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.

Manuel,

No, but I do try not to overvalue myself, or the "power" of my vote.

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Hays,

Also, I tend to recognise feet of clay and icon worship in others, especially when associated with self inflation in thenselves.

"But what does get up my nose is elitism, patronizing behaviour and similar forms of abuse."......ends.

Spot on Fred.

The present cabinet does not reflect the country,it reflects the the top 10% of this country only.

I certainly wont vote Tory again until we get a better balance in the cabinet and that includes more women. A cabinet that knows whats going on not just in London but outside it.

DC what went on over the Syrian vote was entirely smug, patronizing, ignorant, Camorons fault. He thought he could bulldozer it through but found his OWN party were an obstacle to his own future career prospects as a world statesman. Its curtains for him now.

POLL just out in the INDEPENDANT grass root union/labour supporters come out in favour of Millibands Union reforms.

Not sure if this is the article refered to by the Sky Newsdesk ON NOW.


Sunday 8 September 2013

Rob Marchant: Revamping Labour's union ties could help Ed Miliband
Some activists see Blairite diehards trying to ‘break the link’ – but this is at best paranoid.

http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/comment/rob-marchant-revamping-labours-union-ties-could-help-ed-miliband-8804041.html

Nothing Miliband can do will help him.

Extract from the Independant.........

A week ago we had polling carried out by YouGov, which rather shows that union members agree with Miliband.

An astonishing 60 per cent of members of affiliated unions think that the outline reform proposals are sensible, against only 20 per cent who think the unions should continue to wield more influence.

And a further 10 per cent dislike the proposals because they do not think they go far enough – that Labour should scrap links altogether.

A further 61 per cent also said that union voting power at conference should either be reduced or abolished completely, and 63 per cent of union members would abolish union-reserved places on the NEC.

These figures are compelling. Apart from anything else, they certainly call into question the extent to which some union leaders are actually in touch with the opinions of their own members.

UNION LEADERS...........TAKE NOTE.

Overall, would appear sensible.

And theirs more..........

Boost for Ed Miliband as union members back his 'opt-in' reforms of Labour-union relations
New poll shows ordinary workers want Labour leader to go further

A YouGov survey for the Labour Uncut blog also suggests that Mr Miliband can reap an electoral benefit if he sticks to his guns and forces through his changes. Some 16 per cent of the public say his reforms make them more likely to vote Labour at the next election, with only 4 per cent saying they are less likely to support the party.

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/boost-for-ed-milibandas-union-members-back-his-optin-reforms-of-labourunion-relations-8804036.html

see you in 2 weeks off on a cruise .

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Tanker, If that cruise is on a large ship then I'm afraid you will have to cancel.

He is too busy shouting elsewhere!

Too busy? wait till I get hold of him.

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GM was a delightful chap and often amused us all pottering about on his motor scooter + crash-helmet

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I have just had a call from the police. Our car was stolen a couple of months ago. The driver was drunk and involved in a high speed car chase in London in the middle of the night. Luckily, there was minor damage to the car. He went to court today and received 17 months in prison and was disqualified for four years. He got a harsh penalty as he was already disqualified.

OSBOURNE on BBC news channel NOW telling us why he was right about austerity and his planning.

Total balderdash and making it up as he goes along.

WHAT A WALLY.