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.

From somewhere ..............

"The latest spat between Israel and its neighbours seemed to be of some importance in New York last night.

That may reflect a difference in sentiment between the UK and USA namely that the UK views Israel as the aggressor not Palestine."

answer needed

I have heard the "greekman" is not Greek not even Cypriot

Very good Greek, his views on consumption though are very well founded.

MJ - foreign office is traditionally pro-arab and us gov't traditionally pathetic when dealing with israel lest it upsets the jewish lobby in ny

Interesting prog on R4 atm Crossing Continents

The Mayor of Mogadishu

Andrew Harding meets the Mayor with the job of running Somalia's capital, Mogadishu. Can the man nicknamed "Tarzan" tackle mass corruption and the physical and psychological impact of years of brutal warfare?

Dave Lee Travis 'arrested in Jimmy Savile police inquiry'

Former Radio 1 DJ Dave Lee Travis has been arrested as part of the police probe set up in the wake of the Jimmy Savile scandal, the BBC understands.

Police said a man in his 60s from Bedfordshire was being held on suspicion of sexual offences.

Majicjoe,

How dare you say, "I have heard the "greekman" is not Greek not even Cypriot" and yet you find and post a picture of my youngest son.
What an insult!

Apathy rules :- Police commissioner election results awaited

Counting is due to start after elections to select the first police and crime commissioners (PCCs) in England and Wales.

In the first result of 41 police areas, the Conservative candidate was elected Wiltshire's PCC ahead of Labour after second preference votes were counted.

Meanwhile, Labour has held its seats in by-elections in both Manchester Central and Cardiff South and Penarth.

Labour are also hopeful of taking a seat from the Conservatives in Corby.

The first PCC elections look set to be mired in controversy amid reports of low turnout and deserted polling stations.

In Wiltshire, 81,477 people out of a total electorate of 520,000 voted - a turnout of 15.8%.

Britain’s first elected police and crime commissioner Angus Macpherson has admitted the general public did not know “what the job is or who the candidates were” as just 6.8 per cent of voters support him.

Nikkei jumps 2.2 pct to two-week closing high

It seems Japan is happy about the falls in the west. Even Hongkong has been doing well.

Have you ever thought about it? WHY?

War in Afghanistan has 'failed' and is 'not worth the life of one more soldier', says Paddy Ashdown
•'It is now crystal clear that we have lost in Afghanistan,' he said
•14 British troops have been murdered this year by Afghan police or army they helped train
•'Most deaths are not by the enemy in front of our troops, but by the enemy among them,' Lord Ashdown wrote in Times
•438 of Britain's armed forces have died in the 11-year conflict

•Withdrawal is due at end of 2014 but Lib Dem peer says it should be now

By Martin Robinson
yes get our men out .

My daughter just sent me this link :-

Injured hedgehog Bootsie gets his own purple footwear after being found with fractured front feet

ahoj - anything to do with the impending general election?

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Glad the UKIP government is congratulating itself on the recent election success.

Also to see its latest police "chiefs" elections have been a democratic and public success.

Another waste of money helping to reduce the defficit.

I agree a complete waste of money, that money and the ongoing expense of so called commissioners would, imv have been better spent keeping bobbies on the beat.
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London's future skyline in doubt

The tallest skyscraper planned for the City of London may never become reality, its lead architect admits - as a BBC investigation raises questions over the capital's future skyline.

that must have been the first time i have NOT voted in about 40 years

Likewise cynic, and no doubt there were a good many more could say the same.
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Remember there was a time when we didn't have a right to vote in this county, so in respect to the people who did bother to fight for that right then every vote should be used.

I understand the argument that not voting is supposed to send out a message that they don't agree with the election, but also it gives an argument to some people that we don't need elections in other areas in the future.

Also not voting just because you disagree with the election just seems so sterile and a bit "Dog in the Manger".