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.

I don't follow twitter and never will, a massive can of worms out there imo!

That's fair enough, doods, each to their own and probably 90% of it is unadulterated crap, but I would say it's very good for live news stories because eye witnesses tweet what they've seen and you get a lot of stories appearing on Twitter before the mainstream press get hold of them. For instance, when the plane crash landed on the Hudson a few years back, there were photos from eye witnesses on Twitter straight away.

I also think it's very useful for traders as a kind of sentiment index because fellow traders will disseminate news releases within seconds and offer an opinion on Twitter as to whether they think that the news is good, bad or ugly. And if you want to know who's controlling a book, I can guarantee you'll find it on Twitter.

and how do you know the "news" being disseminated on these sites is accurate? ..... you don't, any more than is some of the tripe posted on MAM

i intend to remain a dinosaur!

You only have to see the nonsense that gf picks up from twitter to see it is the home of crazies and nutty activists who think they are taken seriously apart from their similarly nutty fans,

but not here of course ..... on this site, we only have the most select buffoons, idiots, crazies and self-opinionated and self-appointed pedagogues and preachers

and how do you know the "news" being disseminated on these sites is accurate? ..... you don't, any more than is some of the tripe posted on MAM

You're possibly missing the point, cyners. The news itself comes from the likes of Reuters, so it should hopefully be accurate. The reaction and opinion of anybody who chooses to disseminate that news doesn't have to be accurate in a sentiment driven market. I'm only interested in what the sentiment is, not whether their view or opinion is right. But to be clear about this, I wouldn't take on board the views of any old Tom, Dick or Harry - it's only worthwhile following hedge fund managers and other respected market professionals and commentators with a sufficiently receptive audience that is capable of driving the market.

You only have to see the nonsense that gf picks up from twitter...

You really think I pay any attention to what Numb Nuts says or thinks? Shame on you!

Woolwich attack . time for this government to act
being soft is not working force is all they know .


if their is a god then he should wipe these scum of the planet

it is now unsafe to go out in the uk heir thousands of these nutters
the uk gov must now start to deport these scum round them up
bring the army home and us them to deport these scum

It looks like the Woolwich incident was a beheading.

"Ohhhhh myyyy God!!!! I just see a man with his head chopped off right in front of my eyes!"

the uk is full of terrorists and they are known to the gov yet they are still in our country Birmingham is full of them they speak in public on the streets for all to hear

ITV News are after Boya Dee for a prime time slot tonight. One thing's for sure - he didn't have 17k followers earlier. :o)

Haystack you were seriously exposed today.

By all means try and divert the truth but its their for all to be seen.

ps, please dont get pissed up like last time I caught you out.

TANKER its the same in many parts of West Yorkshire.

Get away with everything, coppers turning a blind eye.

Too soft here in this country.

UKIP if this is as they say early doors, will benefit massively.

Poor family of that soldier, heart goes out to them.

Hays just seen this post he he ha ha ho ho.........

Haystack - 22 May 2013 17:29 - 25251 of 25260

You only have to see the nonsense that gf picks up from twitter to see it is the home of crazies and nutty activists who think they are taken seriously apart from their similarly nutty fans,...........ends

Home of crazies ehhhh..........

UK Prime Minister‏@Number10gov1h

PM: "I have been briefed by the Home Secretary on #Woolwich shooting and I will return to London tonight after meeting Hollande...........ends

LOL LOL LOL LOL LOL LOL LOL LOL

Need I say more.

I can always post Giddeons tweets today aswel if you wish?.

What on earth are you on about or more likely what are you on?

Your hitting the bottle already Hays. Not suprised.

Grow up.

Even James Callaghan, who was Labour Chancellor for a few years never even went to university. Ken Clarke widely regarded as one of the best Chancellors did a law degree. It is not necessary to have an economics degree or to be an economist to be Chancellor. The treasury does the economics policy analysis. It is up to the Chancellor to set the policy.

Haystack- 22 May 2013 20:32 - 25264 of 25264 Extract from your above post......

The treasury does the economics policy analysis. It is up to the Chancellor to set the policy................ends

My earlier ED Balls post..........While he was chief economic adviser to the Treasury.

ENDS......

Shot yourself in the foot again Hays...........ohh dear ohhhh deary dear.

Here we go! The UKIP crazies are at it again

22 May 2013 15:43
A UKIP donor who said unmarried mothers should be "given a good smack" has said he will give no more money to the party because of the controversy about his views.

Demetri Marchessini, who has made two donations totalling £10,000 to the party, wrote a book arguing women who wear trousers are demonstrating "hostile behaviour".

He told the BBC he stood by his views.

"All my thoughts are traditional thoughts," he said.

Probably joined the Tories instead.