A number of European carriers have run test flights which they say have identified no problems operating in areas closed by the authories. British Airways said one of its planes encountered "perfect" conditions between Heathrow and Cardiff airport.
In an attempt to address criticism that the Government has been slow to respond to the crisis, Gordon Brown announced that two Royal Navy ships would be used to ferry stranded travellers back to Britain. Source The Telegraph
HMS Ark Royal and HMS Ocean will be made available for the relief effort, Mr Brown said, after a meeting of the emergency planning committee Cobra in Whitehall.
Even the mother of all nannies, the EU has stated that the No-Fly Zone is excessive.
Let me ask you this. How many times can you remember the British Government rescuing any Britons abroad for any reason, in the last 15 years? NADA, ZIP, ZERO. They don't. They abandon their citizens whilst arranging private jets for terrorists.
It looks to me (especially after the write up in the Daily Mail), that Gordon is trying to be the "hero". He's trying to prove he has compassion for his fellow countrymen, which we all know is absolute bollocks.
The only way left for Gordon to ingratiate himself with the electorate, is by milking to the full, any disaster!














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