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.

:) just missing the bow tie Max ..

did farage get in?

Still waiting ..

Well what a result with just a few more to come it's clearly been a very good night for the Tories and terrible for both Lib Dems amd Labour, and whilst the SNP have taken over Scotland they won't be too happy re the Tories.
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Dodgy Dave's referendum promises.

Mind he lied before on previous treaties and will do so again.

He has also made false promises leading up to this election.

1) renegotiations of EU "contracts"

2) referendum by 2017

3) hoping, or demanding that the EU will negotiate at Cameron's required speed. They won't and although the majority would prefer UK to remain in the EU, my guess they won't accept Cameron's bluster and bullying. (As of previous.)

"Appearing on BBC1’s The Andrew Marr Show, Mr Cameron said: “The referendum must take place before the end of 2017. If we could do that earlier, I would be delighted,” he said. “The sooner I can deliver on that the better.”


He wishes to stay in EU.

Many tories want to stay in the Union.

Votes in parliament may be a problem.

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The little englanders may huff and puff, but Scotland will be a problem and as they seem to wish to stay in the EU., it will stimulate them to bring forward a demand for
a referendum on dissolution of Scotland.

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What effects the above will have on the economy I can only guess, but sold my SB longs at about 8.15am and will watch the market for a few days before consequences are realised.

May be wrong!

Nicola scumbag the devil should get the Victoria cross .she as got rid of lab for ever

Farage result due about midday, big turnout.

Fred.....you're obsessed....anyway it's not yet official....5 more seats needed....I reckon the pound should firm on this....

One thing is for sure : the UK will have to listen to Scotland and their views.....only fair....

don't get too carried away for this will be just a very slim majority notwithstanding that SF just sit in their corner in belfast and sulk

i shall certainly be very sad indeed if the tories (continue to) ignore the low(er) earners in the economy
raising taxable allowances is one thing, but if you are already barely in that band, it won't help much and if below it, then not at all

peripheral benefits such as housing go some way to cushion, but these are already tight and will almost certainly be made tighter

i don't know how much difference to the exchequer 5p makes on marginal tax rates, but probably not a great deal

I quite a Scotch Egg. in fact i love em .

Fred, I want to stay in the EU but it can't be unconditional, things have to change. You are right re ''I think tory ride will be rougher than you expect.'' Austerity will get more severe than we have seen, there has to be cuts in the public sector if the deficit is to be dealt with.
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59882 - such a shame that fred cannot help himself and just had to preface his post ...... Dodgy Dave's referendum promises.
Mind he lied before on previous treaties and will do so again.
He has also made false promises leading up to this election

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i also sold some stuff (took profits) first thing as the euphoria will and indeed has already started to evaporate

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scotland is interesting
as was observed by someone on the box this morning .... if scotland want fiscal autonomy or something approaching that, then let them raise the money for all the SNP promises from scottish pockets .... that would assuredly concentrate a few minds!

Max,

I wondered where I had seen Farage before:




I just wonder who is paying the puppeteer?

cynic housing benefit should be cut big time immigrants living in big homes in London
and tax payers footing the bill its got to end .housing benefit should be the same rate all over the country of no more than 600 a month max

rf post 886, If Scotland demand/get more power for Scotland it has to be balanced with reduced power in Westminster.
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wow! archie andrews (peter brough) paid by BBC .... that shows one's age badly!

MrT - you're rather confusing the issue by perpetually playing the immigrant card ......

it's all very well saying that housing benefit should be the same countrywide (is it not?), but you certainly get far more house for your £ in say cumbria (but what jobs?) than in say essex or kent or even outer london

It was an education program aimed at young tories?

Some of them turned into kippers!

8-)

TANKER immigrants should not get houses paid for ,full stop !!