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.

sticky - with CFDs i don't need to do daily trades - i can just open a position and let it run as long as i choose ..... i don't think it'll be so much o'sold stocks to take a look at, but special sits .... NYO was a good (i hope) one this morning, and there'll assuredly be other spivvy stocks which suddenly take the fancy of the lemmings, on which it can be worth riding the momentum

i'ld be more inclined to try to catch (estimate!) the bottom of dow or s+p500 or even ftse, because when an agreement does come - as assuredly it will, there will be at least a hefty DCB .... shortie and skinny are pretty good on those, though i don't agree with shortie's assessment that dow 15,000 was critical other than as a convenient round number

Buffett -"We will go right up to the point of extreme idiocy, but we won't cross it," he said in the CNBC interview, appearing somewhat exasperated as he spoke.

In a nutshell what he thinks about the politicians running his country!

I only hold AFR now.

What would the Gold price do if their go though the dept ceiling ?

http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2013/10/01/ed-miliband-daily-mail_n_4022431.html?utm_hp_ref=uk

Oh no! Gf is a Spurs supporter. I may have to start supporting Arsenal instead.

The problems in the US should be a warning to people who want an elected upper chamber here. Having a dual house with no superiority of one house leads to stupisd situations. At the moment, we have the Parliament Act to ratify legislation rejected by the Lords. It has been suggested that we should abandon the PA and have equal houses. That is a US situation waiting to happen. If you think the coalition is bad then imagine one legislature being Conservative dominated and the other Labour. Even worse, the two houses might be coalitions of different mixes.

Is this what O'Bammycare is all about?


http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2013/03/26/21-graphs-that-show-americas-health-care-prices-are-ludicrous/

hays is quite right .... as i implied earlier, the american system is a total disaster and i'm quite sure it's not at all what the founding fathers had in mind

Oh dear, Cameroon bottling it again....anyone surprised (except Haystack)?



Clegg happy to include Farage in TV debates

Nick Clegg has said that he would be “relaxed” about Nigel Farage taking part in television debates before the next election, leaving David Cameron as the only party leader opposing the UK Independence Party leader’s involvement.




By Peter Dominiczak, Political Correspondent
9:11PM BST 03 Oct 2013

The Deputy Prime Minister said Mr Farage’s involvement should be a decision for television broadcasters.

Speaking to LBC radio Mr Clegg said that there is an “assumption that what you should have is the leaders of the big parties that are represented in Parliament, who can actually play a role in governing this country”.

However, when asked about the Ukip leader’s involvement he added: “I’m relatively relaxed about it.”

Ed Miliband, the Labour leader, has also said that he is happy to “debate anybody” when asked about Mr Farage.

Mr Farage said Mr Cameron was “fearful” of debating him. “With Clegg happy to debate me, and Ed having made it clear he was OK with it in the past, it looks the only one too fearful to come to the feast is Mr Cameron,” Mr Farage said. “I have to say on this one, to coin a phrase, 'I agree with Nick’.



http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/ukip/10354642/Clegg-happy-to-include-Farage-in-TV-debates.html

Farage has no MPs and little chance of getting any. Of course he shouldn't be allowed in TV debate. It gives him more credence than he deserves. Why not have the Green party or the Monster Raving Loony party. The TV debate is not a right for any party. It is just a piece of television. The public have come to expect a TV debate these days. I am sure Miluband/Clegg can arrange a televised debate if they want one.

I am looking forward to a Conservative clear majority and then they can repeal the hunting ban.

That statement just makes you look silly H. Hardly number one on the list of priority. Why would that concern you anyway? Don't you live in the City?

farage has as much right to a tv debate as the conservatives have of getting an overall majority in the next election

Haystack

Fox hunting is a cruel blood sport that should be banned forever , there are just as many chicken's killed by dog's and nearly all sheep are killed by dog's.There is no massive problem from fox's.

Haven't heard anything about all those hunting dog's and horse's that were going to be killed if there was a ban , also the mass unempolyment in the countryside.

ps a slight problem in the city's , but they do clear up a lot of waste food that would have been eated by rat's.

Chris

I have been onto Chess . com , yes its a very good free site , i have made a note of your username.

Ok Aldwick, cheers. Enjoy.

Cleggy has nothing to lose by having a debate with Farage, he might even repair some of the damage...cos he's good at presentation.

Millibandus, not so sure, but he obviously fancies his chances, and what has he got to lose?

Cameroon, well, he's fooked anyway. He wont be able to control the flow as he does in the set piece HoC debates, so will probably come across as a wooden talking head.

No wonder he don't want a debate.

Yep but Max he'l have one of those secret hidden bugs in his ear hole with Lynton Crosby telling him what to say and do, how to smile how to use his hands etc etc.

He's not too good at that even with the someone telling him what to do gf.

He seems to prefer the set piece "debates" where he has control.

No way will he want to walk into a casino type debate, cos Cleggy and Farage will tear him to pieces, even the Millibandus stands a good chance of making him look stupid.

It's a lose lose situation for Cameroon, so I can understand his reluctance.

But you will see his strings being pulled.