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.

EL - i concur about voting for the person where it is warranted (few such cases) regardless of their affiliation

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fred - University lecturers, researchers, teachers, social service workers, workers in public services how secure are their jobs

especially in the case of teachers, far too damn secure ..... it's almost impossible to sack them even if they aren't any good

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Green Party's Natalie Bennett gives 'excruciating' radio interview

Green Party leader Natalie Bennett has made headlines for all the wrong reasons after stumbling her way through a car crash interview with LBC's Nick Ferrari



By Rosa Prince, video source LBC / ITN

12:04PM GMT 24 Feb 2015



The Greens are in chaos after the party’s manifesto launch was overshadowed by a series of stumbling interviews by leader Natalie Bennett including one she herself admitted was “excruciating”.


Reaction to the series of media appearances, organised to promote the Greens general election programme, was heated, with many comparing the series of interviews to a “car crash,” while others suggested she had given the “worst interview ever”.






She repeatedly failed to answer questions about the party’s economic policy, stumbling when asked for basic details about the Green platform.


Following a particularly bungling appearance, with LBC Radio, when she went silent for long periods, Miss Bennett admitted to suffering from “mind blank,” and confessed her “excruciating” performance had been impaired by a “huge cold” after she struggled to explain the party’s housing policy.



The whole thing is here + vid: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/green-party/11431756/Green-Partys-Natalie-Bennett-gives-excruciating-radio-interview.html

Eurozone 'backs Greece reform plans'

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-31606986

Manuel.

Don't show your ignorance.

Universities etc. Many on short term contract 6 months , 12months etc. That also applies to other groups.

Perhaps, responsible for apathy and low moral in various occupations.#

another case of political hot air and the reality of life
wowee! now there's a surprise
the whole thing has been a total charade
however, the problems ahead will fall on the shoulders of the greek gov't that was elected on a preposterous platform, on which it cannot possibly deliver

teachers are not unless something has changed dramatically in the last few years

W and S.

check!

Manuel,

Are you suggesting that Straw and Rifkind have done nothing wrong or illegal?

Do you think that many of those using overseas accounts with HBSC or Cayman Isles and attempting Tax Avoidance fall into the same category?

They are or were just using the system?

Morality doesn't come into it?

Glad to hear that Rifkind was under no pressure to resign.

Why did he then?

He was doing a superb job as Chairman.

Perhaps, Dodgy Dave told him that he had his full support.

if you had looked at is back you would of seen the knife sticking out and the blood

this thread is dead bring back gf moneyam he must return

FTSE tipped to go lower today

says MAM, better get a long SB on then

lol

In bad taste for Manuel:

Strange how relatively quiet criticism of Qatar the UK is:

i'm sorry to say that all the countries in that region treat their navvies and similar grade staff like shit

Manuel,

Have a look at P56968?

If I were an England player, I would refuse to play in Qatar.

But I would only do this if I'd previously chatted with my mates and we had all agreed to do the same.

I'm pretty sure, that the whole UK would be EXTREMELY supportive.

depends which question you're asking me fred


straw and rifkind
confess i have not heard the allegations in detail, but given that both of them are stepping down, it must be pretty borderline at best


overseas accounts
there are certainly many legitimate reasons for having an o'seas a/c
there is certainly nothing remotely illegal or even "aggressive" in setting up trusts and similar overseas
in the latter case, i think they would need to have been done a good few years ago, as the rules on trusts are regularly changed every few years - keeps the accountants in business

you know my views on morality and tax, so i won't bother to repeat them

Straw and Rifkind,

There was a subtle difference between the 2 "cases".

Straw had already decided to leave Parliament and in the interview with him he pointed out he would no longer be a MP, although he may or may not consider he would be a "lord".


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Rifkind,

Different, he was trading on his MP position and expected continuation and boasted that due to previous appointments and present was able to "grease" the slippery road to ambassador's and ministers due to those positions and being paid a little extra.

I suppose he could admit to/in Parliament his "interest" and "fee" for being so.

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"you know my views on morality and tax, so i won't bother to repeat them"

Does the same rationale extend to your other areas of life?

Will Cameroon be Pm after the next election?



The Coming Chaos in the U.K. Election


http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-02-25/the-coming-chaos-in-the-u-k-election