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manor321

(3,344 posts) Sun Dec 30, 2018, 05:57 PM Dec 2018

Brexit planning going well

One of the companies contracted by the government to charter ferries in the event of a no-deal Brexit does not own any ships, has not previously operated a ferry service and is not planning to do so until close to the UK’s scheduled departure date from the European Union, it has emerged.

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2018/dec/30/no-deal-brexit-ferry-company-owns-no-ships-and-has-never-run-ferry-service

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Brexit planning going well (Original Post) manor321 Dec 2018 OP

Is that by any chance a Trump company? rickford66 Dec 2018 #1

I'm guessing a Putin / Russian conglomerate. Initech Dec 2018 #8

That's not funny, it's dangerous. SMC22307 Dec 2018 #2

It reminds me of the company that won the bid to re electrify Puerto Rico after the big blow mitch96 Dec 2018 #3

Yep - Maria victims all over Puerto Rico weren't laughing at all FakeNoose Dec 2018 #5

you beat me to it LOL Thought the same thing Takket Dec 2018 #7

i want the job of running the ferry's nuclear reactor Hermit-The-Prog Dec 2018 #4

No-bid contract with kickback? moondust Dec 2018 #6

rickford66

(5,530 posts)

1. Is that by any chance a Trump company?

Reply to manor321 (Original post)

Sun Dec 30, 2018, 06:11 PM

Dec 2018

Initech

(100,112 posts)

8. I'm guessing a Putin / Russian conglomerate.

Reply to rickford66 (Reply #1)

Mon Dec 31, 2018, 12:12 AM

Dec 2018

SMC22307

(8,090 posts)

2. That's not funny, it's dangerous.

Reply to manor321 (Original post)

Sun Dec 30, 2018, 06:14 PM

Dec 2018

What a cluster.

mitch96

(13,934 posts)

3. It reminds me of the company that won the bid to re electrify Puerto Rico after the big blow

Reply to manor321 (Original post)

Sun Dec 30, 2018, 10:01 PM

Dec 2018

No experience and only 2 employees. Oh yea, backed by tRump...
https://newrepublic.com/minutes/145484/puerto-rico-award-300-million-contract-tiny-montana-company

Somesing fishy on dem ferries...
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FakeNoose

(32,833 posts)

5. Yep - Maria victims all over Puerto Rico weren't laughing at all

Reply to mitch96 (Reply #3)

Sun Dec 30, 2018, 10:36 PM

Dec 2018

Weren't they the same company that left acres of bottled water abandoned on pallets (useless to the hurricane victims) because nobody thought to deliver forklift trucks down to PR?