Iran why...

[Hagar]

...do entitled people even with a visa think that they can cycle through this country looking western and rich with a big bike and not get arrested, banged into jail and charged with espionage.

The countryside may be pretty with nice people but it is a cesspit with corrupt police and a corrupt government and the errant tourists just end up as hostages to fortune in a ****** jail and a hig headache to our consular services, HMG etc. who have recommended not going a country mile near to their borders.

Maybe this should be in travel but why would you?

 

[Hagar]

Iran love bring in the spotlight which is why they support hezbollah in Lebanon and Syria, the houthis in Yemen and hamas in Palestine. Not forgetting arming Russia against Ukraine. They would pale into insignificance otherwise.
Hence riding a big shiny motorbike across their front garden will raise their interest and make them think we can make some waves here and embarras the little Satan.

 

[Hagar]

Repressing free speech is already the norm in the UK.

It's not, not really, the police got a bit carried away with non crime hate crimes for a while and got a slap from Ms Cooper. NHS Fife seem to have an obsession with male doctors sharing female spaces, and trying to limit free speech, hopefully they too get a slap under the equality act 2010. Compared to medievalist Iran we are not too bad, 8/10.