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.

This is from the Guardian

The unions can be pragmatic when the interests of their members are concerned. Ironically, the trade unions who are funding Labour's "I love the NHS Campaign" like to negotiate private health cover for their members. Unison has a Medicash deal to help its members go private. Bill Morris, the former leader of the Transport and General Workers Union, was most indignant when his union's health insurers closed Manor House, its private hospital in Golders Green. Other trade union officials favour the Benenden Hospital in Kent, a private hospital run by Benenden Healthcare Friendly Society

Skinny,

Posting 23895

I had no love for Blair and thought him to be a plausible self deceiving charlatan.

I put Cameron in the deceiving charlatan group, but wouldn't put Osborne in that group, but a group made up of implausible idiots.

That is why Businesses are loathed to invest.

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Not sure about Miliband or Balls, but reckon they will have a hell of job when they take over in 2015.

Got a feeling they will do a better job than the present crew.

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I wouldn't object to seeing Mark Thatcher, Blair and Cameron and a few others in the same court.

"but wouldn't put Osborne in that group, but a group made up of implausible idiots.

That is why Businesses are loathed to invest....

The union members' private hospitals do hip and knee joints enabling their members to bypass normal NHS waiting lists. Sheer hypocrasy.

Hays,

Not against private medicine.

But suggest that the consultants become full timers in private medicine.

The private medicine doesn't fall back on the NHS for training of those consultants and the whole of their training is in the private sector.

That those seeking complicated private treatment don't fall back on the NHS when the bills are too high.

That A and E is also provided for those using "private medicine", at expense of themselves or their "insurance" companies.

Perhaps, that would give a more level playing field.

Haystack, its a form of pooled resources.

Not like you and your kind who have everything handed down and can que jump. even onto the NHS!!!!

Totaly differing concept and one I might add founded in Rochdale .......by whom, come on your the historian or reckon you are.

Do you mean that it is only the privileged should have access to "private medicine".

The NHS subsidizes Private Medicine that is the hypocrisy of those using it.

But it is equally their right to do so.

Your struggling haystack here you are......

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rochdale_Principles

have enjoyed playing golf today away from you guys (sorry but true), so shall enjoy every bit as much being pretty much off-line from tomorrow midday until saturday afternoon when i shall be in jersey also playing golf

Jersey....said he was a poshboy.

Off fishing tomorrow 7 while 7.

Obvious reason.

Might post in if I see a bargain or market annomily.

I am quite enjoying being a pea nut brain - at least my nuts are not where some gentlemens are supposed to be situated.

Beginning to think these US bombs were a nutter on the inside.

Pressure cookers in black haversacks.!!

Think it would have been claimed by now if it were asian extremists.

3 monkies their was no call for that outburst today.

You made a physical threat and all I was doing was showing the irony of Maggies so called right wing pals.

You should apologise.

Dont forget over 75% of my family lost their jobs and lifes because of Maggies actions. And yes I am bitter about it. Anybody would be.

cynic

Did you see my earlier wine post?


cynic

Have you ever tried a wine called Pleiades? It is made by a Californian winemaker called Sean Thackrey and comes in editions rather than vintages. I think they are up to edition XXII. It is a blend of high quality wines. Some years it is a bit difficult to get. Oddbins sometimes have a few bottles at the odd branch. Majestic have had it in some years.

GF - Foxtrot Oscar,3m is an elderly lady, show some respect you Tart :O)

People mainly lost their jobs because of Scargill. Three times he called for a vote to strike and three times he failed. So he called the miners out with no vote and there was no vote later.

Cynic drinks wine. For girlie boys as he would say but rather ignorant.

Personaly haystacks I like a nice glenmorangie or a smirknoff or 99% w/Indian rum.

Glenmorangie is for poofs. Drink a decent scotch: The Macallan

Chris..... nice but simple...... most ladys on here hate being singled out for special priveledges.

Must admit later on today I did wonder.

But not giving way.

Look if you knew what all my family had to go through under Thatcher and her cuts you wouldnt be saying that.

Why on earth do you think I am so passionate about it.

We went through and still are going through hell as a family. Millions more did aswel.