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.

Manuel,

Is "paranoid" the word you want?

I think certain groups in society should be allowed to breed!

At they're own expense Fred.

What a terrible flat PMQ. Corbyn just read questions with no follow up. It gave Cameron the chance to give the party line with no comment. Corbyn is a man with zero charisma and no humour. I will put a bet on his not lasting a year.

Do you mean Cameron's last u-turn before the next one?


How much?

What they pay you as party runner from party HQ?

fred - who paranoid? .... MrT?
surprised that you did not also add that certain groups in society should NOT be allowed to breed (under any circumstances)! :-)

el and max - i think that unlike germany and italy and a few others, uk still has a growing population <25 ..... that being so, i thoroughly agree with the concept that child benefit should be limited to 2 children - perhaps a 3rd one on a reduced level

Economic migrant situation tumbling out of control.

France, Netherlands and Slovenia talking about closing the borders.


Well done Mrs Merkel...with a bit of luck you have bolloxed to whole €uro deal.

Has she gone into hiding .

Migrants refusing to accept Red Cross parcels because they have a red cross on them. Nice. Just the type of migrant we need...
Hungary is the only country with the determination not to be run over by force.

cynic,

You are punishing the children and disadvantaging them. UMMMH.

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Merkel,

Temporary measure.

Don't celebrate too soon.

parents should take responsibility for their own actions and/or take the necessary precautions

You are punishing the children and disadvantaging them. UMMMH.

parents fault in the first place
why should they be cotton-wooled?
can't afford?
don't procreate!

Hanging the children for the "crime" of the "parents".

I will shoot all polish children for their father's "sins"

From the Guardian

Mark Wallace: Even bearpit politics is better than this dishwater debate

Only Jeremy Corbyn could radically change something to make it more bland. His new approach to PMQs, to read out questions sent in by supporters and members of the public, was fine – but only fine. Fine in the sense of plain porridge, or a grey day on which it neither rains, blows nor shines. Fine because he survived intact, while Cameron was given a safe platform to talk about how well the government is doing. There was no sign of real scrutiny in the proceedings.

If he gets good advice, Corbyn will sharpen it a bit in future – using the guest question as an introduction, but following it up with more pressing queries. If he doesn’t, then it’s hard to see anyone tuning in for more of this. For all the griping about the bearpit approach to PMQs, even Punch and Judy politics is preferable to such a dishwater debate.

'fraid so fred ...... life's a bitch and then you die

in your utopia, things might be otherwise, but not in the real world

Oh, I nearly forgot to say this...

I think our National Anthem sucks. When the present Queen pops her clogs, then I do think we should change it.

Apparently, David Cameron would choose 'Jerusalem' as an alternative.

I'm an atheist, by the way, but I do like and value 'tradition'. My choice leans towards "Land of Hope and Glory".

Land of Hope and Glory, Mother of the Free,
How shall we extol thee, who are born of thee?
Wider still, and wider, shall thy bounds be set;
God, who made thee mighty, make thee mightier yet!

Truth and Right and Freedom, each a holy gem,
Stars of solemn brightness, weave thy diadem.

Tho' thy way be darkened, still in splendour drest,
As the star that trembles o'er the liquid West.

Throned amid the billows, throned inviolate,
Thou hast reigned victorious, thou has smiled at fate.

Land of Hope and Glory, fortress of the Free,
How may we extol thee, praise thee, honour thee?

Hark, a mighty nation maketh glad reply;
Lo, our lips are thankful, lo, our hearts are high!

Hearts in hope uplifted, loyal lips that sing;
Strong in faith and freedom, we have crowned our King!

The original fourth verse of the National Anthem has a lot to recommend it

Lord, grant that Marshal Wade,
May by thy mighty aid,
Victory bring.
May he sedition hush,
and like a torrent rush,
Rebellious Scots to crush,
God save the King.

There are a lot of similarities between the Bible and the Koran.....I don't agree in slagging off other peoples religions because extraordinary events accompany these beliefs; the main ones anyway.....it's just that at the moment we (europe) cannot cope with this influx of people all trying to get on the back of the common market bandwagon......we are mainly I'm sorry to say white populations and our national identities are at threat with hundreds of thousands of people with diabolical religions, tolerances, manners that are alien to our ways and customs....it is not permissable that they should expect to be able to settle in our beloved countries....

I agree with Billy Connelly. Theme tune from the Archers does it for me :0)