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.

A song for Fred on Friday, a Jim Bowen classic line "This Is What You Could Have Won"

(If It Wasn't For The SNP) Playing in the background Roy Orbison .....


Dum dum dum, dummy doo wah
Ooh yay, yay, yay, yeah
Oh oh oh, oh oh ah
Only the lonely, only the lonely

Only the lonely
(Dum dum dum, dummy doo wah)
Know the way I feel tonight
(Ooh yay, yay, yay, yeah)
Only the lonely
(Dum dum dum, dummy doo wah)
Know this feeling ain't right
(Dum dum dum, dummy doo wah)

There goes my baby, there goes my heart
They're gone forever, so far apart
But only the lonely know why I cry
Only the lonely

Dum dum dum, dummy doo wah
Ooh yay, yay, yay, yeah
Oh oh oh, oh oh ah
Only the lonely, only the lonely

Only the lonely
(Dum dum dum, dummy doo wah)
Know the heartaches Ive been through
(Ooh yay, yay, yay, yeah)
Only the lonely
(Dum dum dum, dummy doo wah)
Know I cry and cry for you
(Dum dum dum, dummy doo wah)

Maybe tomorrow, a new romance
No more sorrow but that's the chance
You've got to take, if your lonely heart breaks
Only the lonely
(Dum dum dum, dummy doo wah)

Congratulations to Stuart Bingham in winning the World Championship Snooker title at the Crucible tonight. Brilliant stuff.

Indeed Exec - watched every pot, brilliant!

The Independent has come out in favour of another Conservative/Lib Dem coalition.

'Breathtaking' surge of Tory tactical votes to save Nick Clegg in Hallam – poll

Guardian/ICM findings suggest large-scale tactical voting will rescue Lib Dem leader in his Sheffield constituency

Nick Clegg is on course to be saved from defeat in his Sheffield Hallam constituency by a tide of Tory tactical votes, according to a special Guardian/ICM poll conducted in the deputy prime minister’s constituency.

The poll puts Clegg on 42%, seven points clear of his young Labour rival, Oliver Coppard, who is on 35%. Ian Walker, the candidate for the Conservatives, is on 12%.

But Clegg achieves his seven-point lead only because almost half the people (48%) who say their nationwide preference is for the Conservatives are planning to support the Lib Dem leader.

When ICM asked voters which party they would prefer if they put the local context and candidates out of mind, Labour is ahead on 34%, with the Lib Dems on 32% and the Conservatives on 21%.

Miliband to ask unions to save his bid for Number 10
Francis Elliott, Michael Savage and Lindsay McIntosh
Updated 18 minutes ago

Ed Miliband is set to hold talks with union bosses within 48 hours of the polls closing as he tries to shore up support for entering No 10 without a Commons majority. As a row broke out yesterday over the legitimacy of a government led by the “losing” party, it emerged that Mr Miliband would seek union backing at an emergency meeting of the national executive committee (NEC), which could be held as soon as Saturday, according to a member of Labour’s ruling body. Under new internal rules, Mr Miliband also needs to consult Labour MPs before trying to form a government without an overall majority. Shadow cabinet members admitted that he would need to “build legitimacy” if the opinion polls are correct and he wins fewer seats than Mr Cameron.

Haystack , how the feck is evens like 10/11 ???

Big swing to Cams over the weekend on being next PM

Milli 11/10

Cam Evens



Unless you take the worst odds going like Haystack does for one party when posting so just for you Hays

Milli 4/6

Cam 5/6

The odds on a second General Election in 2015 are falling.

This scenario I can well see happening as I believe while the Libs are led by Clegg then Labour will do no deal with them and vice versa.

Clegg gets the boot and we get a Lab minority on the second attempt but they then do a deal with Libs (other small parties agree first time round).

Who or spokesman for which party said in yesterday's FT
"Expect less from NHS. It is not an on-demand service"

===============

Who or spokesman for which party is reported in today's press as saying .....
"....... two-thirds of hospital trusts face having to make “swingeing cuts”

The really sad thing about this election is it could drag on a lot longer after polling day than it even did last time and everyone is already fed up with it.

Great article by Hodges on St Nicola







“I’ve just had a phone conversation”. He counts a beat. “Nicola is coming to visit us again tomorrow”. A burst of electricity surges through he audience.

She is coming.

The Khaleesi of Scottish nationalism is going to personally lead the charge on the final redoubt.



http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/general-election-2015/politics-blog/11581766/What-does-the-SNP-surge-look-like-up-close.html

Rotherham rapes and abuses on children by muslims and police to scare to act because of race card . filthy dirty Pakistanis who say they are religious what a dam disgrace .

and remember it was a labour council

https://twitter.com/search?q=ukip&src=typd

what kind of sub humans rape children it must be in their up bringing that it is normal to rape babies . mohammed married is wife at the age of 7 it about sums it all up a sick country of perverts

Might you want to rent a car when on holiday abroad? The rules have changed concerning Driving Licences in that there will no longer be any Paper Driving Licences produced by the DVLA.

Previously, these Paper Licences could be guaranteed to hold any conviction details, whereas the Photocard Licence could not. Hire car companies would therefore generally insist to see the paper copy at the time of the rental request.

Since there is now only a Photocard Licence, this is what you need to know about and now be able to do:

To all drivers: The new rules you need to understand if you want to hire a car after June 8 2015

Important advice to all drivers looking to hire a car after June 8 2015

First published Tuesday 28 April 2015 in News
Last updated 09:07 Sunday 3 May 2015

THE DVLA have issued important new advice to all motorists intending to hire cars in future.

From June 8 2015, the paper counterpart of UK photocard driving licences will be abolished.

The paper counterpart has always contained details of any driving convictions or penalty points, but from June onwards, this information will have to be obtained online before you try to hire a car.

The DVLA has produced this video to help drivers ensure they are prepared for the changes:



The changes also mean that drivers looking to hire a car overseas may need to take a special code with them, so the hire company can check for details of any convictions or penalty points.

Drivers will need to log on to the DVLA website in advance, but each code is valid only for 72 hours, so anyone looking to hire a car more than three days into a trip overseas may need to source the code abroad.

The RAC has said more than half of drivers are unaware of the changes and they are keen to increase awareness before June 8.

Drivers have also been given mixed advice about what to do with their paper counterpart. The DVLA has recommended destroying it after June 8, but the AA has advised anyone wanting to hire a car to retain it, in case they encounter difficulties with hire firms.

To view their records, drivers will need to visit:

https://www.gov.uk/view-driving-licence