Iran did try and assassinate him, I wouldn’t be surprised if he holds a grudge for that.

I don’t think they’re going home any time soon either. Great to see.

I do think you’re right, the chances of a hit going wrong are far too high.

The best way to get out of a business is generally to sell it though, so someone else keeps running it. Although shutting down a business for personal reasons isn’t generally considered a failure.

As for being an author, you only need one book to be a commercial success in order to be a “successful” author.

The British are weird with names.

Not practically, they actually can own it in the UK.

They have legal protection well before ten years though, this website outlines it.

https://www.complete-ltd.com/landlord-library-squatters-rights/

If the squatter has been in the property for more than 28 days or is in a commercial property, the landlord will need to file a claim for possession in court. This is a more complex process and can take several months to complete.

It sounds like an absolute nightmare if you’re renovating or between tenancies with a commercial property.

Largely because squatters usually trash and destroy any property they squat in, or at best leave it full of litter.

Very few actually take any care of the property whatsoever.

It’s a restaurant, not exactly set up for accommodation.

According to government guidance, squatters can apply to become the registered owners of a property if they have occupied it continuously for 10 years, acted as owners for the whole of that time and had not previously been given permission to live there by the owner.

Interesting loophole. Can you prove the squatters were not given verbal permission by the owner?

Also, the fact that a group of people can help themselves to a property that is vacant for good reason and have legal protection is kinda bullshit.

Also just a very inefficient use of language, they really waffle on.

Concise writing is a dead art, isn’t it?

I guess the death sentence is one way to deter people from similar offences.

Man, ISIS must be pissed about this.

When you put it like that, jesus christ.

I mean, just look at the potato famine, that was on par with any pandemic.

I don’t like it when I don’t have some challenges or goals in life, I don’t like feeling like I’m just coasting along. I’ll try a new sport etc so I have a project, and I do a bit of volunteer work towards getting people involved in sports I do.

In this one specific instance it wasn’t true, sure.

Fair point, but it’s not the win some people here seem to think it is.

Oh good, they weren’t raped and murdered, they were just murdered.

That’s a relief.

They don’t give a shit about Palestinians, that’s how.