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,

The difference between economic and political migrants is that in the first the individual and dependents may starve to death and while in the other the individual and dependents are shot or persecuted.

You could face up to any self-deception attempts at face-saving, in order to save yourself from re-evaluating the morality of your opinion.

You appear to chose your position based on what may benefit you materially, rather than what others would consider humanitarian needs of others.

Such is you right.

But it seems to disregard, the "protection" and "kindness" that the UK showed previous members of you family, when they came to this country.

Many of the potential migrants and dependents seem to be in similar situations to your Polish ancestors.

But, of course when you feel safe, you can pull up the drawbridge.

Before hammering the keys try thinking!

LOL Fred, you really are a TxxT. But credit where it is due your good at winding cynic up, he's like a lamb to the slaughter :0)

I am so pleased that I can't read what Fred is posting.

hilary - 08 Oct 2015 12:21 - 63699 of 63725

I learned all about Damascus at school. Apparently it kills 99% of all known germs. :o)



I remember learning that too I guess we must have done the same syllabus ... also remember the story about Popeye knocking out Jesus when he went to Mount Olive :-)

thanks for the support chris .... if i could actually work out where it was

meanwhile, an entertaining cartoon on JC and the queen in today's guardian

Trying to make mountains out of molehills.

at least it's amusing unlike the usually crap you post

Go back to bed and restart your medication!

Again attempts to make mountains out of molehills.


Somebody translate for Hazyone as he pops down to Party Central office for another Crosby briefing


"Thursday's Daily Telegraph

A member of the council claimed they were "appalled" at the move, calling it "deeply insulting" and "not grown up".

But there is quite a history of Conservative MPs who had done just the same thing as Corbyn.

Professor Dan Rebellato, an academic at Royal Holloway University, unearthed details of top Tories, some of whom still remain in the Cabinet, who also turned down an invitation to meet the Queen and join her Privy Council upon first invitation.

That includes:
Iain Duncan Smith, then newly-elected leader of his party now work and pensions secretary (19 September 2001)
Michael Fallon, former minister for business and enterprise now defence secretary, and justice minister Damien Green (10 September 2002)
David Lidington, minister for Europe, who "apparently had better things to do than show up and kiss hands" (15 December 2010)
Sir John Randall, deputy chief-whip (9 June and 21 July 2010)
Chris Grayling, Grant Shapps, Nick Herbert and Theresa Villiers, ministers for work & pensions, communities, justice, and transport, respectively (9 June 2010)
Last but not least, that list also includes, David Cameron.

When the Witney MP became leader himself in 2005, he also "snubbed" the Queen by not accepting his first invitation to a Privy Council meeting.

They were probably down at the Lodge rolling up the trouser legs.

A Queen lookalike, sent by a newspaper, turns up at Jeremy Corbyn's home in north London

Missing: one 66-year-old, grey-haired man with beard. Last seen in public on Monday evening in an agitated state, wearing a brown tweed jacket and green-striped shirt.

The hunt for Jeremy Corbyn is continuing amid growing concern he has disappeared. Albeit mainly in order to avoid meeting the Queen.

lol :-)

Max,

Is that your wife, or is it Hay's?

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Dilbert,

I went to a very good school. The sign on the gate said it was approved.

Not surprised! )

refugees arriving in lesbos
good to see that it now seems to be properly organised and, as far as i can see, all have to properly register before going anywhere
indeed, as far as i can see, registration still does not permit onward travel to any other country and the registration only has a validity of 6 months
i'm not sure what then, but i guess the refugees will be formally processed and either permitted to stay - eg if they are genuine political refugees - or if just economic migrants, deported ..... not sure of this last bit

Opinion Formers: Half do not expect Jeremy Corbyn to be Labour leader by the next General Election

Undoubtedly, Jeremy Corbyn’s election as leader of the Labour Party has sent shockwaves through the politically engaged, simultaneously raising people’s greatest hopes and deepest fears. YouGov’s Opinion Formers - which draws leaders from the worlds of business, politics, the media, charities, public sector and academia among others – however do not expect his election as leader of the Opposition to boost the fortunes of his beleaguered party.

Half (51%) of Opinion Formers doubt that Jeremy Corbyn will still be Labour leader by the time of the next General Election, while a third (33%) expect a split within Labour that could see some Labour MPs leaving to start a new party or join another. A further 30% expect general support for Labour to fall across Britain as a result of Corbyn’s election

Rather than the banana split of the tory party.

Good old Theresa.