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.

the whole of the following is interesting, i think ......

Chicago drug maker AbbVie is a big step closer to slashing its tax bill: Its U.K. takeover target, Shire, said it would recommend accepting a new, higher bid.
That would enable AbbVie (ABBV) to switch its home base to the U.K. and pay a lower rate of tax.

The latest bid of £31.4 billion pounds ($54 billion) is the fifth since early May, and is 35% higher than the original offer.
AbbVie thinks it can achieve a "competitive tax domicile" by moving its base to the U.K., where the rate of corporate tax will be just 20% beginning next April. That's down from 26% in 2011. The U.S. rate is 35%.

And meanwhile the poorer get poorer and poorer.

Re- FTSE bosses 250 times average salary.

That maybe 150 times either way it stinks.

Ten years ago it was a multiple of just 9.

Corp tax 35% in the land of the lawyer?


But if it's tax rates, why not relocate to paddyland, it's even cheaper.

But we live in a prosperous conservative state.

The wealthy plunder and then conserve!

They do now Fred but its the last stand after todays news on thatcher and the peados.

Slowly but surely one by one they will be caught.

RESHUFFLE .............so far.........

8:34pm: Attorney General Dominic Grieve leaves the government.

8:16pm: Transport minister Stephen Hammond out.

8:07pm: Police minister Damian Green sacked.

7:30pm: David Willetts quits, will leave parliament next year.

7:27pm: Nick Hurd stands down as Minister for Civil Society.

7:18pm: Northern Ireland Minister Andrew Robathan quits.

7:17pm: Development Minister Alan Duncan quits “at his own request”.

5:36pm: Ken Clarke quits as Minister Without Portfolio.

5:29pm: David Jones sacked as Welsh Secretary.

Jim Pickard ‏@PickardJE 1m
The most sensational rumour is William Hague quitting no idea if true yet

Looks to me like all the legal Eagles are quitting, I wonder why!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

LATEST........

9:07pm: Solicitor General Oliver Heald also leaving.

9.03pm: Greg Barker out of DECC and will quit parliament next year.

8:34pm: Attorney General Dominic Grieve leaves the government.

8:16pm: Transport minister Stephen Hammond out.

8:07pm: Police minister Damian Green sacked.

7:30pm: David Willetts quits, will leave parliament next year.

7:27pm: Nick Hurd stands down as Minister for Civil Society.

7:18pm: Northern Ireland Minister Andrew Robathan quits.

7:17pm: Development Minister Alan Duncan quits “at his own request”.

5:36pm: Ken Clarke quits as Minister Without Portfolio.

5:29pm: David Jones sacked as Welsh Secretary

Looks to me like Camoron is panic struck........far more to come they say!!!!!!!!!!!!

When's Dave going?

Tim Montgomerie ‏@TimMontgomerie 8m
The hardworking Owen Paterson has gone. Big blow for Euroscepticism, climate realism and the countryside vote. Lib Dems rejoicing apparently

May next year some time Max.

Camoron opens up a can of worms with this anti Euro Tory below..

9:28pm: Owen Paterson sacked.

9:07pm: Solicitor General Oliver Heald also leaving.

9.03pm: Greg Barker out of DECC and will quit parliament next year.

8:34pm: Attorney General Dominic Grieve leaves the government.

8:16pm: Transport minister Stephen Hammond out.

8:07pm: Police minister Damian Green sacked.

7:30pm: David Willetts quits, will leave parliament next year.

7:27pm: Nick Hurd stands down as Minister for Civil Society.

7:18pm: Northern Ireland Minister Andrew Robathan quits.

7:17pm: Development Minister Alan Duncan quits “at his own request”.

5:36pm: Ken Clarke quits as Minister Without Portfolio.

5:29pm: David Jones sacked as Welsh Secretary.

Developing…

Cant come soon enough gf, not that I want Millibandus in charge you understand.


Getting rid of Paterson is a mistake, but it tells you the way the wind is blowing.

He he he its all happening at Tory HQ and Downing street.

Reshuffle: Ministers facing the sack in mutiny against David Cameron



JOE MURPHY, POLITICAL EDITOR
Published: 14 July 2014 Updated: 17:58, 14 July 2014
David Cameron faced a mutiny from ministers facing the sack tonight in a reshuffle cull of “male and pale” Cabinet members.

Friends of Environment Secretary Owen Paterson said there would be “fury” in the countryside if the right winger was axed. Lord [Greville] Howard of Rising, said “There are 12 million voters in the countryside and they will be absolutely furious if he is moved.”

Andrew Lansley, the Commons leader, is also believed to be resisting a return to the backbenches, arguing that he was promised to be nominated for a plum European Commissioner post.

Work and Pensions Secretary Iain Duncan-Smith is thought to have been successful in a fight against Treasury pressure to move him and is expected to have won the right to stay in charge of benefits reform.

Mr Cameron plans to carry out sackings in his Commons office tonight and to make appointments tomorrow. The regular Tuesday Cabinet has been postponed until a special session at Chequers on Friday.

ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh...............

Iain Dale ‏@IainDale 43s
I'm now hearing William Hague will not just step down as Foreign Secretary but will also announce he's standing down from Parliament.

Rats deserting the sinking ship.


WHAT A SHAMBLES.