“Just to balance the journalism, let's all be negative. Lets blame the polish.
That's all I can say 'cos I keep getting my posts banned. It's like livin' in Poland was, twenty years ago...you can say what you like as long as it's what we want to hear. Good old HDM”

“DONT HOLD YOUR BREATH WHILE WAITING FOR JOBS HERE ITS NOT GONA HAPPEN”

“This is an interesting concept but has anyone considered that the Drax proposals will require over 2000 deliveries using these ships each year. The stated sources include the Americas, South Africa plus the Baltic regions. Sailing times involved would point to a requirement for over 200 ships just to supply Drax.
The latest import figure for future biomass is 70 million tonnes per year requiring thousands of these ships.
To use current ships would negate any environmental claims before the material reaches UK. Shipping data shows pollution is 38 times higher per tonne per km than land transport. When burned the hazardous pollution created by biomass is higher than oil firing and far higher than gas. Using LNG tankers fuelled by gas to supply gas fired power plants would be far cleaner and logical when we are told there is an abundance of gas worldwide for at least 50yrs with current technology increasing availability.
The proposed importing of food waste raises disease concerns as does dangers posed by pests and diseases in imported biomass.
What is the ethical impact of taking some 7 million ha out of possible food production or if not suitable possible biofuel production for air transport use in country of origin..
I see one comment mentions waste incinerator. The ship proposal requires biogas which would prioritise all available waste being turned into biogas via AD rendering incinerator redundant.Why import food waste?
Interesting times!.
Kind Regards
Brian Wilson”

“Pete, Hull ,Whilst I agree with you that it is wrong to go against anyone just because of their crede or colour,I think it is wrong not to give the jobs to British people first,if there are too many jobs the remainder should be given to others who would like to come here to work. The pensioners who live abroad are not there to work but to spend their savings and pensions. In my extended Family there are a few who would love these jobs and try daily to look for work without much success. I would like your leader to stick to his promise and give the jobs to British workers first. But he has shown his true colours and only cares about himself and his rich buddies.Unemployment is the major cause of crime in this country ,Idle hands do the Devils work .”

“Err, Pete me old sausage, the lib dems are nearly as bad as your lot, me and many others will be voting for the BNP, and your right Pete, them nasty old age pensioners invading Spain and stealing all the poor Spaniards jobs,
Pete, two words spring to mind when I hear your name 'Silly' and 'Sausage'”

“MMS stands for MICKEY MOUSE SHIPPING”

“Tony the Lib \ Dem councillor. it was stupid of Brown to say British Jobs for British workers.
Stupid because it is illegal.

It is illegal and purely designed to stop racists like your self penalising folks because of their colour race or religion

just for an exercise, google how many British pensioners live in Spain, 250 thousand at the last count, then there are those who are working then those who go for 10 months of the year.

Then work out how many live in the rest of the European Comm. it numbers in the millions

if the rest of Europe sent all the Brits home, we would need to build a few thousand care homes for the elderly.


Mind you, as a Lib \ Dem you would evict them when they went to hospital just as you have done with the Rokeby residents.

As a Lib \ Dem activist, your ignorance on the rights of Europeans to qualify for a vote in the UK is shocking. and to think you have been elected to run the affairs on behalf of the citizens of Hull.

God preserve us from those like your self who believe your role is to get elected and your policies are to stay elected.

Nothing about helping the citizens of Hull though.”

“Pete, or should I say ex Liebour councillor Pete Allen,
it was your idiotic Leader that said British jobs for British workers in the first place you silly old sausage,
with millions of youngsters out of work do you really think we need mass immigration and Eastern Europeans coming here working, do you really think that's a good thing, because if you do you really are a mentalist, or are your party bringing them in for votes,
because that's the only way Liebour will get in again.
Pete, your as silly as a bag of sausages!”

“They have to use East Europeans, all the British skilled workers are in Italy building the big cruise liners.

Don't tell the Italians though, they may demand Italian jobs for Italian workers and make all our lads and lasses redundant”

“the Japanese and others have been trialling sail assisted ships for a few years now.

It is not just sail it is engines with sail assist and the sail reduces fuel consumption by about 20 % which is a colossal saving over the life time of the ship”