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.

Stunning!

Ashton Agar: Australian breaks Test record score for number 11

Australian teenager Ashton Agar has broken the record for the highest score by a Test number 11 in the first Ashes Test against England at Trent Bridge.
The debutant left-arm spinner was out for 98, beating the previous top score of 95 made by West Indies' Tino Best against England at Edgbaston in 2012.

skin yes he was fantastic and was put in the team at the last moment
another with a great future

England 11-2 FFS!!!!!!!!!

Oh hairy one of the wet knickers.

It isn't the size of the donation, or the gift of the donation itself, but the intention to to buy favour, or pervert policies, or act dishonestly in order to favour the gifter or associates illegally.

The government in a democracy is supposed to be a representation of the people views of the people. (Preferably, honestly informed.)

But as you know size sometimes does matter.

You mean like this Fred?
On 15 March 2006, in the Cash for Peerages scandal, Dromey spoke of not being aware, despite being party treasurer, of £3.5 million loaned to the Labour Party in 2005 by three persons who were subsequently nominated for life peerages (Chai Patel, Sir David Garrard, and Barry Townsley).
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Hays still reckon I called it wrong on England not taking the ball first.

Sure we would have skittled them for about 100.

Now weve let them into the test series.

Bad bad captaincy from Cook.

Or like this Fred.

Dromey was caught up in further financial scandals in 2007 as he was responsible for party finances, which included more than £630,000 in illegal donations from David Abrahams. Dromey again claimed to know nothing of the donations, with critics wondering why he hadn't examined the issue more closely. Harman was also caught up in the affair, as her staff had solicited and accepted illegal donations totalling £5,000.
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post 27073,

Yes, if that was the reason for the peerages.

My question was whether the loan was repaid and why, or what was it provided for.

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If it was illegal then it should be exposed and treated accordingly.

So should riding with the hunt and looking for foxes and tea times at No 10 with admissions through the back door.

At least Harold had the union leaders led in through the front door for beer and skittles.

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But £50,000 into a relatives back pocket, strikes me as a different level of dealings.

Again refer back,to what I have written the levels of "political" donation, or gifts suggesting they should be reviewed.

At the same time MPs should be full timers and consider themselves to be part timers at the HP or allowed to make arrangements while in office for later payments, or payments in kind, at later dates.

Once, you open up the old "smoke filled" rooms it may be surprising what one reveals.

If all politicians were honest, upright, incorruptible individuals, then changes would be unnecessary, but politicians of all parties have shown themselves to be not so.

The reason why there is so much disdain for them at the moment.

gf
The problem with the cricket is that both teams are crap at batting. They are both bowling sides.

Talking of back pockets----There was an investigation into allegations that Dromey had failed to declare thousands of pounds in salary from Unite. Dromey's entry in the register of Members' interests stated he had declined his salary from Unite since entering Parliament. However in October 2011 he changed his entry to state "Between the General Election and 30 October 2010, I received £27,867 in salary." Dromey apologised to the House of Commons on 19 January 2012, in relation to this mistake.

Very prone to mistakes isn't he, perhaps the only mistake was getting caught, like many others of ALL parties he is not fit to be an MP.
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Aren't we all?

What was your last one?

Mine was getting caught by my wife again.

But, at least it keeps her on her toes.

Come on Hays admit your a novice at cricket.

Cook could end up and probably will be the batsman with the largest number of test centuries and runs in the history of the game.

Peterson and Trott would find a place in any test team as would Prior and the spinner Swann.

They have a problem at number 2 where Young Root is being asked to shoulder the responsibility of Southern Counties not producing enough good young batsmen.

The problem here has been the captains bad decision to put his own team into bat in swinging GIVEME conditions.

yawn

You yawn as much as you want Hays. I happen to come from a Yorkshire and England cricket background. So I know a bit about the game.

The late great Johhny Wardle Yorkshire and England spin wizard was my uncle.

He went to Australia to play the Ashes on the ship in them days.

After his playing days he set up an academy in Doncaster at Fishponds.

My aunt Elsie is still alive and going well.

This was his test average.......

JH Wardle (Eng)

1948-1957

28

102

20.39

5

1

20.39 average per batsman.

Lucky if you find anybody these days with anything like that figure.

Deluded is that the word I'm looking for? As far as he is concerned same height, same age (give or take), same fitness levels (ish), devishly good looking, must be Tom Hanks in his eyes? Problem is he behaves in everybody elses eyes like the character that Tom Hanks plays in the movie 'Forrest Gump'

'Lifes a box of chocolates' ...... wink :O)

Of course, I had forgotten that you are an expert on everything

yawn

King Arthur reincarnated is at it again and his Aunt Elsie was probably as equally boring and up her own exhaust pipe.

Another scandal at Labour's door - the overcharging by G4S for running the tagging system. Contracts signed in 1999 by Blair and co.

Chris once and for all grow up.

You say you are a pensioner???, your acting like a 13 year old.

Im very proud of my cricketing connections. Very proud indeed.

I understand that you are sub standard at stock picking, but surely apart from bowls you must have something to be proud of in your what appears very boring life and background.

Nothing wrong with expressing it. Thats why the Germans and Yanks do a lot better than us, because they are allowed to express themselves and in fact are promted to express themselves.

Why do you think England are crap at pens??????????????.

Hays, why has it taken the torries 3 years to audit these mistakes with G4s.

WE all knew they were useless at the Olympics for a kick off.

Youve been in power now going on for 3years plus.

Plainly just innefficient government.