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.

Tory minister attacks David Cameron's 'Eton mess' inner cabinet

Lady Warsi backs Gove criticism of public school cronyism dominating Downing Street


Rowena Mason, political correspondent


The Guardian, Tuesday 18 March 2014


A senior Conservative minister has held up a sign suggesting there needs to be an end to the "Eton mess" at the heart of Downing Street, in a reference to the public school backgrounds of David Cameron and many of his top advisers.

In a gift to Labour and Ukip, Lady Warsi, a former chairman of the Conservative party, appeared on ITV's Agenda programme holding up a mocked up newspaper headline reading "Number 10 takes Eton Mess off the agenda".

The fake front page is meant to be a light-hearted feature within the programme, but is likely to infuriate No 10 days after Michael Gove, the education secretary, attacked the "preposterous" number of Etonians in the prime minister's inner circle.



more: http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2014/mar/18/tory-minister-cameron-eton-mess

Relatives of Chinese plane passengers threatening to go on hunger strike if they don't get more information.

Warsi made a mistake, should be "No 10 fakes in a cabinet due to Eton Mess!"


What was/is Nigel up to?

Vladimir Putin Signs Treaty to Annex Crimea

By Greg White MOSCOW--Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a treaty on Tuesday to annex the breakaway Ukrainian region of Crimea, defying Western sanctions against senior officials and denunciations of the move as a violation of international law. In a speech to both houses of parliament, as well as top government and civic officials, Mr. Putin said Crimea and its port city of Sevastopol, home of the Russian Black Sea Fleet, are vital to Russia's security. He defended the move as supported by the majority of residents of Crimea as expressed in Sunday's referendum and by the "absolute majority" of Russians. He dismissed Crimea's status as part of Ukraine as "a shocking historical injustice." He said that Russia isn't seeking "a partition of Ukraine" and would defend the interests of Russian speakers in the country by "diplomatic and legal means."

Dear Fred and Cynic
Saxobank UK says I have to pay to debt collectors to prevent problems.

They say, I have to wait for process to finish and it takes three weeks. They cannot give me any information while they are considering my complain. No director is happy to talk to me. I told them I am abroad now.

Any other suggestion?

ahoj,

If what you have said is correct, that's appalling treatment. SaxoBank are a multi-national and should know better imo.

If your contract is with the main office of SaxoBank who are in Denmark, I'd be inclined to tell them to stick their debt collector where the sun doesn't shine. Unfortunately, however, I'm not so sure that Danish financial regulation is worth much and you might, ultimately, have to carry the loss.

If, instead, your contract is with SaxoBank UK, then they are regulated by the FCA. I'd certainly speak to the FCA and see what they have to say about it. Even after speaking to the FCA, I'd still tell SaxoBank what they can do with their debt collector.

If you are contacted by debt collectors, I would also make it clear to them, in writing, that the amount is already in dispute.

Ahoj, make sure you print off all documents and keep hard copies once you've reponded to your Saxobank. You don't have to pay Saxobank to prevent problems, your account is in dispute and as such no action should be taken against you whilst the dispute remains unsettled.

Documentation is the key, and if you can prove your broker acted without the required consent then I'd submit a letter asking them to correct the wrong and giving them a deadline to do so by. You should also state that should your dealine lapse wthout action being taken what you will do next. If this is a simple loss then a money claim would be the way to proceed in the County Court.

Be firm, state your case, when you expect this to be resolved and the consequence if your dealine isn't met. Ensure you keep hard copies of everything and formal letters should also be sent by special delivery to prove they were received.

ahoj

Don't know about your case haven't read the post's, but you could pay the debt collectors a small agreed amount and tell them you will pay the rest in three weeks time.

Tell the debt collector whats happened and about the current dispute. They will probably hand the debt back as its not clean to just chase and collect. If they demand money tell them no, if they threaten legal just tell them it'll be stayed pending your principle dispute resolution first. I can't see you having any issues.

MARCH 17TH, 2014

Tory Wars-i: Sayeeda Declares War on PM

The Speccie this evening reports that Dave laid into Gove at the weekend over his not unfair criticism of the PM’s old Etonian clique. Apparently “he was torn a new one and given a right royal bollocking”, and the PM told him he was “bang out of order”. Bit awkward then that Sayeeda Warsi is due on ITV’s The Agenda later tonight and has just done this:



“Michael was making an incredibly serious point that it can’t be right that the 7% of kids who go to independent school end up at the top tables, not just of politics, but banking, and law, and every other profession, and that what Michael wants to create is a first class, world class state system which means that in future years you will have more pupils from state schools, people like me, around the cabinet table, and in that I fully support Michael Gove.”

Just read the last two post's

The debt collectors would have a court order , so you can't tell them to get stuffed.

Missing Plane

Pilot /co pilot will demand the release of a [in his eyes ] a political prisoner held in Thailand.

That's my theory.

Thank you very much to all of you commented above.
I will act as suggested and hope to get it sorted.
Denmark office always refer me to London office to the same person who says she cannot talk to me while complaint department is looking at it.

I informed the debt collector (Denmark company), they will hold, and will contact saxobank to ask for advise.

Alders,

To obtain a court order, not only would SaxoBank have needed to have taken ahoj to court first, but they would have also needed to have obtained a judgement (ie. won the case). Ahoj didn't say anything about that.

Hilary is correct, on the matter. Once judgement is obtained then the debt collector can request that a Bailiff in the County Court of a Sheriff in the High Court enforce the judgement.

Ahoj,

Have a look at http://www.theguardian.com/money/2009/aug/08/debt-collectors

It may be helpful, but I suggest approaching a solicitor and taking his advice, if you don't have one take advice of Citizens Advice bureau and borrow a Rottweiler or two.

Ok, your right

http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2014/03/18/ronnie-corbett-not-retiring-for-health-reasons_n_4984185.html?ncid=webmail2

Childcare plans dismissed as 'au pair subsidy' for rich families

Labour says families with expensive nannies will benefit most from planned tax break, which offers 20% off cost of childcare


David Cameron visits Coin Street nursery in London. The PM will not benefit from the scheme himself but his spokesman would not say whether this was because his family income was more than £300,000 a year. Photograph: Pool/Reuters



Rowena Mason, Nicholas Watt and Patrick Wintour


theguardian.com, Tuesday 18 March 2014 13.04 GMT


David Cameron and Nick Clegg's plans to offer discounted childcare have been branded an "au pair subsidy" as families earning up to £300,000 will be eligible for the new scheme.

Labour said the richest families with expensive nannies would benefit most from the tax break, which offers 20% off the cost of childcare up to a maximum of £2,000 per child. To get this top amount, they would need to be spending £10,000 per child per year.

In contrast, the average family helped under the proposals will only get around £400 off their costs, based on estimates of 1.9 million families claiming under the £750m scheme.

Lucy Powell, the shadow childcare minister, said this would not compensate families for previous cuts to childcare schemes under the coalition.

"The scheme will benefit the most those who have the highest childcare costs. They tend to be the highest earners," she told the Guardian. "The government is implying everyone will be £2,000 a year better off. But for the average family it will be less than £500. It will be only those with the highest childcare costs, like expensive nannies, who will get the full amount. It's a missed opportunity to create a system that is more progressive."



More: http://www.theguardian.com/money/2014/mar/18/childcare-plans-dismissed-au-pair-subsidy-labour

Ronnie Corbett A NATIONAL INSTITUTION.

Saw him with Des Oconor on the pier at Blackpool about 12 years ago.

Fantastic show.

Fish supper afterwards.

They were the days.