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.

It was a mistake letting "types" like you in!

That must have been when the rot started!

I would have blocked you when you returned from Munich.

This country is too good for you!

Did they expel you from there!

I know what you are!

Signed,

Wavy Davy and Nigel.

that's crap as well hays

try shi'ite minority treating sunnis like so much garbage .... bit like the Israeli gov't and the palestinian arabs

42644 - is that meant to be an ironic contribution? ..... even if it is, it just very stupid

Manuel,

I was trying to get down to your level!

oh how enormously droll you are
your family must roll around with sides splitting at your clever wit, let alone being in awe of your wisdom

Newsnight is an absolute 'must' tonight.

Jeremy Paxman is to leave Newsnight tonight after 25 years in the show

Here's some famous bits (8 of them actually) that made 'Paxo's' blood boil:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/10801273/8-things-guaranteed-to-make-Paxman-furious.html

Eat your fruit and vegetable peelings. You know it makes sense. Apparently.....????

Don't bin your banana skins. Turn them into a tasty pudding. Here are a few recipes

Now come on come on come on come on lads, lets keep the personal swipes down today dont forget in just 8 hours the destiny of our great country is on the line against Uruguay at the World Cup.

Unite unite and rejoice rejoice as Maggie one said.............................................puke.

And you cynic............shut up.

Now come on come on come on come on lads, lets keep the personal swipes down today

And you cynic............shut up.

LOL !

You have smile at Milibland's attempts to prove that Labour is not soft on benefits.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-27911518

Ed Miliband: Young jobless must train or lose benefits

Unemployed young people could be denied out-of-work benefits unless they agree to training, Ed Miliband is to say.

For Manuel and Haze.

So it's 'Goodbye' to, who was it again? Oh yes, it was 'Paxman' on the BBC.

After a short holiday break of perhaps a month, I expect it will then be 'Hello, Paxman'.

Will it be on Sky? (my £5)
On Channel 4?
On ITV? (Nah)

Watched News Night last night.

Paxman's interview of Mandelson was an interesting insight.

Personally, I am very happy to have Ed Miliband as leader of Labour

Ed Miliband's leadership is under increasing pressure after a slew of negative polls and comments from former New Labour stalwarts.

The Labour leader's popularity is now at its lowest, behind even Nick Clegg, who was previously seen as the barometer of unpopularity.

A YouGov poll on Thursday found that 60% of voters think Mr Miliband is not up to the job of prime minister - of those 43% were Labour voters.

The survey for Prospect magazine also found more people thought Mr Miliband's brother, David, would make a better premier.

An IPSOS Mori poll for the Evening Standard yesterday found 49% of voters thought Mr Miliband should be replaced.

Former cabinet minister Lord Mandelson failed to back Mr Miliband firmly saying he was the "leader we have".

Alan Johnson, former home secretary, further highlighted Mr Miliband's unpopularity by saying the Labour leader was not a hit on the doorstep.

On Newsnight last night, Lord Mandleson was at pains to say 'There is one year left for Miliband/New Labour to put things right.'

Exec,

Would you expect Hazy to be non-partisan, or give reliable information.


He needs to put more salt with it.

But, at the moment Miliband has work to do and so do his colleagues.

But the mess, which is being left by the tory coalition, it is difficult to put an appealing gloss on future necessary policies!

Isn't it nice to be a critic rather than have the job!

Hays Hays Hays........you just cant etch out that final 4% can you even tho Milliband is way back behind Fibbing Dave...............that in itself speaks volumes. Get ready for an attck on your assets........... just remember 10 months to go now.

electionista @electionista · Jun 18
UK - Ipsos MORI poll:

CON 31%
LAB 34%
LD 8%
UKIP 14%

just back from the Fatherland, so perhaps someone can tell me if i have misread something .....

seemingly EM effectively says that there will be no youth unemployment benefit if, inter alia, the claimant does not "already have the skills to get a job" though there is an escape if the potential claimant agrees to undergo training up to A/S level

that's all very well except there are HUGE numbers of youngsters who, having left school, are barely literate (or less) and have no chance of getting even decent GCE results, let alone A/S

what happens to them?