Sark to go dark? Mr Gordon-Brown threatens to pull the plug on electricity supply.

[cupid_stunt]

From the link in sasa's post, the Barclay's certainly don't rule Sark, despite their attempts to do so...

On 11 December 2008, the Barclay brothers were in the news for pulling out their investments (which included hotels) from the island of Sark, causing 170 staff to be made redundant, after local voters did not support candidates championed by the Barclay brothers. The brothers had previously warned that if the voters chose to bring back the 'establishment' Sark leaders that are still aligned with the feudal lord then they would pull out of Sark

Wankers.

 

[Sasaferrato]

From the link in sasa's post, the Barclay's certainly don't rule Sark, despite their attempts to do so...



Wankers.

They are indeed.

 

[Mrs Miggins]

Can't say I have much sympathy for any of this.

 

[Sprocket.]

I wonder when we start having power outages here on the mainland if the Tories will blame Gordon no hyphen Brown!

 

[Bahnhof Strasse]

From the link in sasa's post, the Barclay's certainly don't rule Sark, despite their attempts to do so...



Wankers.

They also put Thatcher up in the Ritz gratis. Only positive of that was the 'orrible old cunt carked it in there.

 

[Dogsauce]

Such a shame that there is no wind in the English Channel that could be exploited to generate electricity.

 

[Poi E]

Oh well. I suppose France would be happy to take it off our hands. Sort of a thing at the moment, shedding territory.

 

[hash tag]

Nothing like a good traditional Christmas, huddled around an open fire n all that.

Anyway, is Gordon-Brown as bad as Hitler?



It's fucking nuts.

It could make a good follow-up film to Passport to Pimlico.

Could also go for a remake of whiskey galore

 

[cupid_stunt]

Blackout avoided.

A last-minute deal has been struck to avoid an island-wide blackout in Sark.

When Sark Electricity was forced to lower prices, the utility firm threatened to switch off supplies to 300 islanders at the end of November.

Talks have been ongoing since Wednesday night, when Chief Pleas - the island's government - voted unanimously to value the company with a view to buying it.

The government said an agreement had been reached at 01:00 GMT, which would enable the power to be kept on.
Last-minute deal keeps island's lights on

Bit of a shame, I was rather looking forward to the fall-out, and how the Chief Pleas would dig themselves out of the hole.

 

[stavros]

those barclay brother wankers live there, let them open the wallet

They live on a private island off of Sark (see picture below), but I have a sneaky suspicion that they're domiciled in Monaco. I'd be surprised if they didn't have assets in assorted other places, like the Caymans, the BVIs, the Isle of Man, etc.

 

[DotCommunist]

They live on a private island off of Sark (see picture below), but I have a sneaky suspicion that they're domiciled in Monaco. I'd be surprised if they didn't have assets in assorted other places, like the Caymans, the BVIs, the Isle of Man, etc.

are we sure thats not a villains lair from a Bond film?

 

[MickiQ]

A private island is pretty much standard issue for all cool Bond villains

 

[stavros]

are we sure thats not a villains lair from a Bond film?

This is a genuine photo, so maybe I wasn't exaggerating that much:

 

[Wookey]

This is a genuine photo, so maybe I wasn't exaggerating that much:

Jesus. Christ.

 

[Wookey]

Although I now know where I'm rowing to, come the Armageddon.

 

[cupid_stunt]

Although I now know where I'm rowing to, come the Armageddon.

I am booking a place on twentythreedom's boat.

 

[Wookey]

I used to serve the Barclay Brothers at a posh hotel I worked at, they would both sit in their pyjamas in their suites and have five pound-coin sized slices of ginger simmered in mineral water for five minutes no longer, brewed into a ginger tea and served with a ramekin of lemon slices.

The boring cunts.

 

[Wookey]

I am booking a place on twentythreedom's boat.

Are we getting a boat sorted?? Kinda envisioned getting a wee kayak and a blunderbuss, you know - but if we're getting a boat then fine, I'll bring the sandwiches.

We would of course have esoteric island rules, to do with fivers and Dubs and such.

 

[cupid_stunt]

We will need to get Tobyjug on-board in case anyone goes boat happy on route.

 

[twentythreedom]

Are we getting a boat sorted??

I've got my boat sorted. Only room for 4 crew though

What skills can you bring? (And what drugs, and how much money? )

 

[cupid_stunt]

I've got my boat sorted. Only room for 4 crew though

Booked me in, please.

Seagull haters need to stick together.

 

[cupid_stunt]

And, farmerbarleymow must be excluded!

 

[twentythreedom]

And, farmerbarleymow must be excluded!

too right!

 

[Pickman's model]

And, farmerbarleymow must be excluded!

As his auld headteacher used to end every assembly

 

[A380]

The South coast drinks got a bit out of hand.

 

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