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.

Who were the others?

The would be heir to blair





Euan Blair, the son of former Prime Minister Tony Blair, is allegedly targeting one of Labour's safest seats for the next general election.

The 29-year-old is believed to be eyeing up Bootle, Merseyside – the constituency of veteran MP Joe Benton.



http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2014/04/12/tony-blair-son-euan-labour-seat_n_5137962.html

Blair Snr will be pushing for Blair Jnr for No 10 ,heaven help us .

He will be the new messiah!


Beginning to look like a tory dynasty!

Just a quick random question. Does anyone here use a straight razor to shave with and if so what brand do you use? I'm considering a Dovo but could be swayed...

Why are you boys such wimps? What's wrong with a tub of Veet ffs?

Former Tory special adviser Dominic Cummings applied Bismarck's 'sphinx without a riddle' jibe to David Cameron. Photograph: Guardian Imaging/Stock Connection Blue/Alamy



More jibes here:http://www.theguardian.com/politics/shortcuts/2014/jun/16/sphinx-without-riddle-political-put-downs-david-cameron

Cricket at Lords a draw!

Cricket? Not while the Football World Cup is on please.

One of my sons was at the game sitting next to All Murray (didn't have a pint glass in his hand)

Hays they dont have a strike bowler or spinner anymore to hurt teams.

Cricket,

A boys game of rounders.

I can understand why it interests Hazy!

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Aye cricket, just another sport the Welsh are shite at.

Hays hays hays................

Ashcroft National Poll: Con 29%, Lab 35%, Lib Dem 8%, UKIP 15%
Monday, 16 June, 2014 in The Ashcroft National Poll

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By Lord Ashcroft

Labour lead by six points in the Ashcroft National Poll, completed yesterday. Ed Miliband’s party are on 35%, up three points on last week, with the Conservatives up one on 29%, the Liberal Democrats unchanged on 8%, and UKIP down two points at 15%.

Year to go!

So what is Big Dave going to do? .... same as usual, fuck all!



'Die is cast' for Jean-Claude Juncker to take the EU's top job as defeat looms for David Cameron

The "die is cast" for Jean-Claude Juncker's appointment as European Commission president after Angela Merkel turns on David Cameron amid British warnings of a looming political "train crash"



Mr Juncker was chosen as the leading candidate by the European People's Party Photo: BLOOMBERG



By Bruno Waterfield, in Brussels and Peter Dominiczak

16 Jun 2014


British diplomats have warned that a "battle royal is coming" that could hasten a British referendum on Europe if the former prime minister of Luxembourg is installed in the European Union's top job.


After talks between Herman Van Rompuy, the German Chancellor and Britain last week, Angela Merkel has decided "to proceed as soon as possible with the appointment" of Jean-Claude Juncker, inflicting a humiliating defeat on David Cameron at a meeting of EU leaders on June 27.


"As matters stand now, Van Rompuy sees no alternative to the appointment of Juncker," said a confidential report, seen by The Telegraph of talks that took place last Wednesday. "Short of a complete U-turn by the Chancellor, the die is cast in Berlin."




More: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/eu/10902893/Die-is-cast-for-Jean-Claude-Juncker-to-take-the-EUs-top-job-as-defeat-looms-for-David-Cameron.html

"After talks between Herman Van Rompuy, the German Chancellor and Britain last week, Angela Merkel has decided "to proceed as soon as possible with the appointment" of Jean-Claude Juncker"


"Short of a complete U-turn by the Chancellor, the die is cast in Berlin."

It is clear that Merkel doesn't want him either.

Is that supposed to be an excuse for Dave's failures?

There is not much Cameron can do about it. It has nothing to do with Cameron's abilities. A different Prime Minister would have the same problem. The dominate political grouping in the EU has decided who they want. Even Merkel has to go along with it. The same is true of other leaders. The rules are that even if the leaders choose a different candidate the dominant political groups has a veto on the appointment. If it goes ahead then it looks like Cameron would announce a referendum at an earlier date. That could well be of benefit to the Conservatives at the GE.