David Lock

The Saudi Royal Visit. Gets up my nose a bit. Entourage of 100's, five planes, 2 years preparation and best china at the palace. And all for a guy who happens to live in a country - by chance - with oil reserves that belong to the people of that country but who are generally treated liked s**t. Oh and we have to bribe his family to buy our planes

I suppose we have to do it but it does grate somewhat.

What do you reckon?

Grumpy of Sussex

Flatcapdriver

Grumpy of Surrey agrees. However, given that the Saudi Royal family is the only thing standing between us feeding at the trough and their country falling into anarchy, then I say we should be sucking up as much as we can. Otherwise, we're stuffed. Sticks in your throat though...

pslewis

There is no doubt that if it was the King of Amazulu there would have been little hoohahh.

BUT, it is the King of Saudi Arabia ..... very, very important strategic country in the UK Foreign Policy - so, he gets the flowers and chocolates.

STi wanna Subaru

iTrader: (1)

Just business aint it. Happens every day in this country but to a lesser degree. Doubt a curry and a few beers followed by a trip to the lappies would have done the job

Flatcapdriver

I dunno. I bet Phil the Greek would have been up for that.

Brendan Hughes

I wonder if anyone brought up that bit of research which showed that the majority of suicide bombers in Iraq/Afghanistan were Saudi citizens?

vindaloo

Well, we could tell 'im to get stuffed and end up paying £3.00 a litre for petrol that someone's allowed their camel to p*ss in.

It pays to engage in diplomacy, dialogue and trade rather than shouting the odds from your soapbox.


J.

MJW

Well since he's placed orders for loads of UK built military hardware, it might be a bit tricky to invade and steal the oil like we've done in Iraq.

Janspeed

iTrader: (1)

Sometimes you have bend over for your oil!

speedking

Hopefully all carrying a little backdoor trojan that means it can all be disabled at the flick of a switch

Janspeed

iTrader: (1)

Or sell them the EF2000 made from balsa wood!

MJW

Nothing wrong with balsa wood just ask de Havilland !!

Janspeed

iTrader: (1)

But at Mach 2 it might, just might ignite!

vindaloo

With our current defense budgets it'd be the only thing that wood - he he.

WRX300MAN

We have a leftie in our midst . . .Oh dear!!! . . .Let's nationalise everything!!

. . .. It's precisely this kind of leftie propaganda that would go down well down the pub . . .


Cheers!

David Lock

Which pub would that be??

I choose my pubs carefully - no spit and sawdust leftie ones which you seem to know

"The Tree Hugger" being my favourite

WRX300MAN