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.

Is Hollande a puppet on a string , he looks a bit like one in that photo .

Could say that of Dodgy Dave on the strings of Con party Euro-septics!

What will he do to stay in "power"?

With a joke as opposition, not a lot!

Chuk backs Liz for numero uno


http://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2015/may/26/queens-speech-cameron-juncker-politics-live

Liz Kendall will upset the unions. She is a Blairite. She is in the mold of Brown. There are stories of her throwing mobile phones at people and having temper tantrums and phone rage.

I like Burnham as he looks to be unelectable. The unions back him, although they have threatened to withdraw support if his policies don't oppose all cuts. That is unlikely as all parties have accepted cuts are still needed. Even Miliband admitted as much.

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Was mold a Freudian slip, Haystack? :o)

No. Android spell checker that sometimes thinks it knows better. In some cases it is right.

It's definitely correct in this instance!

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of course there is Moldy Warp the Mole from the children's classic Little Grey Rabbit series

but going back to early medieval times or even before that, there was the legend of Mouldwarp, with that sobriquet then attaching itself to Henry Vlll when he became a tyrant

France and Germany behind plans for 'common EU corporation tax'

France and Germany want to see common basic corporation tax rates across the EU, according to reports








By Matthew Holehouse, and Christopher Williams

2:41PM BST 26 May 2015



France and Germany are pushing plans to introduce a minimum corporation tax rate across the continent, it was reported today, in a move that could result in higher taxes on British companies.


European officials will debate plans to set a EU-wide floor on corporation tax in order to crack down on tax havens such as Ireland and Luxembourg, it emerged.


The plans are a direct challenge to David Cameron, who is calling for sovereignty to be returned to EU members.


Britain is likely to veto any proposals that see it surrendering power over tax rates to Brussels.


However, campaigners said it showed the scale of the challenge David Cameron faces in renegotiating Britain’s membership.


“It is a direction of travel issue,” said Robert Oxley, of campaign group Business for Britain. “It shows the EU thinks corporation tax is an area of common concern, suggesting there are those at the heart of the Eurozone who want more power over Britain, not less.”



More €urobunkum here: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/eu/11630468/France-and-Germany-behind-plans-for-common-EU-corporation-tax.html

France and Germany behind plans for 'common EU corporation tax'

France and Germany want to see common basic corporation tax rates across the EU, according to reports




By Matthew Holehouse, and Christopher Williams

2:41PM BST 26 May 2015



France and Germany are pushing plans to introduce a minimum corporation tax rate across the continent, it was reported today, in a move that could result in higher taxes on British companies.


European officials will debate plans to set a EU-wide floor on corporation tax in order to crack down on tax havens such as Ireland and Luxembourg, it emerged.


The plans are a direct challenge to David Cameron, who is calling for sovereignty to be returned to EU members.


Britain is likely to veto any proposals that see it surrendering power over tax rates to Brussels.


However, campaigners said it showed the scale of the challenge David Cameron faces in renegotiating Britain’s membership.


“It is a direction of travel issue,” said Robert Oxley, of campaign group Business for Britain. “It shows the EU thinks corporation tax is an area of common concern, suggesting there are those at the heart of the Eurozone who want more power over Britain, not less.”




More €uroballs here: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/eu/11630468/France-and-Germany-behind-plans-for-common-EU-corporation-tax.html

Why did we ever get into this hellhole .

The aim is to centrally control all aspects of tax, interest rates, budgets and laws. The trend is towards federalism with the minimum of control locally.

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all the real negotiating will be done behind closed doors, and it is not unreasonable to suppose that much groundwork has already been done

what we shall read and hear in the meantime will be varying degrees of posturing by all sides

You know what happens when you begin to negotiate.

The more i hear about the EU, the more convinced i am that we would do better being out of it. Why can't we control our borders when we have the added advantage of the English channel ?

Haystack are you happy with the goings on in relation to the EU , and how do you see the future , Are we in for a rough ride .