French Union Fracas: The Beach‑Boarding Drama
What the unions are saying
- Too risky, too messy! “If 80 souls cram on one little “taxi boat,” bringing it to a halt is like juggling flaming swords.”
- They fear “turning the police into sea‑savvy JURISPRUDENCE commanders” could end up in a splash‑zone disaster.
Police loophole story
Because of a small gap in the law, French police are free to puncture the boats before they hit the water – but they’re not allowed to stop them once they’re drifting on the waves.
Interior Minister’s shot list
Bruno Retailleau looks pretty optimistic and says, “We’ll have to overhaul the system to board these boats—ideally with calm, not chaos.”
Comparison with Belgium
- Shadow Home Secretary Chris Philp swears it’s a smashing success: “Belgium has nearly stopped new embarkations by catching roaming boats at sea.”
- He also claims that “trade unions and the Left are more interested in political theatre than real stop‑the‑migration.”
Labour view on safe passage
A voice from the General Confederation of Labour says: “If a boat is stable enough, let it keep going until it finds a safe harbor.” Interfering, they argue, should only be a last‑minute splash if the boat is in serious trouble.
