Iceland (not Kerry's Korner Shop)

[V8mate]

So they've reneged on saying they'll cover their banks' international debts.

We should invade, right?

Whole country can't be worth much more than £1bn - we invade and then sell it to one of the Scandinavian countries or turn it (and its waters) into a sovereign fishery to breathe a bit of life back into our fishing industry and bring the price of fish and chips down.

Now that would be a vote winner!

[Simpo Two]

V8mate said:

we invade and then sell it to one of the Scandinavian countries

Unfortunately the Russians have already bought it.

[Balmoral Green]

We can't touch 'em, because Russia just bought it, all of it, they own their asses now.

However, did hear Brown say just now whilst he was on a train, that we will seize any Icelandic business assets in the UK.

[agentsmith]

Balmoral Green said:

We can't touch 'em, because Russia just bought it, all of it, they own their asses now.

However, did hear Brown say just now whilst he was on a train, that we will seize any Icelandic business assets in the UK.

yeah this is on skynews now. It's 'thought provoking' - we could seize and then hold a firesale of some major brands in the UK which the icelandics own or part-own. Would have thought that would go a long way to the shortfall....

[SimonV8ster]

How exactly did they buy it ?

[Balmoral Green]

[andyquantum]

Those Icelandics, they're terrorists apparently

BBC News said:

Iceland's prime minister Geir Haarde said it was "not pleasant" to learn that anti-terror laws were used to freeze Iceland firms' assets in the UK.

[FunkyNige]

Balmoral Green said:

However, did hear Brown say just now whilst he was on a train, that we will seize any Icelandic business assets in the UK.

Yup, we seized the assets of those evil terrorists - link

[jmorgan]

Cod Wars II

[V8mate]

So, first stop Baugur then?

[Balmoral Green]

jmorgan said:

Cod Wars II

Attack of the Loans.

[DOOG]

agentsmith said:

Balmoral Green said:

We can't touch 'em, because Russia just bought it, all of it, they own their asses now.

However, did hear Brown say just now whilst he was on a train, that we will seize any Icelandic business assets in the UK.

yeah this is on skynews now. It's 'thought provoking' - we could seize and then hold a firesale of some major brands in the UK which the icelandics own or part-own. Would have thought that would go a long way to the shortfall....

Yes.. Should get at least 500 quid for West Ham.....

[Spam]

How do Russia own Iceland? I'm not that bothered as I mostly go to Tesco to do my shopping.

[agentsmith]

andyquantum said:

Those Icelandics, they're terrorists apparently

BBC News said:

Iceland's prime minister Geir Haarde said it was "not pleasant" to learn that anti-terror laws were used to freeze Iceland firms' assets in the UK.

2 words come to mind.... tough tits

[plasticpig]

FunkyNige said:

Balmoral Green said:

However, did hear Brown say just now whilst he was on a train, that we will seize any Icelandic business assets in the UK.

Yup, we seized the assets of those evil terrorists - link

I must admit I am plesantly suprised by this. I didn't think Brown and co. had the balls to do anything about it.

[groucho]

plasticpig said:

FunkyNige said:

Balmoral Green said:

However, did hear Brown say just now whilst he was on a train, that we will seize any Icelandic business assets in the UK.

Yup, we seized the assets of those evil terrorists - link

I must admit I am plesantly suprised by this. I didn't think Brown and co. had the balls to do anything about it.

Yeah but, he'll probably get everybody behind him now and win the next election.

[groomi]

plasticpig said:

FunkyNige said:

Balmoral Green said:

However, did hear Brown say just now whilst he was on a train, that we will seize any Icelandic business assets in the UK.

Yup, we seized the assets of those evil terrorists - link

I must admit I am plesantly suprised by this. I didn't think Brown and co. had the balls to do anything about it.

Had the balls to miss-use a law to suit an alternative agenda? They do it all the time.

I don't know what the rights and wrongs of this financial situation is, but I don't trust the people who are supposedly looking after our interest one little bit.

[andyquantum]

I'm struggling to think how they can legally put Iceland down as terrorists. Are they going to detain them for 28 days? What will they do after that, stick a chain out from the the top of Scotland and try and pull them into court?

[V8mate]

groomi said:

plasticpig said:

FunkyNige said:

Balmoral Green said:

However, did hear Brown say just now whilst he was on a train, that we will seize any Icelandic business assets in the UK.

Yup, we seized the assets of those evil terrorists - link

I must admit I am plesantly suprised by this. I didn't think Brown and co. had the balls to do anything about it.

Had the balls to miss-use a law to suit an alternative agenda? They do it all the time.

I don't know what the rights and wrongs of this financial situation is, but I don't trust the people who are supposedly looking after our interest one little bit.

I would say that a foreign state, which promises to govern and guarantee international investments, and which subsequently reneges and defaults on repayments is very much acting in an agressive and provocative manner.

[plasticpig]

andyquantum said:

I'm struggling to think how they can legally put Iceland down as terrorists. Are they going to detain them for 28 days? What will they do after that, stick a chain out from the the top of Scotland and try and pull them into court?

I reckon plenty of the 300,000 UK citizens felt terrified after finding out they had lost their savings.