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.

Big Dave, I think we have a problem.....beep!




Blow for David Cameron as Ukip finish second in Wythenshawe

UK Independence Party push the Conservatives into third place in the Wythenshawe by-election, dealing a blow to David Cameron



By Matthew Holehouse, Political Correspondent

7:06AM GMT 14 Feb 2014



The UK Independence Party have dealt a blow to David Cameron by pushing the Conservatives into third place in the Wythenshawe by-election, as Labour hold the safe seat.


Mike Kane is Westminster's newest MP after taking 55 per cent of the vote in the Wythenshaw and Sale East by-election, triggered by the death of Paul Goggins.


Ukip pushed the Conservatives into third place, taking 4,301 votes.


Rev Daniel Critchlow, for the Tories, came third on 3,479 votes, and Lib Dem Mary Di Mauro, came fourth on 1,176.


In his victory speech, Mr Kane, who runs the David Miliband campaign Movement for Change, said voters had "sent a very clear message" to the Government.



Full results: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/ukip/10637794/Blow-for-David-Cameron-as-Ukip-finish-second-in-Wythenshawe.html

Hays Hays Hays Hays

You were thrashed .....in fact trashed.....................

14 February 2014 Last updated at 07:41

Wythenshawe and Sale East by-election: Labour wins

Michael Kane paid tribute to Paul Goggins in his speech
Labour has held on to its seat in the Wythenshawe and Sale East by-election with a comfortable majority while UKIP beat the Tories to second place.

Michael Kane won with 13,261 votes, beating UKIP's John Bickley, with 4,301, in second.

Rev Daniel Critchlow, for the Tories, came third on 3,479 votes, and Lib Dem Mary Di Mauro, came fourth on 1,176.

The by-election was triggered by the death of Labour's Paul Goggins, who had represented constituents since 1997.

Analysts had been closely monitoring the performance of UKIP, which has come second in several by-elections in recent months, for clues to its national level of support ahead of the European Parliament elections in May.

'NHS unsafe'
Mr Kane said: "The people of Wythenshawe and Sale East have sent a very clear message they want a government to stand up for us all - a one-nation Labour government.

"It is a result that demonstrates the people know the NHS is not safe in David Cameron's hands and we have had enough of this utterly out-of-touch government."

He also paid tribute to "all those affected by storms, flooding and dreadful weather".

The Liberal Democrats lost their deposit, as their share of the vote tumbled by 17 per cent to below the crucial 5 per cent level.

Turnout was 28.2% compared with 54.3% in 2010.

It is normal for lower turnout levels at by-elections.

Other candidates were the Green Party's Nigel Woodcock, with 748 votes, the British National Party's Eddy O'Sullivan, with 708, and Capt Chaplington-Smythe, of the Monster Raving Loony Party, with 288.

UKIP beating Tories to second place.

This will be a recurring feature during next years general election.

Hays you should see the silly grin I have on my face.

ABG been going like the clappers over last few days.

I note quite a few Yank analysts are saying move into gold stocks.

Just wonder if it is sustainable.

he he nice one Max.

I think wee-eck samlon must be a tory gf, he's making some huge mistakes and a complete asshole of himself

Cast iron Dave goes round the u-bend again, and this time he cant use the lib/dims as a bomb shelter.



Exclusive: Tories ditch pledge to let voters sack their MP





Lib Dem president slams ‘self-preservation’ after Coalition plan is dropped


Oliver Wright Author Biography


Thursday 13 February 2014


David Cameron has walked away from a pledge to allow voters to expel MPs who have lost the confidence of their electorate from Parliament, The Independent has learnt. The Prime Minister had previously backed the move to let voters “recall” MPs who had been sent to prison or found guilty of “serious wrongdoing” by their colleagues.

The policy was first proposed after the expenses scandal. It was in the Conservative manifesto and formed part of the Coalition Agreement with the Liberal Democrats.

But Mr Cameron and the Chancellor of the Exchequer, George Osborne, have refused to include the legislation needed for it to become law in the last Queen’s Speech before the election – in effect killing the policy.

Senior government sources told The Independent that the plans had come before the quad of senior Liberal Democrat and Tory ministers. But despite efforts by Nick Clegg to get the measure included in the final legislative session before next year’s general election, the proposal was vetoed by the Conservatives. Mr Clegg is understood to have told his MPs about the decision on Tuesday. Under the plans – which had already been watered down – MPs could face a “recall” motion if they had been sentenced to a prison term or judged guilty of “serious wrongdoing” by the Commons Standards and Privileges Committee.



More: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/exclusive-tories-ditch-pledge-to-let-voters-sack-their-mp-9127146.html

The real point about UKIP was that they never stood a chance of winning the by election any more than the Conservatives did as it was a safe Labour seat.

UKIP got just 11% of the vote. At that level they will not get any seats.

Hays latest poll out just seconds ago.......

electionista ‏@electionista 6m
UK - Populus poll:

CON 32%
LAB 38%
LDEM 9%
UKIP 14%

I blame these floods on Camoron and the Tories.

This thing never used to happen when labour were in power.

Same in summer aswel, all these droughts since Tories came to power.

All down to SPENDING CUTS.

YouGov recently ran a competition, open from January 17th-31st, that asked participants to estimate the end-of-year voting intention figures to win a prize, after Steve Thompson won last year's competition by guessing each party's position exactly (except for UKIP – he was 2 points high). The same question was then asked to the general public in a nationally representative survey.

The predictions, averaged together, give a window into what direction British people see the winds of political change heading this year, in the run-up to the general election next May. And if the popular wisdom is correct, the Conservative Party will be within striking distance of a lead, but really 2014 will be a year for the 'alternative' parties.

Only Labour voters expect their party to be in the lead. The Liberal Democrats have Labour and the Tories tied on 32%, with their own party back at its highest level since the month before the last general election (June 2010), double its current level. Conservatives have themselves at a five point lead and UKIP supporters, the most bullish group of all, have themselves up 14 points and within seven of the lead.

And your point is????????

you seem a little confused Hays.

Whats your point bud???????

He's trying to forget about this date: Thursday 22 May 2014


I suspect Cameroon is as well.

I think Haze is hoping for the Pickle to take over from Captain Marvel as the new party leader.

I also blame the tories for the assholic NHS we are delivering at the moment.

Gosh I was shocked when I went to visit a aunt in my local Kirklees NHS hospital on tuesday.

Talk about privatising it, SKY TV..... bingo channels......a local bookie taking bets.
And thats just for the staff.

Nurses sat around playing cards and drinking tea. I swear aswel they had a bottle of cider.

What a mess Hunt is making of it.

But get this ...........I kid you not.......they had a list of take aways that patients could ring . One of them was called Big Abduls.

In front of my own eyes in walked a Domino Pizza chap and delivered this bed ridden bloke a palonie and cheese pizza with double chips and two jammy doughnuts.

This country is falling apart under the Tories.

The polls are indicating UKIP in third place in the EU elections in May.

Last nights results suggest otherwise.