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Mark Purchase @markpurch.bsky.social · 13h

I apologise

I meant

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Mark Purchase @markpurch.bsky.social · 15h

You do realise you need our steel more than we need your……….err………Pont-l'Évêque ?

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Mark Purchase @markpurch.bsky.social · 15h

Even in “ye olden days” when you got ink on your fingers reading a newspaper you would often give up half way through an article, nowadays on a screen I doubt many read more than 25% of anything

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Mark Purchase @markpurch.bsky.social · 15h

Spain would collapse into 3rd world status without all the British immigrants ordering dos cervezas pequeñas y patatas bravas

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Mark Purchase @markpurch.bsky.social · 15h

Yes, it’s true that the actual article will usually say something completely different to what the headline portrays or the “snippets” shared on SM, but they must realise that even if they include “these are the existing rules” most people won’t read that part

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Mark Purchase @markpurch.bsky.social · 15h

It’s all click bait and most people only see the headline not the actual article

He and his employer must know this

Very sad that he had resorted to this kind of behaviour

Mark Purchase @markpurch.bsky.social · 15h

He may have included that but his articles are being amplified and portrayed as being new rules that will impact everyone

Very unprofessional and not something someone with his impact should have done

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Mark Purchase @markpurch.bsky.social · 16h

@simoncalder.bsky.social should be ashamed of some of the nonsense he has written/posted about EES

Attempting to portray existing requirements as brand new restrictions is totally unacceptable and not what someone with his standing should be doing

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Mark Purchase @markpurch.bsky.social · 16h

Unfortunately a supposedly “travel expert” journalist has chosen to portray the existing requirements for those using the visa waiver as brand new rules that appear to make entry into France for tourists extremely difficult

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Steve Peers @stevepeers.bsky.social · 16h

These aren't "new" checks. Just the old checks, but (supposedly) done more efficiently.

Frédéric Moreau @goodclimate.bsky.social · 2d

This lurid headline is about British tourists no longer getting away with overstaying in Schengen. Or being 'illegals', as it's often called in the UK.

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Mark Purchase @markpurch.bsky.social · 16h

It is all rather embarrassing, as are the recent revelations by a click bait attracting Independent journalist of the already existing rules for those utilising the Schengen visa waiver

“How dare they expect us to have enough money to enjoy our holiday properly”

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Steve Peers @stevepeers.bsky.social · 16h

The rules apply to any non-EU citizens not covered by free movement law, not just British citizens. All these possible penalties for overstay already exist.

Brexity folks are allowed to worship British border controls; but the EU is not supposed to enforce theirs against Brits.

Frédéric Moreau @goodclimate.bsky.social · 2d

People breaking immigration law can be deported. EVEN IF THEY'RE BRITISH.

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©️garethaethwy 2024 @garethaethwy.bsky.social · 1d

If memory serves, didn’t Cameron veto attempts by the EU to tariff Chinese steel, thereby protecting British steel producers?

And wasn’t this course of action approved of in the media?

Sounds like another case of getting what they voted for.

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Mark Purchase @markpurch.bsky.social · 19h

See, they play proper hockey in Florida

Fightin and everything !!!

www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/o...

Blood, bias and the Battle of Florida: how the NHL’s dirtiest rivalry exposed hockey’s old-boy rot

A meaningless preseason clash devolved into chaos and revealed how cronyism, politics and selective justice still shape the NHL

www.theguardian.com

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Mark Purchase @markpurch.bsky.social · 20h

That’s a new one

So apparently stating that there is no legal status called “part time residency” I (and others) are being abusive 🤣🤣

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Mark Purchase @markpurch.bsky.social · 20h

He seems to believe that “specialist employment advisers” are an actual thing

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Mark Purchase @markpurch.bsky.social · 20h

I’m not sure he realises what a disservice he is doing to Humpty

By tagging him he will have drawn some of his other acolytes to this thread where they would have read facts, instead of the fantasy he feeds them

It’s obvious the main reason he blocks so many people is to ensure facts don’t intrude

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Mark Purchase @markpurch.bsky.social · 23h

own rules for issuing Schengen Visas because the issuance of visas is a member state competency

The rules for using the visa waiver are set by the Schengen Agreement and are not a member state competency

Schengen would collapse if 🇫🇷 could deny entry to someone who wants to spend 3 weeks in 🇮🇹

Mark Purchase @markpurch.bsky.social · 23h

What you will discover that Calder has done is that he has taken the rules France place on people from “high risk” countries who do not qualify for the visa waiver and need to apply in advance for a Schengen Visa, and claimed they will apply to people using the visa waiver

Each country has their

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Mark Purchase @markpurch.bsky.social · 23h

www.service-public.gouv.fr/particuliers...

Séjour en France de moins de 3 mois : enregistrement dans le système européen d’entrée/sortie (EES)

Dès courant octobre 2025, un ressortissant de pays tiers se rendant dans l’espace Schengen pendant moins de 3 mois sera enregistré dans le système EES.

www.service-public.gouv.fr

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Mark Purchase @markpurch.bsky.social · 1d

Personally I’d rather get my information from official sources instead of rumours and speculation

www.interieur.gouv.fr/actualites/a...

Tout savoir sur le système d’entrée-sortie (EES) de l’espace Schengen

Le système d’entrée-sortie (EES) entre en service le 12 octobre 2025. Ce nouveau dispositif automatisé permet de contrôler électroniquement les entrées, sorties, refus d'entrée et durées de séjour des...

www.interieur.gouv.fr

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Mark Purchase @markpurch.bsky.social · 1d

None of those are “new” or anything to do with the introduction of EES

The Independent doesn’t sell itself, it needs click bait and Calder has gone from being a serious journalist to a source of clicks for that newspaper

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Mark Purchase @markpurch.bsky.social · 1d

In other news leading Brexiter and tax exile calls on the EU to help him make even more money

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Mark Purchase @markpurch.bsky.social · 1d

The biggest whiner about 90/180 certainly did IMO

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Mark Purchase @markpurch.bsky.social · 1d

The Torygraph was once a serious newspaper, even if it didn’t hide its political affiliation you could at least trust the veracity of what was published

If we can’t shake off this zero sum nonsense we will never make any progress politically, socially or economically

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