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.

Manuel,

fred - so you're now implying that the myriad of polls is rigged? ... that is an even more preposterous observation from you than usual!


A bit like your thinking patterns.

I would substitute for "rigged" the word "distorted"
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Your second point,


I believed that in a democracy the government empowered should take the responsibility for leading the country and enabling the "less"competent to achieve "better" for themselves. (Wasn't thinking of when I wrote that, even though I do from time to time try to help you along the correct path.)


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It wasn't a nanny state when "education was proposed for all), nor was it a "nanny state" when the NHS was proposed for all in the UK.

Etc. Ect

It was for the benefit of all in the UK.

I think there is a responsibility for a government to govern and take its responsibility for all in society, including the weakest.

This government is not doing so.
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If you see an unemployed individual be hounded for drawing welfare allowances of one form or another and compare it with members of the government dinning out on and expense sheet at the cost of more for that meal being a multiple of their total weekly payments, of they will think they are "entitled" to their welfare.

As a matter of interest, is your recent trip to the ME tax allowable?

Did you take the cheapest "flight" to get there?

At the end to the day, without the "journey" would you be liable to pay more overall tax that you will, by taking it.

And don't give the spiel I am doing more business for Britain and therefore equate that against tax.

my trip is very much work-related and paid for by the company and affects my tax position not one penny ..... our employees on similar trips to say f/e also travel biz class and stay in really good hotels, as indeed they should

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The restrictions of free movement may be illegal. What sanctions does the EU bring to bear on Spain for stopping free movement between Spain and Gibraltar? The answer is none at all.

Yes, and as anyone who has flown from this country into Gibraltar airport will know, trying to get across the border into Spain and then back across the border to fly home can be a nightmare for Brits when Spanish border control decide to throw their teddies out of the pram - which is quite often.

Manuel,

Your clarification reminds me of Orwell's "Animal Farm".

I will have to address you as Napoleon from now on.


Must read the book again.

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PS,

Expenses would reduce total profit and therefore effect tax paid directly or indirectly.

(It may be allowed, but.)

you're wrong yet again ..... i am here on behalf of a company in which i no longer hold shares
thus you're totally wrong on that count and you also seem to have conveniently forgotten that we treat all our personnel who travel on behalf of the company in the same manner

you must really find it galling - or at least you should if your're honest - that certainly in this instance, your far left socialist views fall absolutely flat on their face ......

either that, or you promote the view that all employees should be treated like shit to enhance the company's tax liability!

Napoleon

I suggest you rethink or just try thinking will do.

That is if an old reactionary like you is still capable of doing so!

stop squirming my little bolshevik!

Da tovarich!

Avanti o popolo, alla riscossa
Bandiera rossa, bandiera rossa
Avanti o popolo, alla riscossa
Bandiera rossa trionferà.

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Was frequently sung in the back bar of "Alex" when I was a student.

Almost better than La Marseillaise.

Almost as good as Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau, the translation would be lost on Napoleon!
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But I can remember 55 years ago.
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Napoleon seems to have difficulty in remembering yesterday!

Come up to date Fred, see what real skool is like thanks to you and your interfearing
socialist well meaning assholes.


http://www.marketoracle.co.uk/Article47791.html

Repeat that to the nurse and doctor in Casualty when you next attend.

Or the ambulance man if you are involved in and accident.

Or to your "son" if he develops a long term illness needed prolonged nursing and medication.

Or is unemployed for a long period.

Or when you need treatment for imbibing to much.

Schools, some schools have been deteriorating for years and went downhill after the crazy reorganisation under Shirley Williams and the constant starvation of money under Thatcher, who demoralised the teachers with constant re-organisations.

This teachers, university staff and other "professionals" are moralised and P off with Cameron, cronies and would not trust Farage or them with a barrow.

I suggest you have another drink and go to bed!


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Mind you could go back to the 1920s and 30s. You might be at home then!

And your crew did nothing about it in three terms.

Three terms!

that's very unreasonable of you max for surely 3 terms = just 1 year :-)

kobani
airdrops are likely to anger key ally Turkey, which has said it would oppose the US helping to arm Kurdish rebels.

can someone explain to me how turkey can be a "key ally" if it strongly opposes these airdrops?

Because it involves arming the Kurds and therefore the PKK. The PKK are an armed Kurdish group that have been committing bombings etc within Turkey to get independence. It is the same reason that Turkey won't support the Kurds on the Turkish/Syrian bordet. It would be like the UK arming the IRA to fight an enemy. We would expect the arms to be turned against us at some point.

Lynda Bellingham - RIP shame didn't make it to Xmas as she wished. Brave lady.

Lynda Bellingham certainly was a very brave lady and wanted to dramatically lower the grief her family would undoubtedly experience at her passing.

To this end and amongst other preparations, she made a special "Loose Women" show talking to her colleagues and friends about her forthcoming death. I think it will smash a few viewing records and airs this Wednesday at 12:30pm.

Another success impending!