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.

The economy is not doing too bad at the moment. Almost every country in Europe is in recession and several are well in. We are just above the level of recession. The list includes Netherlands, Belgium, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Ireland, Greece and a few others.

France, which has a silly socialist party, has just had its worst month economically for four years and is about to go into triple dip recession. Unemployment is expected to hit 11% this summer. Hollande at the 6 months stage of his presidency, is the most unpopular president ever.

This what you get from a left wing government.

BUT just like the frogs of fable, the "country" voted in a heron as king and were then surprised that they got eaten alive

btw, i recollect that the right wing party in germany in the 30s wasn't too healthy for that country either!

One of the worst things about this country now is the fact that people complain so much and then when they get the chance to voice their opinion at the ballot box they can't be bothered. Just been down to make local polling station and I was the only person in the place - apart from two very bored people sitting at a desk waiting to hand out polling slips.

Perhaps they knew you were coming.

8-)

They were good for the economy though. Mussolini is still popular in Italy. The typical comment is, "at least he made the trains run on time".

or "the Mafia is doing well".

Veteran BBC broadcaster Stuart Hall has admitted indecently assaulting 13 girls aged between nine and 17.

ECB has cut interest rates to 0.5%

Euro falling.

Problem is hays when people see the privileged few like Cameron and his Eton boys/inner circle they start to wonder 'if they fit in, if they belong' , and then become dissaffected. They dont bother turning up to vote.

Was same aswel with Blair and his croneys.

Be lucky if we get an average of 30% turnout imo.

if that is the case, then arguably it undermines ukip's alleged support ..... that is to say, if people felt that strongly (in fact, most feel totally disconnected from politics), then they'ld rush to the polls to register their protest - unless you're like (y)our petit bourgeois friend

Cynic,

UKIP supporters may think it is a walk over and not necessary for them to vote, but when the General election comes, they may vote in their hordes.


Phew. I wonder if the tories are sharpening real knives. Osborne watch your back, or you will be cleaning out Rebecca's stables.

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How many old etonians were in the cabinet which lent Maggie their total support?

Opportunists comes to mind.

Fred, have you voted today? :-)

No!

Waiting for Godot!


8-)

Mostly southern seats up for voting doodles.

No vote here in W Yorkshire, just N Yorkshire.

Dont expect labour to do brilliant today.

Just voted and if the rest of the "Con" party candidates are as unconvincing as the one standing here then they won't get a single seat.. hopefully.

Bad weather and rain is best for Conservatives as they are more committed to voting.

On that basis it looks like curtains for the one standing here (again hopefully) as it must be one of the hottest and sunniest days of the year so far.

UKIP supporters may think it is a walk over and not necessary for them to vote, but when the General election comes, they may vote in their hordes.
a very leaky argument i'm afraid ..... as for the last phrase (i think technically it's a clause), many/most are at least as likely to decide that voting for ukip in a "serious" election would be very silly indeed ..... the arrogant petit bourgeois such as yourself, will think it's all a big yawn anyway and not vote at all as is their custom

The truth now coming out about this government and the Disabled and Seriously Sick...............

https://johnnyvoid.wordpress.com/2013/05/02/claimants-on-new-sickness-benefit-at-all-time-high-mark-hoban/

"They make for depressing reading. Almost 5000 people with cancer were found ‘fit for work’ between 2008 and 2011, including ten people with malignant brain tumours. Over 1000 people diagnosed with schizophrenia were also deemed scroungers and had benefits stopped.

Two and a half thousand people with MS were found fit for workfare if not paid work and placed in the Work Related Activity Group. A further 800 MS sufferers were thrown off sickness benefits altogether"

http://johnnyvoid.wordpress.com/2013/03/31/5000-people-with-cancer-declared-fit-for-work-boasts-grant-shapps/