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.

Shortie,

I have to admit to think a closer union of Europe will be beneficial to those included and lead to a more effective economic stabilising and foreign effect benefits of those included.

Are re-negotiations and reforms necessary? I would think so. But that is so of any large organisation in the process of their evolution or developement.

But many of the rules and regulations, which people are getting steamed up about, originate in the policies developed in the UK.

What irritates me about Cameron and the coalition is their short term views and policies of "grab" it, rather than looking into the future in an attempt to see that the stronger Europe is, the stronger and healthier the UK will be and make international negotiations easier. UK is a little country, some have never heard of it.

Cameron, or any other leader has to be able to influence policies in Europe not be seen as irritation for Europe.

Cameron should be reminded that it is not a school boy debate and many in Europe are irritated by the personalisation of politics which seems to be characteristic of UK politics.

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(Ps.

I am aware my postings on some politicians are personal. I put that down to an attempt to obtain a proper balance. )

8-)

Does Ian look at this thread?


If so, how did we get the invasion of "spam" e-mails?

The Mail provider I use, warned me and "purged", but interested to know who was up to what!

Fred whilst being in Europe on the grounds of trade and having a single market were very attractive the EU has now become an un-elected government in its own right dictating to member states. I feel the EU needs to have its wings clipped, it should be a system to centralise trade and should stay out of member states internal policies. The EU and the power within it currently reminds me of George Orwells Animal Farm quote "All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others". I voted for a democracy something the EU seams to be losing.

God knows Fred, the worst thing you could do is to open one of them spam e-mails, if you did so perhaphs thats what your problem is with your PC?.

I just bin them and then empty them out.

MAM spam
i have none other than the usual .... clearly not even the hackers want to talk to me :-(

Fred and Fishfinger,

If you're getting spam emails through the £am messaging system, it's possible that it's being done automagically by a robot. It would be very easy to build a bot which does that as there's no captcha verification required to send a message (and even if there were, it's still possible to hack the captcha).

It's probably best to visit your settings and disable the receiving of personal messages until £am implement a fix. I think Fishfinger has probably already done that as there's no email icon next to his name.

GF.

My computer is clean at the moment. (Crossed fingers.)

I think the problem was due to me using my mobile as a modem when in France and a few occasions since being home. My internet defaulting to it (BT) rather than my usual default Talktalk.

Also, had minor conflict with Adblocker.

I use Avira as virus blocker and touch wood for 10 years have been protected successfully!

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Is this a Ministry of Justice 'don't and won't admit to it' cock-up?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-sussex-27828845

Think Hilary is right for once. Cheers.

Exec.

Don't be silly!

It is Teressa's new open door policy!

GF.

Yes.

But problem seems to have gone away.

I know others here were targeted on the saturday, two weeks ago i think it was.

I had about 5 messages and it looked the same for others.

Just binned them and like Hilary says turned of my DM.

Havent a clue what they were about.

Fact of life cyners some people just get lucky unlike yourself and are ignored LOL LOL LOL.......wink..... kidding.

Think the spammer just targetted them on the opening page.

i'm really hurt :-((

Cyners......just think of this.........

Higher oil price = inflation = higher interest rates

sobering thought for you.

bad logic
oil prices are not anywhere near earlier times when i recollect $150 was the rate
also, this is just a temporary glitch in supplies which can easily be made up by the usual guys

while higher fuel prices are indeed inflationary, it would not necessarily follow that interest rates would rise, as many other factors come into play, as well you know

Whats earlier times got to do with it.

The last inflation statement showed inflation was moving up very strongly whilst oil prices THEN were relatively low.

Any increase in oil prices is bound to move through the supply chain unless a company as hedged and even then they will move prices in line with the market and pocket the improved margin.

Sometimes I really do wonder about you, I take it for granted Hays is a bit slow but YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!

And you say its a temporary glitch????? are you sure.

The Yanks are net exporters now but show no signs of wanting to supply world markets with the up and coming increase in demand due to war and capture of oil Fields.

This could go on for years!!!!!!!!!

it already has :-)

i don't think iraq has been exporting much of anything for a long time, and that includes kurdistan
of course, if iran is allowed to resume oil exports legally, then there's lots of oil to be had from there + saudi of course and russia, about whom one hears surprisingly little

west africa also now contributes far more oil than many realise

usa will export to wherever as and when it so chooses, but more importantly, usa is now actually or reasonably close to being self-sufficient rather than a significant importer