditions on its website appeared to be intended for a food delivery firm. “It is the responsibility of the customer to thoroughly check the supplied goods before agreeing to pay for any meal/order,” read part of the text on the company’s website. Questions were also being raised about other parts of the terms and conditions, including a passage which stated: “Delivery charges are calculated per order and based on [delivery details here].” |
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i just ordered a ten inch ferry with extra toppings, if it doesnt arrive in 20 minutes
i get free freight to belguim.... |
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jeez & i thought it was bad enough. We should all just turn into lemmings & head for the nearest cliff
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a group of local residents formed an action committee to look into seabourne after their repeated failure to get a service up and running, a credit check suggested seabourne should be given no more than £500 of credit and a contract worth no more than £1000.
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if only we were as nuts as the French. Vive la soggy chips
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BGLGzRXY5Bw&list=PLmo4pBukfRoN8SB5RKvfiY9CTl9pI_IFc&index=24 |
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maybe we should form the chit chat shipping company to bleed the government dry i mean to help out in case of no deal brexit. its my idea so i intend to be the managing director. i have no direct work experience in shipping, however when i was a child we use to go by ferry to ireland for our summer holidays, surely that makes me eminently qualified?
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over
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i sailed my toy yacht in a pond as a kid
i would like to be delivery driver, err, captain of the ship. |
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congratulations on your new job donny, operations director. imo that's a nice cushy office job and much better than actually doing any proper work.
i am looking to raise some capital for our new venture, there must be something at southwell this afternoon that can provide us with some equity. |
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i could stiffen diarrhea at the moment so leave me out
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great stuff
maybe we can pick up migrants to raise funds, if the navy could lendus a ship or two |
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Grayling can't actually do any work surely? It simply isn't possible for someone to make so many bad decisions. He must just sign papers without reading them or understanding what he is signing.
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i shall ask the same questions until i get an answer
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The government has axed its no-deal Brexit contract with a ferry company which had no ships, after the Irish company backing the deal pulled out.
Transport Secretary Chris Grayling had faced criticism for the £13.8m deal with Seaborne Freight, which the BBC found had never run a ferry service. The government said it is in "advanced talks" to find another ferry firm. How this man is still in a job is a complete mystery. The most inept MP in recent memory? |
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jus the 2 foook ups this weekend
subsidising plane routes for a company without any planes ,now and probation service struggling underhis decision to put service up for auction the bloke has no shame,everything he touches turns to dogshoite, walks like, reminds me of and has the dame results as basil Fawlty |
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the fact he is 'backed' by the PM tells you all you need to know about the current Government. An embarrassment now known worldwide.
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And a new Weatherspoons
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i doubt Grayling knows what a 'spoons' is. Unless it contains his meds
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He wouldn't be seen dead in one I'm sure
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some very rich people in here [the commons ] with no discernible skills to offer,
was chris blushing |
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66 posts & 5 views, is this a chit chat record?
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chris thinks
no ceal/no problem Brexit will be great for the uk rather worrying aint it sounds like the captain of the titanic as the iceberg came into view |
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i've said many times on here 1stTP, there is no brexiteers in the current cabinet; they all left
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the man never fails to amaze.
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He is delivering a Tory Brexit ... surely the most inept unlikeable toad to ever occupy any public office. Yet still Theressa still back the incompetent runt to the hilt, it say so much about her.
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He must have photos of Theresa May in a very uncompromising position.
That's the only reason he's still in his job. |
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grayling has a higher poll rating than corbyn
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'an hour of truth with chris grayling' on lbc eddie mair show now
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good grief
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he wanted to cut re offending of low tariff inmates and instead recall went from 3% to over 30%, the system he replaced cost less money and was more successful.
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contracts given to companies with no relevant experience
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what an inutile individual he is. I'd love to know what tapes he's holding
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still only 5 views
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the tapes must be the lowest of the low, maybe the pig before the bullingdon crew utilised part of the corpse?
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i reckon the nutcases hubby has issues
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