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.

Cyners,

If you take the period from 1960 to 2005 (if only because the IMF estimates are readily available for that period), UK GDP multiplied approx 47-fold whereas the inflation index only multiplied just over 15-fold. So, whilst there are obvious fluctuations during periods like the one you mentioned and also the current period where inflation exceeds GDP, over any sustained period GDP growth comfortably outstrips inflation and we should all be getting richer.

thanks for that .... on reflection, that had to be correct, or we'ld have less than one car per family

Some do have less than one car per family. They are called Fiat 500s.

Fred - Do us all a favour and just Fuck off to France, by the way the twats are losing 17 -13 to the English as we speak :O) Can it last? watch this space.

The Germans have the right idea.

Give horsemeat-tainted food to poor - German minister

Germany's development minister has suggested food tainted with horsemeat should be distributed to the poor.

Dirk Niebel said he supported the proposal by a member of the governing CDU party, and concluded: "We can't just throw away good food."

The opposition dismissed the idea, but a priest said it should be considered.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-21559451

Oh yes. What really slays me about Fred is this unreal attitude that whatever he posts is of any relevance to anybody except himself. Eg "Refer to my post a week last tuesday, two years ago or the day before yesterday" News Fred, you post left wing shite number 1, number 2 it's crap and 3 you are a prick! Deal with it.

Perhaps they are trying to kill off the poor. The meat perhaps has drugs in that are not fit for human consumption.

But fine for Germans eh.

No comment. :-))

LOL!

and for fred and others who like to wear as a medal their lower class and impecunious upbringings, i'll post this afternoon (after golf) 3 nourishing and filling family recipes for breast of lamb ..... the 4 breasts cost a total £5.40 and though i use a bottle and a half of cheapo white wine (about £7.00), stock from a stock cube (or even water) could easily substituted for those who would feel guilty at splashing out so recklessly

Your brave, its freezing here. :-))

Dreams,

I thought this a good resemblance of your dear leader! The pose seems familiar.

head up your ass -

1. The condition of being absolutely oblivious to surroundings 2. Acting like an
asshole.

Dreams.

You do seem to be involved with you bowels.

Almost as constipated as your present tory "leadership".

Suggest you need a good laxative.

Leaving a sinking ship.

Good to know your friends.



Ashcroft pulls plug on Tory donations


THE peer who spent £10m of his personal fortune bankrolling the Conservative party has declared he will withhold funding for its next general election campaign.

Lord Ashcroft, whose finances played a crucial role in Tory efforts to win marginal seats in 2010, has told friends he has given enough money and is unwilling to devote further resources to securing an overall majority in 2015.

It comes amid mounting pessimism among Tory supporters about the prospects of victory. Although Ashcroft has not publicly expressed doubts over the party’s ability to win, privately he is said to fear Labour is likely to secure more seats.


http://www.thesundaytimes.co.uk/sto/news/article1220456.ece

DC - under armour + merino shirt + cashmere + short sleeved wind jacket, waterproof trousers and was as warm as toast :-)

i think (fos)fred has taken over from MrT for posting incessant crap