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.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2012/dec/06/george-osborne-credit-rating-

George Osborne warned: protecting AAA credit rating is lost cause



Cabinet colleagues tell chancellor that downgrade is inevitable and he should tell voters it will not affect borrowing costs


Patrick Wintour, political editor
The Guardian, Thursday 6 December 2012 20.05 GMT

George Osborne and Danny Alexander leave the Treasury before the autumn statement was delivered to parliament.

Cabinet colleagues have warned George Osborne not to try to protect Britain's AAA credit rating because its loss is now inevitable and voters should be told it is unlikely to lead to higher borrowing costs.

Osborne insisted he wanted to defend the UK's prestigious credit rating. He said: "The credit rating's important and the market is important, and the reason why this matters to people is because if you don't have credibility, if you're not able to show the world that you can pay your way, then interest rates go up for the government."

In the wake of the autumn statement, the credit rating agency Fitch warned the UK was at greater risk of losing its status. This was because of breaking its supplementary rule to ensure debt was falling as a proportion of GDP by the end of the parliament. Fitch put the UK on "negative outlook" in March 2012 – meaning the rating was under threat – but said on Wednesday: "Missing the target weakens the credibility of the UK's fiscal framework, which is one of the factors supporting the [AAA] rating."

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2244608/Kate-Middleton-hospital-receptionist-duped-Australian-DJs-prank-dies-suspected-suicide.html

The two djs should be ashamed of themselves -

Royal Prank Call Nurse 'Commits Suicide'
Sky News – 5 minutes ago.. .
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Royal Prank Call Nurse 'Commits Suicide
A hospital nurse caring for the Duchess of Cambridge who was duped by two DJs pretending to be the Queen and Prince Charles is understood to have committed suicide.

The two DJ's involved have evidently been boasting about it on twitter ever since. I hope they like what they see when they look in the mirror every morning.

Agree . The security in the hospital has let her down. How could an outside call go to the ward and a normal nurse answer? Perhaps they should go on trial ?

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Some more news released -


A hospital nurse caring for the Duchess of Cambridge, who was duped by two DJs pretending to be the Queen and Prince Charles, is understood to have committed suicide.

Two Australian DJs pretending to be the Queen and Prince Charles tricked the woman into giving an update on the condition of Kate, who was being treated for severe morning sickness.

The member of staff was found at an address near the hospital.

A Scotland Yard spokesman said: "Police were called at approximately 9.35am this morning to a report of a woman found unconscious at an address in Weymouth Street, W1.

"London Ambulance Service attended and the woman was pronounced dead at the scene. Inquiries are continuing to establish the circumstances of the incident.

"The death is not being treated as suspicious at this stage."

London Ambulance Service said: "We were called at 9.25am to an address in Weymouth Street. We sent 2 ambulances crews and a duty officer, sadly the patient was dead at the scene."
news released -

I am sure the intention of their DJs' action was to produce the result which occurred.

I wonder what other factors and "support" played a part in the nurses demise.

Outside chance it was nothing to do with the prank Fred. It will all come out in the wash as they say. Very sad though.

A few years ago a radio presenter got through to the Queen and pretended to be the Canadian Prime Minister. The queen discussed what she thought of a number of world leaders. it was being broadcast live on Canadian radio.

I am very sorry for Kate and partner.

The association for them may be "painful".

Also, sorry for the nurse's family and friends.

Sad.

Amazing Haystack. The royals must have their own security personnel in the hospital.
Just should not be possible to happen.

Kate will be shocked Fred. I heard the prangster tape on the news and I am only guessing it sounded like a philipino nurse answered to the djs. May be wrong.

Here is a link to the story

http://www.extratv.com/2012/12/06/royal-hoax-remembered-the-queen-gets-a-prank-call/

This can only be described as an utter tragedy, so very sad for the nurse and her family.

I do not blame the nurse involved , as said an outside call should never be taken by a nurse.

Here is a better link to the story. I remember the Palace being quite embarrassed.

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/can-the-queen-laugh-it-off-1579938.html

The security section needs a kick up the a***

Thanks for the links H