this £54 million of the united kingdom had promised france so that it could double some of its coastguard patrols along this stretch of water. the french were unhappy because they say, as far they were concerned, this was never depending on results. and actually if you look at what has happened so far, the french have intercepted more than half the boats that have left trying to get to the united kingdom, they have intercepted more than 10,000 people. nicola pryce—roberts is a senior lecturer in maritime business and law at southampton solent university. we must point she is a local west lancashire labour councillor, but we are speaking to her because of her academic role. nicola, thank you forjoining us. speu nicola, thank you forjoining us. spell out for us if you would the dangers for people who take the chance to cross the english channel? i think you have to consider the english channel itself, so, you know, when we are sitting in our sitting rooms we don't know what it is like in the middle of the english