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.

Oldsters to yoofs @ nearly 2-1


http://www.ukpolitical.info/Turnout10.htm

dubai etc
generally speaking, it is the europeans and to a slightly lesser extent, the indian expats who are in the upper management positions and effectively keep the wheels of local industry running

how many of these are involved within the local "civil service", i really have no idea

certainly the expats got clobbered when the building industry collapsed in dubai a few years back, but there was an awful lot more activity when i was there in october, and property rentals were very much on the upswing

in saudi, there are all sorts of major petro-chem projects under way, which assuredly will not be put on ice

There as been talk of bringing the voting age down to 16 years, would be better to bring it up to 20, and that goes for the front line Army unless there was a major war at our door step. Young peoples view on things such as taking risk , and having trendy left wing political views which change when they become much older [ 30 years old ]

The youngsters always seem to have left wing "they ought to do this, that the other"... type tendencies.

Anyone know if advfn have a new policy of not showing posters posts other than there names?????????????

Perhaphs its become all premium now?????????????

Nothing seems to have changed on Advfn.

Aldwick, people generally have a different view and priorities as they get older. Funny thing is most 16 year old's have a better understanding of the EU than people in their 40's as they've learnt about it at school. Young peoples view on taking risk is going to be far different of course to someone a few generations older as they're more likely to have more responsibilities than a young person, its proportional risk to circumstance that maybe could be questioned. For me, I'd happily see the voting age reduced to 16, getting people to the polls though will always be the biggest issue.

"I have reduced the bonus from 160% to 20%. We have made significant steps to diffuse the issue of bonuses. We have had a very difficult time over the festive period," he said.

Only 20%

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-30625925

Poor old Carney... It's tough at the top:

it seems very contradictory, as at the beginning of that article it reads ....
Mr Carne said he could get a maximum of £34,000, or around 5% of his £675,000 annual salary (stan - please note the spelling lest others should think it is the guv of BoE)

or perhaps this guy gets quarterly bonuses - ie 4 x 5% = a possible 20%
i agree pretty chunky, though i wonder what the old salary was on which 160% was paid

Greek MPs have rejected the presidential candidate nominated by Prime Minister Antonis Samaras, triggering a snap general election.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-30623421

What does it matter what his bonus is? If he's negotiated it as a part of his remuneration package, and if he's earned and is entitled to it, he should take it and not feel guilty about it.

in some ways that is true, but if his base salary is pretty excessive - perhaps not relative to your own - and is almost certainly 30/35x that of his lowest paid employee, then it is not unreasonable to question its whole structure, whether negotiated or not

oooooooops wrong bloke

Network Rail chief executive Mark Carne...... GF think you have the wrong Carne!!

Nice edit, Fishfinger. :o)

Still think he should be shot and its Stans fault for spelling it wrong.

Who says hes earned it?.

Gf is very good at editing.

This lot>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>an internal committee will decide what bonus he should take.


Wouldnt trust them with Cynics.

A lot of UTs being sneaked through at the close today.

Bloody apprentices on the terminals covering for staff still on holiday.

And still cant get text on advfn, very strange!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!