Dyed-in-the-Fuel Nastiness

Even as the benefits of liberation from the Strasbrussels yoke obtrude themselves more clearly with every passing opportunity, the beastly Euro-wogs cannot forbear from revenging themselves upon our robust British prosperity. The European Court of Justice has fined the UK slightly less than the cost of a September mini-budget for infringing some petty rules on fuel in yachts. A ban on red diesel in pleasure craft was introduced in 2018, but the UK had lots of more important things to do during the subsequent two years than bother with mere laws, and argued that the rule is only valid in Northern Ireland, where EU rules still apply to the colony's copious endowment of private yachts. With typical legalistic vindictiveness, rather than accepting British sovereignty over international law the ECJ has decided to treat the United Kingdom as if it were a united kingdom. How far the gratuitous assault on vulnerable yacht-owners will affect the Orangemen's Regatta and other highlights of the maritime calendar remains as yet unclear.