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.

Surely he isn't joining UKIP!

Who would they dump him for MaxK? I can't see any better options out there at the moment.

if the tories get re-elected then DC may go, but almost at a time of his choosing

Boris. :-))and Theresa May would stand to be elected.

Bad innit db?

No party has ever changed leader this close to a GE and quite sensibly so. If the Tories lose then he may well leave. If they win, he will not leave quite a time and nor should he. A Tory win is not that unlikely. Labour is showing signs of imploding. Miliband is seriously stuck between left and right. He probably needs to move to the right to get a better chance of winning, but the bulk of his party is pulling him left. That includes himself.

It's not good Max, but one of the most depressing things is that we get such a low percentage of people who go and vote. At least the vote in the referendum showed that people actually cared about the result.

DB4,

Doesn't say much for the tory party.

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Mind the majority of present politicians are less than appealing.

There are some who I think highly motivated and intelligent but lack the necessary charisma or physical appeal sufficient to enhance their parties chances of being elected.

It seems crazy that "media" appeal is often a factor in choice of leadership.

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But Theresa May and Blondy Boris would be good representatives for the tories.


I am not sure which of them makes me shiver the most.

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Boris may come across as a clown, but Labour should take the threat of his leading the Tory Party deadly seriously.

Britain to take the crown as the fastest growing economy of developed nations



http://www.dailymail.co.uk/money/news/article-2781561/Britain-crown-fastest-growing-economy-developed-nations.html

typically stupid fred comment

so does EM say a lot about the labour party?
probably

Manuel,

Have you had a bad day.

Get back in the kitchen!

it's been a really good day and have made what is looking to be a really good minestrone-type soup with pulses (yup, i have one myself!) .... it's been simmering for 4 hours so should be about ready, though prb better still tomorrow

Lol soup, reminds me of this. :-))

http://youtu.be/Z6aYLOf8CUQ

You have some good points.

(Not many.)

Strangely enough, I had soup for supper.

Leek, potato and mushroom and croutons

Very nice.

Pulses with ham (bacon) + vegetables and paprika as a Stew or Soup. (Slow cooker.)

In winter, while driving long distance, I often ran the slow cooker of an inverter on the Van's engine. (Very good.)

If you ever make tomato soup try putting a small glass of vermouth in it, after you have gently saute the onions etc..

I didn't have vermouth and use pastis instead and also used a fair amount of fresh sage thyme and parsley.

Even my wife congratulated me.

Ah, your a boozer Fred.

Helping with the flavour....a likely story :-)

http://order-order.com/2014/10/06/boring-snoring-libdem-conference-picture-special/?utm_source=Guy+Fawkes%27+Blog+List&utm_campaign=58e0f440f6-happy+hour&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_547885726c-58e0f440f6-229951757

Lord Ashcroft’s poll echoes YouGov’s post conference polls in showing a small Tory lead –

CON 32%, LAB 30%, LDEM 7%, UKIP 17%, GRN 7%

The Jules Bianchi crash.

WARNING! THIS CRASH IS UTTERLY TRAUMATIC!

The Frenchman who drives for the British-based Marussia F1 team suffered severe brain injuries in the smash amid treacherous weather conditions in Suzuka.

Latest reports suggest he has undergone brain surgery and is now breathing unassisted but the sport remains rocked, with many criticising officials for letting the race go ahead.