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 for a MUSLIM to have the contaminated blood of a Englishman full of pig fat and beer . then that about sums up their religion .

if they can have pig contaminated blood then their beliefs are worthless

2014 is going to be a great year for the market so do not delay fill your boots

"Britain's Economy 'Could Overtake Germany"............ ends


Now come on Hays your a decent chap but at times somewhat deluded.

Either your on the strong plonk or your having a brain storm.

Yep sure were going overtake the Germans with Pounds Shops and Poundland. Throw in the foodbanks and yep we have a thriving economy based on 1.5 million Zero Hours contracts which will disappear at any hint of any Interest rate rises.

Happy Christmas by the way. I hope your enjoying it.

I certainly arent, a sister who I reckon should be on dog distemper tablets and locked up in a Zoo. Bring on normal times for god sake.

gf

Same story on BBC

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-25519110

he UK will be in a position to overtake Germany as Europe's largest economy, according to the think tank the Centre for Economic and Business Research (CEBR).

The CEBR predicts that Germany will lose its current top spot in Europe by 2030.

It cites the UK's population growth as an aid to economic acceleration.

The report echoes the recent confidence of other business groups such as the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC).

Earlier this month the BCC said that the UK economy will surpass its pre-recession peak in 2014.

The UK will overall perform second best of all advanced economies, the CEBR said.

As for France, The CEBR said it will be one of the "worst performing" of the Western economies, and will be overtaken by the UK by 2018. This is because of slow growth due to "high taxation" in addition to the general issues of eurozone economies.

Well the BBC are barmy anyway.

Ah, so that's the secret plan is it?

Import another 30-40 million people so that we can overtake the master race.

Sounds like a winner!

I thought it was Boxing Day not April 1st.

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The good ol jobs boom...but at least it gets them off the unemployment figs.




Marketing company paid just 80p an hour for 70-hour week, workers claim

In case brought by GMB, two former workers allege they received average of £60 for six-day week selling door-to-door


Joe Sandler Clarke


The Guardian, Thursday 26 December 2013 18.23 GMT


http://www.theguardian.com/society/2013/dec/26/marketing-company-80p-wage-perdm

Just about what the tory cabinet should be paid.

8-)

Did I hear from the Waiter, "that would be more than they are worth".

Quiet Manuel.

Down dog.

Mind it is good to see DC working hard on the other thread.

I do hope he is not ramping.

Fred do you think I own that many shares.? :-))

I am told I don't own my own shirt.

But I know better!

There is a key part of the BBC article

Earlier this month the BCC said that the UK economy will surpass its pre-recession peak in 2014.

Just in time for the election!

H/S reaches new levels of dilution alert!

Hays,

Define more precisely what you mean by :

"Earlier this month the BCC said that the UK economy will surpass its pre-recession peak in 2014."

hays is reporting what has been reported in a number of papers, so suggest you get off your bum and go and find out for yourself

Team Miliband spent thousands on limousines while in government

Ed Miliband accused of "champagne socialism" by Tories as bills released under Freedom of Information show spending in Labour leader's last year in government




By Matthew Holehouse

9:45PM GMT 26 Dec 2013







Ed Miliband’s ministerial team spent thousands of pounds on luxury car hire and hotels while he was in power.


Mr Miliband’s office spent £125,000 on accommodation using a government credit card during his last nine months as energy secretary. It included £590 at the four-star Arctic Hotel in Greenland.


Mr Miliband’s department also spent £3,025 at Carey International Limos, a US limousine hire firm, between September 17 and 24, 2009.


On those dates Mr Miliband was attending a United Nations summit in New York and Washington. His team also visited Bali, Mexico, Barcelona, and made three trips to Venice within three months, according to bills released under the Freedom of Information Act.


Bob Neill MP, the vice chairman of the Conservative Party, said: “Like all good champagne socialists, the Labour leader has no respect for the public purse.”


http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/ed-miliband/10538643/Team-Miliband-spent-thousands-on-limousines-while-in-government.html