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.

Well that puts the cat amongst the pidgeons. WOW. Wonder how this will develop now.

Why would Russia or it's allies shoot down the plane?


What possible gain?

But I have no trouble seeing why the other side would consider this a worthwhile venture.

None I can think of. Must admit Max Im not very good with geo politics like you are and the rest.

For a start they certainly wouldnt want to lose the 2018 World Cup.

Must admit it makes it a lot more interesting now if the world takes on them findings.

Briefly from Paris.

It is bullshit!

Russia and the rebels would shoot it down by mistake. The Ukraine would have no need to shoot down anything as there were no Russian or rebel planes to shoot down. The rebels had shot down three Ukraine planes over the previous few days.

Latest Polls a cake walk for Labour.........

#ComRes‘s telephone poll for the Indy has topline figures of CON 27%(-3), LAB 33%(+1), LDEM 8%(+1), UKIP 17%(-1)

Meanwhile YouGov‘s daily poll for the Sun has toplines of CON 33%, LAB 39%, LD 8%, UKIP 12%

Populus‘s topline figures are CON 33%(-2), LAB 37%(nc), LDEM 9%(nc), UKIP 12%(+3)

Plenty of time Hays for bigger leads old bud.

These attacks on Milliband backfiring just like a lot of Tory back benches predicted.

steve hawkes ‏@steve_hawkes

UKIP sources joyfully claiming Cam's immigration pledge would breach EU law and is as believable as a Hollywood RomCom...This one's got legs

GF what about the news on Friday (the economy) back as it was before 2008 ,why would Labour win an election ?

Yep but your missing the point Jimmy, middle class workers are £1,600 worse off than they were in 2008 in real terms inflated up. GDP PER PERSON is no where near its 2008 figure, which shows a re -distribution of wealth as gone to the top 1%. (ive pointed this out on the thread late last week)

For exammple the FTSE top 100 boses are now on 156 times more take home pay than the average salary.

In 2008 this figure was just 9.

The people using the increasing number of Food banks and Pay day Loan Sharks arent the scroungers but full time working people.

The polls everyone of them have labour in the lead by about 4 to 5 points.

Im a capitalist by heart but I wont vote for the Eton boys now running the Tory party.

I would be voting for them if they had the right people in the cabinet.

Jimmy dont tell me you want these stuck up pampered little spoon in the gob types running the country for you in 10 years time. The Eton Bullingdon boys of the future.....

I'll just be surprised if Labour get in with a leader like Miliband .
Trouble is there s no more greats around anymore , bit like the Heavyweight boxing division , all gone .
Anyway if this market keeps being as boring as it is i'll be down to the food bank soon .

LOL, yep its a bit boring isnt it. Up and down, down and up , side to side.......waste of time.

Ive even gone out in the gardens and done some hard graft.

Roll on september.

Iv'e just signed a new contract with Fyffes to keep my harem happy .

the rest of the world are going to launch big fines on all USA COMPANIES AVOIDING TAXES AND DIRTY FOOD

USA dirty Food, what do you mean TANKER?????

Amazing............

Chris Choi ‏@Chrisitv
Aldi poised to overtake Waitrose as 6th largest grocery retailer - industry figures

largest in uk or what?

sub mc kfc . use cheap food in their outlets to boost profits risking childrens health avoid these outlets do not let your kids eat crap bad food