Thought Id start this one going because its rather dead on this board at the moment and I suppose all my usual muckers are either at the Stella tennis event watching Dim Tim (lose again) or at Henly Regatta eating cucumber sandwiches (they wish,...NOT).

Anyway please feel free to just talk to yourself blast away and let it go on any company or subject you wish. Just wish Id thought of this one before.

cheers GF.

Who cares what the French think

Hi Davai,

Fully agree.
People moan like mad about the EU and the way it rules the UK, and yet they will still vote for parties that 'wont give us a referendum'.
Yes, voting for UKIP would mainly be a protest vote, but surely thats what this country needs, a 'Bloody Big Protest', to put our so called leaders in their place.

Hi Aldwickk,

The French, Germans, Italians, Spanish and most other countries put themselves first and quite rightly, whilst the UK who still thinks it is the big benevolent uncle of the world, puts everyone else first and ourselves second.
Why else do we still give foreign aid to India, Pakistan that both have their own nuclear and space programs, and also to several other countries, who all flick us the proverbial V in return.
And of course remember our Argentinian friends, who whilst trying their best to cause us financial harm, are still receiving UK backed loans.

Still we can hold our heads high knowing that this money is going to the desperately poor of these countries (official line).
Of course we all know it goes to the political elite rulers and hangers on of these countries to buy luxury goods like top spec cars, private jets etc, not forgetting the odd palace.

But of course, its not our politicians money, its ours.

I think that for many years, other countries have felt that we are the laughing stock of the world.

Moaning already, and is only Monday.

Greek.

David Cameron's daughter Nancy left behind at pub

David and Samantha Cameron were at the pub having Sunday lunch with their children and two other families
David Cameron and his wife, Samantha, left their eight-year-old daughter, Nancy, in a pub after having Sunday lunch, Downing Street has confirmed.

She is reported to have spent about 15 minutes at the Plough Inn at Cadsden in Buckinghamshire, before Mr Cameron returned to collect her.

Number 10 says the couple were "distraught" when they realised Nancy was not with them.

It said it happened "a couple of months ago".

The pub is near Mr Cameron's country residence at Chequers.

The Camerons were at the pub with Nancy and their other children Arthur, six, and 22-month-old Florence, as well as two other families.

After leaving, Mr Cameron went home in one car with his bodyguards and thought Nancy was with his wife and their other children in another car.

Mrs Cameron had assumed her eldest daughter was with her father. The mistake was discovered when they got home. When the prime minister returned to collect Nancy he found her helping staff.

A Downing Street spokesman said: "The prime minister and Samantha were distraught when they realised Nancy wasn't with them.

"Thankfully when they phoned the pub she was there safe and well. The prime minister went down straight away to get her."

The real face of Caring Conservatism.. I think you'll agree.

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I love the comment on Radio4 earlier - "I've never left any of my children behind, but I have been tempted to many times!.

As a Con voter I wonder what Ruth would have said? Actually it's probably better not to.

At least someone in Europe has got it right and it's not a politician !







Baldrick: "What I want to know, Sir is, before there was a Euro there were lots of different types of money that different people used. And now there's only one type of money that the foreign people use. And what I want to know is, how did we get from one state of affairs to the other state of affairs"


Blackadder: "Baldrick. Do you mean, how did the Euro start?"


Baldrick: "Yes Sir"



Blackadder: "Well, you see Baldrick, back in the 1980s there were many different countries all running their own finances and using different types of money. On one side you had the major economies of France, Belgium,Holland and Germany, and on the other, the weaker nations of Spain, Greece, Ireland, Italy and Portugal. They got together and decided that it would be much easier for everyone if they could all use the same money, have one Central Bank, and belong to one large club where everyone would be happy. This meant that there could never be a situation whereby financial meltdown would lead to social unrest, wars and crises".


Baldrick: "But this is sort of a crisis, isn't it Sir?".


Blackadder: "That's right Baldrick. You see, there was only one slight flaw with the plan".


Baldrick: "What was that then, Sir?"


Blackadder: "It was b*ll*cks".

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N,


She possinbly had the keys to the car and was supposed to be driving them home.


I wonder what else U-turn forgot!

What has not been released by No 10 is that Nancy Cameron was left in the pub playing with her dads official lap top which contained a multitude of government secrets, including the codes for our nuclear missile capability.
Although these codes were encrypted to a high security standard, it is understood that Nancy had cracked the inscription by entering her families date of births.
She was just about to put these codes on Facebook, when the lap top was taken off her.

This morning, Baroness Warsi has defended Mr Cameron stated that it was a minor error of judgment and that she has full confidence in him and that he has her full support.

David Cameron has personally thanked Chris Huhne who having heard what had happened, offered to drive from his home in Eastleigh to collect Nancy from the pub stating he could get there far quicker than any Police escort.

Of course he would be delayed slightly as he would have to make a quick detour via Heathrow for reasons he refused to disclose.

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It is better than a weakend.
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Alds,

As insular as ever!

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“President Francois Hollande's Socialists and allies look set to emerge with a majority after first round voting in French parliamentary elections, final results show.

Left-wing and green parties won a total of more than 46% of the vote compared to 34% for the centre-right UMP party, interior ministry figures showed. “

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-18388273


http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-18388273
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Interesting to see the results if there is a strong lurch to the left wing policies.

There seems to be an overall rejection of the far right parties and their policies. The implications of such are that UK may become even more isolated.

Some in France see the UK, with its present policies and “leading” politicians as parasitic on European.

Also, many are irritated by the bickering they receive from “outsiders”, with or without their handbags.

Probably, France’s (possibly with Greece’s and Spain) proposed internal economic stimuli will initially lead to further devaluation of the Euro in comparison to the Pound Sterling, whichwill compound the UK’s economic problems.

The present UK’s policy is an attempt to “protect” the “value” of the pound.

I wouldn't trust the present UK government, or Fauxrage as child minders, leave alone economic gurus.

They consist of hot air and striped suits.

N,

It is a good start to the week. Not had a completely blue day for at least 3-4 years.

If the market continues to improve at this rate I will be able to buy two coffins rather than just one.

Only in America - Ernestine Shepherd: The 75-year-old bodybuilding grandma

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Yes, but drove the tank about 1500 miles around Lower Normandy and Brittany. We were looking for a suitable campsite for the grandchildren in late August and September.

Beautiful country, especially the coast line. Very relaxed in the rural areas. Fresh fish from the markets on the coast.

People still generous to one another, majority of small villages looked cared for.

Made me wish sometimes that I was younger and spoke French fluently.

People seemed to have time to talk, listen, argue and laugh at one another.

Mind, the people I met were "golden oldies".

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leveson .g brown is the man sane

Perfectly!

Are you?

I see Fred is making up for lost time not posting his U bend and U turn comment's while he was away on holiday with his French chum's