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.

oalexander

19 August 2014 5:34am


From vox.com:


The absurdity runs deep: America is using American military equipment to bomb other pieces of American military equipment halfway around the world. The reason the American military equipment got there in the first place was because, in 2003, the US had to use its military to rebuild the Iraqi army, which it just finished destroying with the American military. The American weapons the US gave the Iraqi army totally failed at making Iraq secure and have become tools of terror used by an offshoot of al-Qaeda to terrorize the Iraqis that the US supposedly liberated a decade ago. And so now the US has to use American weaponry to destroy the American weaponry it gave Iraqis to make Iraqis safer, in order to make Iraqis safer.

Now we are arming the Kurds.




http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/cartoon/2014/aug/18/ben-jennings-uk-involvement-iraq

FTSE up as a UK rates hike in 2014 looks less likely
2517

Exec, I get my ink stuff from these people. Never had any probs. Freephone 0800 number
and open on Sundays as well. Have a look here.

Have corrected url in my last post here about ink supplies.

Thanks, MK.

Removing kosher food from shelves is giving in to hatred

Sainsbury’s action may have been banal, but it is part of a normalisation of anti-Semitism



The kosher produce removed from shelves was apparently made in the UK and Poland, and had never been near Israel Photo: Rex Features




By Stephen Pollard

6:03AM BST 19 Aug 2014



Terrorism takes many forms. But whether it is Islamist extremists on the streets of London or IS beheadings in Syria and Iraq, it has one common thread – it is designed to instil such fear that a society or community changes its very way of life.


On Saturday, a branch of Sainsbury’s removed all kosher food from its shelves over fears that anti-Israel protesters picketing outside would attack the shop. Compared with the impact of the 7/7 murders, Sainsbury’s behaviour was certainly banal. But it was more than that, because in its way it was both giving in to, and colluding with, a form of terrorism.


In response to those protesters outside Sainsbury’s Holborn branch calling for a boycott of its Israeli goods, the manager ordered his staff to clear the shop of all its kosher goods. Clearly the manager is not the brightest spark in the firmament, since kosher produce – which is the only food observant Jews are allowed to eat – is not the same as Israeli produce – which is simply food produced in Israel. The kosher produce in the shop was apparently made in the UK and Poland, and had never been near Israel.


It’s easy to imagine what went through the manager’s mind: “Israelis, Jews – heh, they’re all the same. Let’s just get rid of this stuff pronto and keep the protesters happy.” According to the witness whose Facebook posting of the empty shelves revealed the story, a staff member then defended the move, saying: “We support Free Gaza.”


I can think of no other description for Sainsbury’s behaviour than that it is a “hate crime”. How else should one describe the targeting of Jews – by removing kosher food from a shop – simply because of the actions of a foreign government with which they have no connection other than religion, and with which they may or may not agree?


More: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/crime/11041391/Removing-kosher-food-from-shelves-is-giving-in-to-hatred.html

Update - Labour lead at 5
by YouGov in Politics
Tue August 19, 2014 6 a.m. BST

Latest YouGov / The Sun results 18th August - Con 33%, Lab 38%, LD 8%, UKIP 12%

Removing Kosher food is pointless. It is NOT about anti Semitism. It is about being anti Israel. It would be like banning Halal food because of the bad behaviour of say Pakistan. Israel is a terrorist apartheid state but it should not affect Jews per se. The people in Europe and other places chanting "kill the Jews" is just as bad as the crowds in Tel Aviv that have been chanting "kill all Arabs".

INTERESTING.........

George Hay ‏@gfhay

BoE; Martin Weale and Ian McCafferty voted for a 25bps rate rise at last meeting of monetary policy committee

Update - Labour lead at 1
by YouGov in Politics
Wed August 20, 2014 6 a.m. BST

Latest YouGov / The Sun results 19th August - Con 36%, Lab 37%, LD 9%, UKIP 12%;

The two who voted for increase are just 2 out of 9 members. They are also external members as are 2 others. It is usual for some members to vote the other way. It has been very unusual for the committee to vote the same way for so long since 2011. In the usual meetings in normal times there are different views. It doesn't look that important although the press are always trying to find a story. It would be different if 4 had voted for increase.

even so, no rate rise during 2014 looks a racing certainty

Before the GE.

One as to note aswel House prices are still rising.

The 2 who voted for rate rise could easily be doubled up or more next vote.

If you look at RPI a truer figure for housing costs it was only down 1 point.

CPI is there to be manipulated by Politicians.

quite probably :-)
however, i still maintain that our bet expired 31/12/14 and not 31/5/15 - not that it's important LOL

Id forgottern about that.

Must admit it does get a bit boring all this party political stuff, plus the summer as distracted me.

glad it bores you too ...... now you know why i rarely contribute here

by the way, do you not find it strange or even cross-making that only us and ourselves seem to be anything at all to counter isis or even to send humanitarian aid to the yazidis?
what about the french and the rest of the major eu countries?
what about something meaningful, or indeed anything from the arab league, apart from surreptitiously helping isis?

Yep its not very good is it especialy when these thugs could be attacking the streets of Germany, France , spain and Italy in a few years time even earlier.

As Ive said Im all for British air strikes, these people are far worse than Bin ladens lot.

You would at least expect some EEC initiative on food aid, but I havent seen any, or if thier is it must be very small.

and now a chuckler for you .....


TO WHOM DOES THE LAND OF ISRAEL BELONG??

An Israeli sense of humour at United Nations set the record straight.
An ingenious example of speech and politics occurred recently in the
United Nations Assembly and made the world community smile.

A representative from Israel began:
'Before beginning my talk I want to tell you something about Moses.
When he struck the rock and it brought forth water, he thought,
"What a good opportunity to have a bath
Moses removed his clothes, put them aside on the rock and entered the water.
When he got out and wanted to dress, his clothes had vanished.
A Palestinian had stolen them!

The Palestinian representative at the UN jumped up and furiously shouted,
"What are you talking about?……. The Palestinians weren't there then."
The Israeli representative smiled and said:
"And now that we have made that clear, I will begin my speech

Right OK better not laugh or Il get picked up on it by someone.