webfact Posted March 16, 2011 Share Posted March 16, 2011 Japan earthquake: UK rescue team 'foiled by red tape' UK rescue workers say they were forced to leave Japan because they could not secure the necessary paperwork from the British embassy in Tokyo. The International Rescue Corps said they were not given permission to work in Japan because it would have made the embassy legally responsible for them. Full story: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-12756366 -- BBC 2011-03-16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gotlost Posted March 16, 2011 Share Posted March 16, 2011 Totally unacceptable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MegaRanter Posted March 16, 2011 Share Posted March 16, 2011 A simple scissors would have seen them through the dam_n thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moonrakers Posted March 16, 2011 Share Posted March 16, 2011 Somebody, somewhere, should be ashamed of themselves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
transam Posted March 16, 2011 Share Posted March 16, 2011 Total <deleted>. Paper more important than lives, but l remember similar stuff in LOS's hour of need. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quisie Posted March 16, 2011 Share Posted March 16, 2011 Our Embassy staff should hang their heads in shame. Or perhaps they are going to this work themselves? The FCO must look into this and ensure that Britain is never again put in this ignominious position. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bangkokeddy Posted March 16, 2011 Share Posted March 16, 2011 Our Embassy staff should hang their heads in shame. Or perhaps they are going to this work themselves? The FCO must look into this and ensure that Britain is never again put in this ignominious position. maybe the embassy staff is very busy atm and does already lots of work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moonrakers Posted March 16, 2011 Share Posted March 16, 2011 Our Embassy staff should hang their heads in shame. Or perhaps they are going to this work themselves? The FCO must look into this and ensure that Britain is never again put in this ignominious position. maybe the embassy staff is very busy atm and does already lots of work. Surely you can't be serious! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colabamumbai Posted March 17, 2011 Share Posted March 17, 2011 Oh yes more paperwork. What foolishness is this? Wake up British Embassy. Sorry just a minor glitch, no one wants to be held accountable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidkia Posted March 17, 2011 Share Posted March 17, 2011 yes britain have to seem to be right when they are not , and they wonder why we are sometimes not liked in the world when when have sevile servants with power that they dont really have , a bunch of lazy f.............b.............s! sorry but they british system makes me sick and i am so pleased i left! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anterian Posted March 17, 2011 Share Posted March 17, 2011 I don't understand what the embassy has to do with it, I did not need embassy permission to live in Thailand, I needed Thai permission. As a retiree the embassy had to confirm my income, but if I were a volunteer relief worker It would be the Thai government that dealt with me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fookhaht Posted March 17, 2011 Share Posted March 17, 2011 Litigious nanny states indeed hamper a lot of potential good in this world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leedstony Posted March 17, 2011 Share Posted March 17, 2011 F*cking JOKE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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