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.

Supermum Sue Radford Expecting Child Number Seventeen ..... but as the family receives no benefits (other than child i guess), then i have no complaints ..... merely very glad that the horde don't live in our road even if they're not romanians!

Well if thats the case Hays, noboby will be managing our borders.

The Tories certainly dont.

Going down the QUEEN VIC tomorrow night Hays to drown your sorrows.

My god that programme is worse than physical torture every other night. Her indoors as me watching it.

I cant believe that they have a party every other day, surely that cant be right ehh???

And are the people in London SO UGLY.

Cant believe it.

Interesting polls

Crap post.

gf
I have at least 10 of the cast living near me. Often see them in Sainsbury or pub. I have seen Phil, Kat, Billy, Carol In the last week. It is like living in an episode sometimes.

Dont tell me you also know who killed Lucy????

No idea.

I was just watching London News on BBC and there was a woman discussing how she and her partner borrowed 6 times their salary. That is madness. When I bought my first property I borrowed 3 times. The deal used to be 3 times plus half the partner's salary. Just as well Lloyd's are cutting back to 4 times. If the banks didn't lend on such high multiples then property would not shoot up so much.

haystack

How can we manage our boarders if we are in the EU ?

70% of the French want to stay in the EU , I don't believe it. Is that a poll of French Farmers ?

When was that poll taken and who bye

Ukip White Cliffs poster raises stakes in Euro poll: Controversial anti-immigration campaign takes aim at Britain's 'open borders'

Image featuring escalator up White Cliffs of Dover unveiled today

Nigel Farage claims it is 'most powerful image' of European debate

Comes ahead of Tory poster release stating, 'Europe: You Decide'

By James Chapman

Published: 00:04, 2 May 2014 | Updated: 12:40, 2 May 2014

Ukip is to up the stakes in its controversial anti-immigration campaign for the European elections as the Tories insist only they can give voters a say on Britain’s future in the EU.

Ukip leader Nigel Farage will dismiss criticism by some Labour MPs that its key messages are ‘racist’ - unveiling another provocative poster focusing on migration from the EU.

Featuring an escalator running up the White Cliffs of Dover, it claims the EU’s free movement rules means Britain has ‘no border’ and ‘no control’ over incomers.







‘This is in my view the most powerful image of the entire European election campaign. It is designed to bring home to the British public just what membership of the EU means as regards controlling our own borders,’ the Ukip leader said.

‘The White Cliffs of Dover have always been seen as symbolic of Britain’s island status. That status should give us added ability to pick and choose the people who come to live and work in our country. But under EU free movement laws we have no serious control whatever.



More: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2618288/Ukip-White-Cliffs-poster-raises-stakes-Euro-poll-Controversial-anti-immigration-campaign-takes-aim-Britains-open-borders.html

http://yougov.co.uk/news/2014/05/21/voters-uk-and-europe-are-mood-change/


YouGov CEO, Stephan Shakespeare, looks at attitudes to the EU across Europe.

This week's European elections are seen in the UK as testing the political waters ahead of next year’s general election and showcasing arguments for and against the European Union. But how do the opinions of British voters compare with those across the continent?

To find out, we conducted focus groups and polling in Great Britain, France, Germany and Sweden. We found that the electorates in all countries are united by a desire to stay in Europe, coupled with a demand that the EU makes big changes.

In each country, a majority would vote to remain in the EU if a referendum were held. While the margin is narrow in Britain and Germany, the French back membership by more than two-to-one.

Hays do you ever see that young bird whos was an alcholic, ginger nuts oldest daughter Lauren, now she is a lovely female.

About only one on eastenders. Fantastic legs.

That new lot in the Queen Vic........dead loss, what a set of ugly mugs.

ps,Hays you going down the Vic tonight with Phil and Bill............dont forget thay are fammmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmily. Thi mitchuuuuuuuuls.

On mortgages it used to be 2 or 2.5 plus half the partners salary here in Yorkshire.

This 4 times is too much I feel, dont forget most people have 2 or more credit cards these days where as when I bought my house you were lucky to have a cheque book.

This increase in shop sales 7% (reported today) is helping put pressure on Interest rates.

The recovery is all built on credit.

When the bubble bursts no matter who is in power they are going to have a very tough time indeed.

I got a personal letter today from one Catherine Bearder MEP, limp/dim candidate for the €uro election.

It started off in the scare mode, ie:


Dear Friend

Would you be surprised to hear that over 420, 000 jobs in our area depend on €urope?


And the whole thing was about trying to frighten people.



Cant get any plainer that that...so, with a bit of luck, she'll be out of a job by the weekend :-)

sticky's memory is short .... in 70s it was certainly about 3.5x the prime earners salart + 2/2.5x the secondary which probably had to be the spouse

4x in today's climate is not unreasonable, but of course much will depend on your underlying creditability .... don't forget that mortgage rates are nowhere near the terrifying 10/12% they were in late 70s and 80s, and it's 33/1 against that they'll ever get back to that rate - even with a labour gov't

A lot of people have been given 6x joint income.

I know someone who has been offered 6 x salary, albeit with a decent deposit.

If you had a mind, add that to help to buy and you have the makings of a decent bust down the road.


On a serious note....£600k, and they need help to buy?

6X joint income spells disaster to me hays.

I think its stupidity.

electionista ‏@electionista 33seconds ago....
UK - YouGov/@Sun_Politics #EP2014 poll:

UKIP 27%(22 seats)
LAB 26%(22)
CON 22%(16)
GRN 9%(4)
LDEM 9%(3