About time we stood up to the French and they learned that we are not in the EU and they have no say over us anymore. If they enter UK waters then it should be one across the bow and the next into the hull.
Why is anyone in the UK the least bit concerned about Jersey - they contribute rather less than naff-all to the well-being of anyone but themselves.
They pay no taxes, obfuscate any attempt to extract information on crimes in general (and financial crimes in particular), come crying for help if it suits them, but then run away and collaborate at the least hint of enemy action.
Agincourt was the French trying to defend their country from a British invasion. I don't see how that equates to the current situation. But hey ho, why let such discrepancies stand in the way of your xenophobic jingoism.
SD: "Why is anyone in the UK the least bit concerned about Jersey - they contribute rather less than naff-all to the well-being of anyone but themselves" - I bet you had the same view about the Falklands Dave. Should we abandon our crown dependencies at the first sign of trouble?
Dave//Why is anyone in the UK the least bit concerned about Jersey -//
Because Jersey is a Crown Protectorate//
// not part of the United Kingdom, though the UK is constitutionally responsible for its defence.//
For Funks Sake its not a' gunboat' its a blinking French Police patrol boat with a gun on! Britain is the one who has sent two warships off to St Helier!
A French police boat with a cannon on it versus two huge Royal Navy warships equipt with helicopters and machine guns. I bet those british sailors are quaking in their boots lol!
The French said that Jersey has been slow in issuing fishing permits to the French, and it may be true, but to cause trouble the French are in the wrong. We must stand up to them, any way.