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.

Here we are.............

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Trouble with Clegg tonight is that lot of what he said had b-all to do with EU; syria, gay marraige, wg grace. I fear audience will notice


8:13 PM - 2 Apr 2014


http://www.theguardian.com/politics/blog/2014/apr/02/farage-v-clegg-the-debate-for-europe-politics-live-blog

Farage v Clegg - the debate for Europe: Politics live blog


• Guardian ICM poll says 69% say Farage won, 31% Clegg

• YouGov says 68% say Farage won, 27% Clegg


Andrew Sparrow


theguardian.com, Wednesday 2 April 2014 21.07 BST


38% more likely to vote Ukip after debate, Guardian ICM poll shows



http://www.theguardian.com/politics/blog/2014/apr/02/farage-v-clegg-the-debate-for-europe-politics-live-blog

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UK - who won #europedebate polls:

ICM/Guardian: Farage 69%, Clegg 31%

YouGov/Sun: Farage 68%, Clegg 27%

Peter Kellner, the YouGov president, said the underlying data was bad news for Mr Clegg. He said: "The most interesting change is there has been a shift to Farage among Labour voters since last week and among Lib Dems."

he he he yeah right.

Tories not bothered what the 90 odd sceptics are going to do when UKIP whup them at the Euros.

i'm sorry to say that the eu elections are even more meaningless to the average joe than his local elections ....... the problem arises for us all (yes i do mean all) if there is similar apathy at the general election

I thought Farage was streets ahead of dippy Clegg. Cleggs answers were schoolboy retorts and distorted figures at best. One minute he says we don't do exit figures for immigration next thing he says that half the people who come here go back. There was only one fantasist on show last night.

Carney: Rates could rise before general election
03 Apr 2014 | 08:07

Mark Carney said UK interest rates could rise before next May's general election if there are continued sustainable improvements in the economy, according to a report.
The Bank of England governor told the Northern Echo he does not rule out a rate hike before the election next May.
However, Carney (pictured) called for a improvement in the labour market in the North of England as well as the South before such a decision can be made.
"The point is that if a recovery is just based in the South-East it is neither sustainable nor balanced. It has to include the North-East, we are here to make policy for the UK as a whole, " the Governor said in the interview.
Carney recognised an interest rate hike would be unpopular with mortgage payers, but said a hike in interest ratesshould be seen as a "welcome sign" the economy is recovering after a difficult period.
He stressed the hike would be gradual, despite the quick pace of the recovery in the UK compared to other European nations.
"We will set policy as appropriate to meet our core responsibility to meet the two per cent inflation target," the Governor said.
"We have been as explicit as we can about the nature of adjustments to interest rates, but we cannot be specific."
Carney also called for banks to act more professionally in order to improve their public image.
He said: "Banking needs to be treated more as a profession. We also need to improve infrastructure, both in how markets are organised and the codes of conduct behind markets."

On Monday Farage told newsmen that “We are going to be spending the bulk of our money in the next eight weeks in the big cities in the Midlands and the north targeting the Labour vote”.

I didn't know they had cartoons of Hazy One and Manuel.

Talk about a government of double standards.

I wonder what an unemployed individual who over claim an allowance or benefit by "mistake" would have received for his/her "MISTAKE".

OR Joe Bloggs nicked £5,800 out of the till and said he thought he was entitled to it!

There is an increasing stench around politics in this country!


http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-26865695


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Haystack

You don't like Farage do you , lol

Irish police are investigating whether a gangland bomber accidentally blew himself up after he forgot about the clocks changing for Daylight Savings Time while he was planting a bomb.

Police are hunting for a man who fled the scene “dripping in blood” after a bomb exploded in his face while he was apparently trying to plant it under a Volvo SUV in the densely populated New Street and Clanbrassil Street area.

“His entire face was covered in what I thought was blood, but now know were severe burns,” a witness told the Irish Examiner.

“It would appear that the bomber got his timings wrong,” a police source told the Mirror. “It could be a case where he didn’t put his watch forward on Sunday and the timer went off too soon.”

A man has since been admitted to Mater Hospital with serious, but non-life-threatening injuries to his face and upper body, the Belfast Telegraph reported. The police are waiting to interview him.

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That is a great story. I saw it last night and we were laughing for ages.

It is a "have you heard about the Irish bomber who forgot about the clocks changing" type of story.

I do hope Maria Miller is going to pay the cost of the enquiry into her actions.

I think in that she was said to obstructive and held up the enquiry she should pay the costs.

Why should the public who Cameron while purporting to protect the tax payer have to pay for her actions.

DOUBLE STANDARDS.

Haze,

The bomber sounds a perfect replacement for Maria in Wavy Dave's cabinet.

They both belong to times past.

Maria Miller should have been sacked.

Her actions were a disgrace when found with her hand in the till.

Sources say the only thing stopping her from getting the chop was that Camoron only has 4 women in his cabinet and didnt want to lose another one.

Pathetic Dave, just replace her with another women or is that too much for you to grasp.