Mastodawn

In 2023, the UK paid £476m to France for extra patrols to disrupt migrant smuggling gangs.
-> In 2025, approximately 41,472 people reached the UK via small boats, across the #EnglishChannel! 🧐
https://open.substack.com/pub/darrenfower/p/the-16-million-stopgap-why-is-the
https://open.substack.com/pub/darrenfower/p/the-16-million-stopgap-why-is-the

Are we getting "more bang for our buck" or just throwing good money after bad?

Bolloxtics

𝘊𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨, #NigelFarage said, "Even if the French do stop boats from crossing, the same people come back the next time there is a calm day,"

Didn't 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦 bloke 𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗺𝗶𝘀𝗲 to 𝗦𝗠𝗔𝗦𝗛-the-gangs? 😅🤣😆