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 - 20 Jan 2014 10:02 - 35611 of 35660

Labour will make jobless take maths and English tests ....... presupposes the guys (a) can speak intelligible english in the first place and (b) that they are even basically numerate :-)


lol , Osbourne wouldn't pass either ... speaks bolloxs and gives accountants a good name with the way he manipulates numbers.

i don't rate DC highly, but clearly EM is no better

a comment from today's FT say plenty about EM and his innate feebleness ....

Miliband shuns public sector reform
The Labour leader’s case for more competition in markets just happens to stop at the boundaries of the state, and nobody can say why

Public sector union pressure on Milibland.

surely not?
surely this fine and strong wannabe PM has enough spine to stand up to union threats?

Of course, I had forgotten how tough Milibland is.

I would think the are less strings attached to EM than the creeping puppeteers tax exiles have on Wavey Dave from the Cayman Isles and the likes.

Sometimes, I think the polls suggesting DC ratings must have been done in the back rooms of the torrid party's clubs.

To me, it appears that Wavey Dave is prepared to bend over back wards and reverse up one way streets, or around any U-bend to cling desperately to power.

Must have had the pattern implanted at his old school.

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Mention Cameron's name and notice the groans produced.

Even amongst the Blue rinsed brigade.

Even before he was elected by block votes over his brother during the Labour leadership contest, Ed Miliband had been a prospective leader with unbreakable ties to the trade unions, especially Unite.

It has been estimated that around 70 per cent of Labour candidates for the 2015 election have links to the trade unions. At least 27 of those are affiliated to the Unite Union through membership, sponsorship or some form of employment.

What will worry the British people is the prospect of a union-puppet like Ed Miliband becoming Prime Minister. The Unions decide his policy, they pick his candidates and they are the biggest donor to the Labour party. The thought of the unions controlling Britain is a worrying one indeed.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-25823217

IMF raises UK economic growth forecast

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has raised sharply its growth forecast for the UK economy.

It now expects the economy to grow 2.4% this year - faster than any other major European economy - against its previous forecast of 1.9%. In 2015, it expects growth of 2.2%.

The Treasury said the new UK forecast was further evidence that the government's economic plan was working.

I see no reason why the Labour party should not have connections to the Unions who represent a large number of working, middle classes and "professional" classes (BMA for example.

The labour party was spawned from unionism, to deny the body which gave life to them, strikes me as similar to trying to deny your own parenthood, but wanting the benefits from such.

If the members of a union are dissatisfied with the continuing "ties" then they can leave the unions concerned or amend the rules of those bodies.

Personally, I think the unions has a right to represent the group they serve in any appropriate and legal way they consider beneficial to the group.

The same would apply to any representative "body" of a group.
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Personally, I would prefer the relationships to be open to public scrutiny and I would like full examinations of the tax arrangements of those donating funds to the torrid party.

Also, what the groups donating to the Nasty Party expect in return.

I am sure it doesn't stop at a Xmas card or a tap on the shoulder.

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Perhaps, examination of such relationships and favours from Murdoch and Rebecca could also be considered.

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Ps.

How much do the Hazy one and Manuel donate to the torrid party or the party of their choice and what do they expect for it?

Economic figures, appear better, but delayed by 2 years.

Re-examine them in 3/12s time.

Association with the union is fine. It is the control aspectsvthat are the problem. I donate nothing to any political party and never have.I am not even a member of any party and never have been.

You should form your own.

Perhaps, the Reform Party.

You mean the Retard party surely Fred.

Not much posting today got a stinker of Man Flu.

Even so allthis talk of economic growth hasnt helped the Tories.

The average Joe knows what their game is in Part Time Britain........

electionista ‏@electionista
UK - YouGov/Sun poll:

CON 32%
LAB 40%
LDEM 11%
UKIP 12%

Labour lead increases.

GF.

I think he may have had membership application rejected,

8-)

LOL.

the average joe will only perk up when he sees a bit more money coming into his pocket, the value of his house increasing, and depending on his location, a perception that something is being done to cap immigrants and their benefit rights

my guess too, is that both DC and EM are so uninspiring that joe just won't bother to vote at all and the turnout at the next election will be pathetically close to a paltry 50%

Interesting to see that the Guardian is using a tax shelter company in the Caymen Islands to avoid tax.