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.

Who in their right mind cares about what Major thinks or says? Isn't he the Prairie Hat who privatised the Railways... The Idiot.

Privatisation of the railways has been a good thing. The government used to provide a huge subsidy to cover the losses that BR made. Interestingly, Labour promised to renationalise the railways if they won the election. Of course they didn't, which is no surprise. Labour promised to repeal the union legislation that Thatcher passed and didn't do that either.

The reality is that the tough changes that Labour would like to make are always done by the Conservatives with Labour bleating in the background. It is the same now with the welfare and benefit changes. Labour would love to do what the Conservatives are doing but don't want to upset their union backers.

did labour even whisper they even might re-nationalise?
just asking

Don't talk wet H/S, The Railways are a public service and not a private thiefdem for the oinks who cosy up to and vote for your "Con" artists.

The railways used to cost us a fortune in subsidies as most state enterprises have. BR was appallingly run by people who treated it as their pet train set. I worked as a consultant at BR in the early 1980s doing IT and operational research to calculate the government subsidy based on costs, ticket sales and journeys taken over specific pieces of track. I often needed to have a meeting with a BR exec. When I went looking for them I was told that they were on platform 7 looking at a new locomotive. We worked at the back of Marylebone Stn. BR needed to be nationalised. I have done work for a few state institutions including the DHSS. Without a doubt BR was the worst run of them all.

Well, that's a very good insight there H/S thanks, And just goes to show what I have been banging on about on here in that British Management are generally Lazy, Useless, Incompetent and Good for very little except for filling their own boots along with their mates boots!

ahem! i think that was when the railways were state owned!!

or put another way, why do you think the railways were or would be better run if nationalised? .... there certainly doesn't seem to be much evidence that i have heard or seen to support that

British cities could be hit by rioting because of an influx of Roma migrants, David Blunkett has warned.

The former Home Secretary said ‘frictions’ with local people could lead racial tensions to ‘explode’ in a repeat of the riots that rocked Northern towns in the summer of 2001.

Mr Blunkett called on Roma migrants from Slovakia to ‘change their culture’ because their dumping of rubbish and refusal to send their children to school had caused ‘understandable tensions’ with residents in his home city of Sheffield.


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As fears of a winter casualty crisis grow... The 12,000 patients left for 12 hours on trolleys
Figures show shocking number of patients left in casualty units

Another 250 waited for a minimum of 24 hours, statistics reveal

College of Emergency Medicine say situation in A&E units is a 'crisis'


the uk 2013 full of immigrants filling the A@E who have paid nothing in to the country coming here to get free treatment and the
local people can not see a doctor it is a disgrace
put these immigrants on a plane back home
they must be refused treatment

British cities could be hit by rioting because of an influx of Roma migrants, David Blunkett has warned.

rivers of blood etc etc - enoch powell

never did happen did it

cynic before you post I WILL SAY THIS 90% OF THE POPULATION OF THE UK
THINK THIS BUT I POST IT AND NOT TO SCARED TO SAY SO

i merely posted a factual historical report

you post what that purveyor of inalienable truths alleges what was said by DB - i'ld be surprised if that was not taken out of context at best anyway

Curry that upset the hygiene squad: Four health inspectors caught up in food poisoning outbreak at restaurant that featured on Hairy Bikers' show
The Kayal in Leicester was closed on November 6 after 19 people fell ill

The Great British Bake Off judge Paul Hollywood visited the restaurant earlier this year to learn how to make spinach dosa
Owner Jaimon Thomas said it is the first time since opening in 2008 they have had any problems with customers falling ill
Last month inspectors rated the eaterie 'very good' awarding it five stars


if you want to be healthy keep away from these restaurants filthy places
if you do not care about your health then so be it

Tiny victim of the killer typhoon: Devastated father carries his dead daughter to the morgue as rescuers battle to save victims

ever one should donate money to help these poor people

Andrew Neil ‏@afneil 2m
Latest Guardian/ICM poll sees Labour widen to 8 points. Miliband personal ratings improve.

electionista ‏@electionista 1h
UK - YouGov/Sun poll: CON 33%, LAB 40%, LDEM 9%, UKIP 11%

gf the gap is bigger than that the polls take the view that we life long torys will always vote tory we will not at the next election my is is the cons on less than 28%

Milly closes the gap on Camoron.......

Guardian/ICM poll: Labour lead over Tories widens to eight points

http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2013/nov/11/guardian-icm-poll-labour-lead-tories-miliband-cameron

TANKER a lot of pensioners at my local Con club are fed up of no interest on their savings. They are saying will not vote or will vote UKIP.

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Commons rises tonight - so Cameron can miss PMQs tomorrow. Now we hear Autumn Statement moving to a Thursday - so he'll dodge another one..