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.

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

Manuel,

I think Hays is capable of answering for himself and doesn't need luminaries like you to help.

Repeat.

Manuel what was it like your bed over XMAS.

Bet you were the one in the middle.

Who is ducking Salmond a Fauxpage.

A new breed of cabinet cowards.

This young woman has 3,582,193 Instagram followers.

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/cara-delevingnes-alternative-christmas-speech-9025957.html


Have they really nothing better to do with their lives?

YouGov’s daily poll for the Sun this morning had topline figures of CON 34%, LAB 39%, LDEM 11%, UKIP 12%. The five point Labour lead is pretty typical of what YouGov have been showing over the last fortnight.

More people believe they would be helped than harmed by a rise in interest rates, according to a new survey.

A leading pollster said the finding suggested that a pre-election rate hike could actually improve David Cameron's chances of staying in Downing Street, rather than damaging them, as is widely thought.

Some 31 per cent of those questioned by YouGov for The Times said that a rise in interest rates would leave them personally better-off, against 23 per cent who said they would be better-off with lower rates and 32 per cent who thought it would make little difference either way.

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

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.

fawlty - i don't suppose hays needs your incessant left-of-socialist blather either

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/ed-miliband/10504420/Lord-Puttnam-Labour-handed-Tories-gift-by-selecting-Ed-Miliband-over-David-to-be-leader.html

Some know what he needs!

EU elections when????????

Result should go down well with the Home Counties and the Hunting Brigade.

Cameron's nightmare will really start.

If he isn't snorting now, he will be then.

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Bye the way is Wavey Dave holding Rebecca's hand at the Hunt Ball this year or is taking Liam with him!

Nigel reminds everyone to have a Cinnamon Danish, whilst you still can.

Apparently the EU are about to ban them because the cinnamon used isn't pure and has a toxic ingredient.

Not that it will kill you as you'd have to eat thousands of Danish pastries to accumulate enough of the toxic component. Just the odd Danish now and again isn't going to hurt you. But the EU are having none of it! Cinnamon is banned!

There is also Uranium in the sea water as well as Mercury and watch you don't swallow a used condom or a floating plastic bottle.

Hmmm? Thinks......

Do the EU have a ban thereby preventing people drinking sea water? And if not, why not?