UK to Establish £15M Permanent Mid East Military Base

[JW411]

Flushing Toilets? We can't afford them! What's wrong with using a flat stone? Much more ecological.

[ValMORNA]

And toilet paper? What's wrong with your left hand - go native!

[Sandy Parts]

Good luck to them. About time UK Gov accepted that if we are to go poking our noses in over there as often as we do, we should plan ahead instead of going for the UOR option every time. Shame we didn't do the same at a newly constructed airbase in another ME country not far away. Would have saved about 10 years worth of an ever expanding DOB footprint all in leased portakabins.

[Union Jack]

"God rest you merry officers"

A "colourful" reflection on the wisdom of creating the phoenix-like Bahrain naval base - and the BBC! - by an allegedly senior pongo will be found in TMS on page 15 of today's Times.

Blue touch paper lit.....

Jack