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.

She has such a monotonic voice. It cuts straight through you.

She grew up in the same street as my step father lived in Barry.

I say grew up , she emigrated while still a kid.

Bob Hope's mum was from Barry too and I think he may have lived there for a while as a kid.

Met him when he paid a visit in the early eighties , was a nice chap.

Has anybody got an A&E private insurance?

The Bank of England has upgraded its economic growth forecast and said that inflation should fall faster than previously predicted.

In his last inflation report as the Bank's governor, Sir Mervyn King said inflation should drop to its target of 2% within two years.

Sir Mervyn said that "a recovery is in sight".Presenting the inflation report, Sir Mervyn said: "Today's projections are for growth to be a little stronger and inflation a little weaker than we expected three months ago.

"That's the first time I've been able to say that since before the financial crisis.

The rate of inflation is now forecast to drop to its target of 2% within two years, whereas in February the Bank said inflation would fall to 2.3% in the same period.

Economic growth this year is now expected to be greater than 1%, up from the Bank's previous estimate of 0.9%.

Sir Mervyn said: "This hasn't been a typical recession and it won't be a typical recovery. Nevertheless, a recovery is in sight."

I think that is a Merv's swerve to odd friends in the hope of of Baronetcy.

A pity he didn't see the Economic crunch coming in 2006 like many did.


The more important is unemployment figures.

What is the quote from head quarters on that.

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I hope that the recovery in sight is not a mirage.

A&E units are struggling due to increases in demand. One of the biggest causes is the contracts that the Labour government agreed with GPs in 2004. Not only did the new contracts give GPs a massive pay rise, it it meant that they could completely opt out of out of hours care at night and at weekends.

Yet another Labour mess to clear up.

This incompetent tory dominated government has had three years to clear up the mess.

If they hadn't been concentrating on their outdated ideology and trying to privatise by stealth the health system, they might have addressed the real problems within the health system.

Andrew Lansley was a failure and wasted money in his reorganisation and put the back up a large percentage of NHS staff and caused disharmony.

Hunt was a failure in his previous position and many would consider him a barefaced liar.

The job is to big for him.

From what I read, unless they go cap in hand back to the Medical, Nursing and Allied Professions then the degree of chaos will increase and they will pay the price at the next election.

Another U-Turn is on the way and I don't mean the U-bend coming back from USA.
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They should stop bleating and think before they leap stop clinging to the ideology of the remnants of past empire rule to give succour to members of a dying party.

H/S, does post some tripe D/C but rubbish? .. well maybe.

Not directed at H/S stan. :-))

Stan,

Shsss!

You might wake him.

Dreams is an oracle.

Sorry I think I mean a coracle.

The type which capsizes easily.

Haystack - 15 May 2013 20:10 - 25034 of 25039

A&E units are struggling due to increases in demand. One of the biggest causes is the contracts that the Labour government agreed with GPs in 2004. Not only did the new contracts give GPs a massive pay rise, it it meant that they could completely opt out of out of hours care at night and at weekends.

Yet another Labour mess to clear up.






Not sure who cocked it up but the problem is if your ill you have to book an appointment a week in advance.

If you need immediate attention then head to A&E .

Had experience of this and it aint funny.



So 3 years and its geting worse Haystack , how much longer they need to put a "Labour" problem right ?


Serious Haystack it's off topic but did you agree with Labour de-nationalising the BoE ?

Wouldnt think the coalition had been in nearly 3 years the way hays posts. LOL.

Perhaphs multiply it by 10 and they might have dealt with so called problems left by labour. !!!

In Hays world their was no World Recession in 2008 he also forgets all the western world copied Browns prescription for the cure when ALL were on the brink.

Osbourne is far worse a chancellor than Brown could have ever been. And Camoron.........2 months left..... and thats generous....very generous.

ps........ think Camoron and Clegg should make future plans for a semi state funeral for Fergie.

In my mind hes done just as much if not more for working people than Maggie ever did.

Certainly provided more entertainment.

And silver........ well silverware.

GF.

I don't think the Duchess should have a state funeral, but willing to cough a quid or two for Cameron's and Osborne's as long as they are in the near future.

Thanks Lansley and Hunt.

I can't see the BoE being privatised. I know it has been suggested on a regular basis over the yrears. There would seem little point. The FED in the US is effectively private. Shares in it are held by the other main banks. It works there, so I suppose it could work here. The BoE was private and nationalised in 1946. It is technically a private company now with 97% of shares owned by the government. There is 3% ownership still in private hands from 1946 as some people did not redeem their shares and they get a dividend each year.