Nobody Cares about Britain

[detrius]

The local vicar's War on Christmas

Vicar’s Santa sermon ‘ruins Christmas’ for sobbing school pupils

The Rev Dr Paul Chamberlain has had to apologise for his Nativity talk that left teachers scrambling to ‘bring the magic back’

www.thetimes.com

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"Men of God" like that are among the most efficient recruiters for atheism.

 

[detrius]

The UK starts to collect entrance fees now.
We need an Electronic Travel Authorization (ETA) starting April 2.
10 Pounds.
Yeah, right.

So now I need to buy myself a passport first, because my ID card is no longer enough identification, and than I have to trow in another 10 pounds...
I think I'll go to Paris or Berlin on a city trip instead of London.

Quick update: our nationwide public transit ticket recently got a bit more expensive - it now costs €58,- per month to use local transit anywhere in Germany.

The Deutschland-Ticket

With the Deutschland-Ticket– D-Ticket for short – you can travel easily by all means of local public transport from for just 58 euros.

int.bahn.de

And since you're Dutch:

Bicycle tickets: Take your bike with you on the train - ICE and local services

Take your bike with you on most local, IC and EC trains and on some ICE trains. You can also buy a day ticket for your bike for the local trains here.

int.bahn.de

Also, May, June and July are the best months to visit Germany.

 

[Casey Pelous]

And since you're Dutch:

Bicycle tickets: Take your bike with you on the train - ICE and local services

Take your bike with you on most local, IC and EC trains and on some ICE trains. You can also buy a day ticket for your bike for the local trains here.

int.bahn.de

Just couldn't resist, could you.

I understand.

 

[Sid]

Just couldn't resist, could you.

I understand.

I know at least one Dutch person who doesn't own a bike for years already.
You know him too, under the name of Sid (Nagy).

 

[Free]

I know at least one Dutch person who doesn't own a bike for years already.

That's so American of him.

 

[Innula Zenovka]

The UK starts to collect entrance fees now.
We need an Electronic Travel Authorization (ETA) starting April 2.
10 Pounds.
Yeah, right.

So now I need to buy myself a passport first, because my ID card is no longer enough identification, and than I have to trow in another 10 pounds...
I think I'll go to Paris or Berlin on a city trip instead of London.

Probably the best idea, because even after you've paid your £10 there's likely to be chaos when you try to enter the country

Nicolas Rollason, an immigration partner at the London law firm Kingsley Napley, said the real problems may not emerge until April, when the ETA applies to those travelling by air, Eurostar or ferry.

“The Home Office expects a vast number, 30 million, to apply for ETAs. If even a small portion of these, like 1%, get pushed into the visa system it is just going to overwhelm them. The biggest travel groups are from the US and Europe and this has the potential to create huge queues and backlogs in the visa system. It could be a disaster and cause all sort of knock-on problems,” said Rollason.

Rollason, who also chairs the International Bar Association’s immigration and nationality committee, said it could bring Home Office policy into “sharp focus” if businesses and high-profile artists who had been travelling in and out of Britain for years were confronted with visas for short working stays.

The Guardian (@theguardian.com)

Visa-waiver system could overwhelm UK immigration services, law firm warns https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/jan/10/visa-waiver-system-could-overwhelm-uk-immigration-services-law-firm-warns?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=bluesky&CMP=bsky_gu

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