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.

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.

Excellent speech by Osborne. History is showing that his policy has been right all along. It will be interesting to what sort of pathetic response Ed Balls can manage.

It is a nightmare scenario for Labour. An improving economy, falling unemployment and an election looming.

findus - you were bound to say that, but like it or not, the economy is most certainly on an upswing and why should not Osbourne take the credit that it was due to "his" austerity measures ...... for sure, you would have been very happy indeed to make hay had things worked the other way

H/S, Did the police say how he gained entry into your Car? (assuming it is quite a modern model) which I have heard are harder to steel.

Of course we could have had Ed Balls Plan B where we would have increased borrowing and indulged in Labour's usual spend, spend, spend.