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.

Cynic,

Wake up, you are still in dream land.

"uplands can never be guaranteed as so many extraneous things can have a baleful effect"


I see you express your doubts and getting ready for the u-turns and explanations of failed policies with mantras it wasn't my fault it was mummy's and daddy who let me down.

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But don't have a heart attack, or car crash over Xmas as they won't know which exit room to put you in, I suppose there is the always the morgue.

"Plan for two-tier A&E as part of radical shake-up"



http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-24914385



When something is going wrong. it good to know that somebody will rush in and change it.

How many changes have there been so far due to Lansley and cronies?

"What a bitter and closed mind you have to be sure"... Not at all, But another nonsense response as usual, And mealy refers to himself.

"do you also carry a bag of potatoes?" ... What an Irrelevant wast of a sentence that is.

"I rather think you do"... Thinking? You?... When are you going to start then?

13 November 2013 Last updated at 09:44

UK jobless total falls by 48,000 and rate drops to 7.6%
Breaking news

The number of unemployed people in the UK fell by 48,000 to 2.47 million between July and September, the Office for National Statistics has said.

The unemployment rate fell to 7.6%, the lowest rate in more than three years.

The Bank of England has said it will not consider raising interest rates from their record low of 0.5% until the unemployment rate falls below 7%.

The number of people claiming Jobseeker's Allowance fell by 41,700 to 1.31 million in October.

The number of people in work rose by 177,000, while the percentage of 16-to-64 year-olds in employment rose to 71.8%.

So, 28.2% of 16-64 year olds are on the missing list.

What are they all doing?

I suspect Call Me dave has given up on the prospects of getting re-elected, and is now in scorched earth mode.



Two-tier A&E as 100 units cut care

At least 100 A&E departments will offer reduced levels of service and patients will have to travel further for expert treatment under a shake-up of NHS casualty departments


Senior doctors say that the present A & E system is on the brink of collapse, adding that last winter many casualty units became like “warzones” as they struggled to cope with demand Photo: GETTY IMAGES


Laura Donnelly

By Laura Donnelly, Health Correspondent

9:57PM GMT 12 Nov 2013



At least 100 accident and emergency units will offer reduced levels of service and patients will have to travel further for expert treatment under the biggest shake-up of NHS casualty departments in 40 years.


A new two-tier system of A&E departments is the only way to keep a safe health service which is free at the point of use, officials claim.


Under the system up to 70 of England’s 170 casualty units will be designated as “major emergency centres” which treat the most serious conditions and injuries. The remainder will deal only with less serious injuries.


The plan will also attempt to ease the burden on A&E by keeping patients who do not need emergency treatment away from hospitals.


The reorganisation comes amid fears that this winter will put unprecedented strain on England’s A&E units.


http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/nhs/10445410/Two-tier-AandE-as-100-units-cut-care.html

But perhaps more precise.

Hays no mention in your post re- employment above of further falling in living standards!!!!!!!!!!!

steve hawkes‏@steve_hawkes2h
40% chance interest rates go up next year.. .. that's the sound of millions of mortgage holders getting v v nervous

Maxi


So, 28.2% of 16-64 year olds are on the missing list.

That includes students at school and college, disabled, long term sick, people in institutions, prisoners and people under 64 who are retired.

For those who are a little bored and want to be bored more:

Bit long winded for Manuel, but has some interesting points


http://pro.moneyweek.com/myk-eob/LMYKP505/?h=true

It has video attachment somewhere!

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Interesting market reaction to latest "figures". No wonder Cameron has left the country.

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Have a listen to Esther McVey Conservative MP Minister of Employment of "You Work for Them" fame, trying to lift the spirits of the out of work youth.

It is good to be assured by her and she is a wonderful spokeswoman for the coalition.

Doubt, that a better representative could be found for coalition values.

gf
Rates unlikely to rise next year and will be very small if it happens.

gf
Like vibg standards were bound to fall as a result of the recession. It is a lagging indicator. An expanding economy comes first.

Before Hays and Manuel go off to the pub to celebrate:




We haven't got back to the end of the last government's levels after 3 years years of tory economics.

Inflation is round the corner and "industrial" investment is flat.

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Mind the market is always said to be right or was that left.

Hays my worry is that we are not isolated from the world economy and DEFLATION is the word on many economists lips in the US and here now.

I certainly wouldnt like to be a youngster with one of these new mortgage packages and interest rates rising.

Hays Hays Hays

WOW, just in, the gap is getting wider and wider.

TORY BOYS Id start worrying and getting ready to ditch fatty Dave.......just look at this.........

electionista‏@electionista1hour ago
UK - YouGov/Sun poll: CON 32%, LAB 42%, LDEM 8%, UKIP 10%

10 point lead.

Got to be this A@E 2 tier system.

What a bollox up.

Have a look how we are doing relative to the EU and you will see a different story.

An A& E two tier system would be a very good thing. The clue is in the name Accident and Emergency. The bulk of the visitors are there with trivial complaints and should be sent home.

Doodlebug4

You say,

"doodlebug4 - 12 Nov 2013 21:06 - 32710 of 32758

Okay, since it is so revealing which charities any poster donates to - my own personal choice is - macmillan nurses, RSPCA, MIND ( a mental health charity ) and the donkey sanctuary - each of which I give a small amount by direct debit each month.

When I read that, I just wondered if you have been 'got at' by the so called "Chuggers"?

Teams of chuggers generally operate in the high street or even 'door to door' by recruiting punters to sign up for 'charitable donation giving done by Direct Debit'.

They bring in lots of donations for the charities concerned and the people/businesses who control and recruit the teams are very well remunerated for their services.

What a lot of punters like yourself don't realise, is that the usual commission rate for chuggers is at least "50% of the amount signed up". Sometimes, depending on the charity concerned, it will be an even higher rate.

Now you will know/remember how you got signed up, I'm sure. However, what I want to ask you is, "Why don't you consider stopping those particular Direct Debits and then kicking off some fresh Standing Orders instead?"

That way 100% of what you donate goes directly to the charity concerned.

Even better, if you can connect some of the HMRC 'Gift Aid" to your giving. Merely by doing this as a UK Tax Payer, your donations can be increased by the charities concerned, who can legitimately reclaim back from the government the standard rate tax that you have paid, which amounts to a whopping 25% of what you have donated.

See: https://www.cafonline.org/my-personal-giving/plan-your-giving/individual-giving-account/how-does-it-work/gift-aid.aspx?gclid=CNih5pD24boCFbLJtAodSwsAoQ

ExecLine - thank you for that helpful info. Only the RSPCA that I donate to falls into that category - I was approached by a door to door saleswoman!

Exec it comes down to what I posted yesterday, just how much of every £1 goes to the victims.

I know a lot of charitys where 90% plus goes to management and administration.

NOT very good form.