Seems that there has been an outbreak of Covid in more than one place due to the G7 meeting. Not good news for the hospitality trade in Cornwall. Hopefully it can be contained. See https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cornwall-57431872
The beach BBQ looked real hoot. Smoke everywhere and all in suits. I guess it would not have looked good if they had all been casual when few if any can plan a holiday abroad. Not at all like the Banyan BBQs I remember.I wish somebody would explain to me why G7 has to be in a place like Cornwall. Its more of a jolly for those attending. There are many places in Britain that could host this and are all easier to protect and organize. As the locals have been saying, they have lost so much in tourism during lockdown, and now when things are begiining to open, there are police, troops, warships and miles of security fencing, blocking roads and disrupting peoples lives.
For me, I would put them in a London hotel and host G7 at Westminster. All the infrastructure for this is already there.
In today's Covid stricken world, they should not be having the meeting at all. They are doing far more damage than they will ever avoid or repair. Pure hypocracy.
Not sure what it will give to boost future tourism. Nothing been built specially, nothing left behind. Nothing to mark its passing. What is the cost of all this. The money could be better spent on post covid recovery.
Plus a nice CVF loitering out in the bay.It‘s one of those things that is impossible to judge, a bit like how much does the royal family bring into the country. But Cornwall does benefit from German tourism the back of one of their soaps. Same sort of thing.
The beautiful weather and the dark drop of Carbis bay help no end.
John
Plus a nice CVF loitering out in the bay.
Nice PictureTaken from Twitter, the main elements of the naval protection for our glorious leaders alongside in Falmouth
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Looks like an USMC Tarawa class amphibious carrier (LHD), Arleigh Burke Destroyer, a US nuclear submarine ( hydroplanes on fin). Not certain of other two but not UK. The LHD has a top class emergency medical treatment facility if required.Taken from Twitter, the main elements of the naval protection for our glorious leaders alongside in Falmouth
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Well there’s one nuclear vessel there how green is that 🤭Not very 'green' for a conference largely about climate change are they? 🙄
Don't you mean LHA? Landing Helicopter Assault? I did not know but looked up Tarawa class amphibious carrier. The Arleigh Burke Destroyer was built in Bath. I always thought the nuclear sub was a lot bigger, but then probably watching too many movies. LOL!Looks like an USMC Tarawa class amphibious carrier (LHD), Arleigh Burke Destroyer, a US nuclear submarine ( hydroplanes on fin). Not certain of other two but not UK. The LHD has a top class emergency medical treatment facility if required.
Thank you, my involvement had been with the other class of USMC ships the WASP LHDs and incorrectly assumed the Tarawa class were LHD too. Arleigh Burke’s are built at Bath Iron Works in Maine. I visited there when I was on course at MIT. Quite an impressive ship. The sub is an attack SSN probably Los Angeles class.Don't you mean LHA? Landing Helicopter Assault? I did not know but looked up Tarawa class amphibious carrier. The Arleigh Burke Destroyer was built in Bath. I always thought the nuclear sub was a lot bigger, but then probably watching too many movies. LOL!
I subscribe to the view that these periodic face to face meetings aid understanding between national leaders and their teams. Some issues discussed will have received agreement others will reveal differences that hopefully can be worked on, or at least they are highlighted. The last large U.K. hosted one was a NATO summit held in Wales some years back. The armed forces input is pretty well paid for whatever they do whether in port/barracks or exercising. Almost a fixed cost.This type of international "bun fight" creates a massive movement of people using air travel, ships, helicopters private jets. There are thousands of people involved. These "Very Important People" meet to postulate, and show their countries flag. The cost must be huge, both in money and environmental. Ironically, they usually discuss money and the environment! The outcome of such vast waste is nothing.
This type of international "bun fight" creates a massive movement of people using air travel, ships, helicopters private jets. There are thousands of people involved. These "Very Important People" meet to postulate, and show their countries flag. The cost must be huge, both in money and environmental. Ironically, they usually discuss money and the environment! The outcome of such vast waste is nothing.
Thanks as your posts were most interesting.Thank you, my involvement had been with the other class of USMC ships the WASP LHDs and incorrectly assumed the Tarawa class were LHD too. Arleigh Burke’s are built at Bath Iron Works in Maine. I visited there when I was on course at MIT. Quite an impressive ship. The sub is an attack SSN probably Los Angeles class.
PS edit the helicopter carrier will be a WASP as Tarawa went out of service in 2015. 15 years after I retired …. time rushes on eh?
However although I disagreed with the way he went about doing things, he was correct on a some counts i.e.NATO and some countries not contributing their fair share to the coffers. However Trump and his antics is a whole new ball game and politics are banned on this forum.I'm not convinced that nothing is achieved. Biden's reaffirmation of the NATO alliance after Trump's wholly ignorant trashing seems a very good thing at a time of continuing Russian aggression and expansionism. Europe and the US also need to be coordinated in their response to an increasingly dangerous China. All very important, quite apart from the environmental agreements.