On a serious note a lot of our European guests like fish. Sadly they long line rivers and lakes overnight and empty them. Not good for the catch and release fisherman or fisherwoman.

Surely the police will be on the case- prosecute and punish the criminals- have faith in the government man!

And how come you don’t trust your mum? Naughty boy

Hmg make the law but it’s up to her majesty’s constabulary to enforce it.
If they’re to busy arresting internet users and hurtywordphbia then I don’t think it’s hmgs fault to be honest. Jim is right though you do have a bit of a problem and I reckon it’s uberitus.

Haven’t you heard of it.
It’s caused when people at the top realise you take the p!ss and charge way too much for a service you deliver to the public. The people at the top then allow a cheaper option for the same service to the public. UBER ITIS

A bit of a Blast-from-the-Past, but I'm trying to make a point about the (UK) media.
During the Cold War I recall the UK/USA press generally being dismissive of Russian military technology. "Aging Russian tanks destroyed in Afghanistan" and stuff along those lines about clockwork machine guns etc. The West, in the meantime was developing "Star Wars" under President Reagan.
We could kick those Ruskies backsides and not even break sweat.

However, the Berlin Wall came down and the USSR broke up in 1990.
In 1994 the Russians brought some hardware to the Farnborough airshow and the West had the first opportunity to see Russian military tech' in operation.
And the Russian avionics were so brilliant, it left western meeja speechless. All those years of lying to joe public about how good Western Tech' was, and the Russians would have given us a kicking in airpower.
Western Media has learned nothing

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