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.

i think the pair of them swap roles regularly, each trying to outdo the other in making asinine comment and ridiculous promises

Interesting to see who or what the torrids will lick next.

I wonder if someone can give an idea about this: Should someone who lives abroad and is a director of a dormant company should fill tax return?

It is turning out to be quite embarrassing for Labour that one of the executive producers of Benefits Street is a Birmingham Labour activist.

http://order-order.com/2014/01/13/benefitsstreet-produced-by-labour-supporter/

ahoj - ask your accountant; simples

Thank you Cynic!

assuming 35596 is accurate, then i find it very amusing

i haven't watched the prog and do not intend to, but if Julia Higginbottom really is closely involved with the production and is also a left-wing labour activist, then you can expect a deafening silence to ensue from certain quarters

it would be jolly to hear a plaintive bleat from Ms JH of "Infamy! Infamy! They've all got it in for me!"

Italy nun: 'I had no idea I was pregnant' after giving birth to baby boy


Heather Saul

Saturday 18 January 2014



A nun has given birth in Italy after being rushed from her convent to hospital earlier this week with severe stomach cramps.

The woman, originally from El Salvador, said she had no idea she was pregnant after giving birth to a baby boy on Wednesday, local media have reported.

"I did not know I was pregnant. I only felt a stomach pain," Italian news agency ANSA quoted her as saying.



More: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/italy-nun-i-had-no-idea-i-was-pregnant-after-giving-birth-to-baby-boy-9069095.html

It's a miracle! Another immaculate conception.

This is the type of person you will get with UKIP

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-oxfordshire-25793358

UKIP councillor blames storms and floods on gay marriage

A UKIP councillor has blamed the recent storms and heavy floods across Britain on the Government's decision to legalise gay marriage.

David Silvester said the Prime Minister had acted "arrogantly against the Gospel".

In a letter to his local paper he said he had warned David Cameron the legislation would result in "disaster".

UKIP said Mr Silvester's views were "not the party's belief" but defended his right to state his opinions.

He added: "I wrote to David Cameron in April 2012 to warn him that disasters would accompany the passage of his same-sex marriage bill.

"But he went ahead despite a 600,000-signature petition by concerned Christians and more than half of his own parliamentary party saying that he should not do so."

He then went to on blame the Prime Minister for the bad weather:

"It is his fault that large swathes of the nation have been afflicted by storms and floods."

i can't believe it! ...... he actually wrote this nonsense to the local paper .... talk about making a total laughing stock of yourself
i wonder if he'll get re-elected?

http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2014/01/18/ukip-most-favourably-regarded_n_4623876.html

Bad results for Labour
Swearing
This I do agree , you pay £147 for a Licence and you have put up with this all the time , a lot of them act like children who have been let loose in a sweet shop

Ed Miliband was accused of watering down attempts to weaken the stranglehold of Labour’s union paymasters on his party last night amid claims that his Spring showdown with the unions will last just two hours.

The Labour leader has billed the meeting with the union barons in March as an historic event that will redraw the relationship between union and party members.

But his aides have already had to admit that plans to make union members ‘opt in’ if they want hand over part of their union subscriptions to the party will take five years to implement.

At the moment the money is seized automatically unless union members opt out.

According to Labour’s own website, the conference will begin at 11am on March 1 and a separate Labour local government conference will be under way by 1pm, suggesting that the union element will only last for two hours.

The timings suggest that Mr Miliband wants to minimise the degree to which the union issue is aired in public.

Union bosses, who are resisting the plans, will meet this week to form a united front amid signs that opposition to the plans is hardening. Several unions are contemplating cutting their donations to Labour if Mr Miliband enforces changes they don’t like.

Its Sunday , let's have a laff for a change.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xUdaPNXC_68

Ukip tops Independent on Sunday poll as the nation’s favourite party


In a shock result for David Cameron and Ed Miliband, Nigel Farage’s ‘fruitcakes’ are in pole position


Jane Merrick Author Biography , John Rentoul


Sunday 19 January 2014


The UK Independence Party is the nation’s favourite political party, a poll for The Independent on Sunday reveals today.


Voters regard Nigel Farage’s party more favourably than Labour, the Conservatives or the Liberal Democrats. The surprising finding will underline concerns inside the mainstream Westminster parties that Ukip is on course to come first in May’s European elections and could deny Labour or the Tories an outright victory in next year’s general election.

What is more, Mr Farage is favoured over Ed Miliband and Nick Clegg as a party leader, beaten only by David Cameron, the ComRes survey reveals. Ukip is the favourite choice of 27 per cent of voters, while Labour is favoured by 26 per cent. The Conservatives are next, on 25 per cent, and the Lib Dems last, on 14 per cent. Although the differences in the first three parties are within the margin of error, the findings will fuel unease inside Downing Street that the Prime Minister has failed to close down the question of Europe and that Ukip’s support remains strong. A YouGov poll last week suggested that Ukip could come second behind Labour in the European elections.

Questioned about the individual party leaders, Mr Cameron wins most support, with 27 per cent; Mr Farage is favourite for 22 per cent; Mr Miliband is backed by 18 per cent of voters and Mr Clegg 13 per cent. Men are more likely than women to favour Ukip – 31 per cent compared with 23 per cent.





more: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/ukip-tops-independent-on-sunday-poll-as-the-nations-favourite-party-9069625.html

I hope you are not mixed up!