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.

Back to the future everyone -):

The head of MI5 has said the terror threat level facing Britain is the highest he has seen in his 32-year career.
Andrew Parker, director general of the Security Service, said six terror plots had been thwarted in the last year.
And during a speech in London on Wednesday, he also warned that so-called Islamic State (IS) is planning "mass casualty" attacks on Britain.
He described a "three dimensional threat" at home, overseas and online - with an increasing amount of MI5's casework linked to Syria and IS.
"It (IS) uses the full range of modern communications tools to spread its message of hate, and to inspire extremists, sometimes as young as their teens, to conduct attacks in whatever way they can."
:: Terror Threat? Listen For The Sound Of Spades
And he warned the threat posed by IS - also known as ISIL - "shows no sign of abating" after more than 750 British extremists travelled to Syria.
Mr Parker also highlighted that al Qaeda groups in South Asia, the Arabian Peninsula and parts of Africa remain a threat.
"All of this means that the threat we are facing today is on a scale and at a tempo that I have not seen before in my career," he added.
His remarks come days before the Government is expected to publish a draft of landmark legislation covering spies' activities in the digital era.
And he insisted the security agencies need greater powers to keep the country safe.
"Today the conversations of our adversaries are happening on a bewildering array of devices and digital platforms, often provided by companies based overseas.
"Information gathered from the technology terrorists use, often in the same way as the rest of us, may sometimes be the only way to stop them.
"And so we need the tools to access terrorists' communications online just as much as we intercepted written communications and telephone calls in years gone by."

This weekend is crucial....

If they manage an election soon, we will hopefully see a stable country there, off course if 'all the parties involved' want stability.

No.. head for the hills it's quicker.

Cameron along with all mps are just bloody liars the only true and honest man is farage . will never vote for my once party again

Bet you don't -):

For those who didn't watch Daily Politics the last half may be of interest, especially those betting on China and Indian economies. ALso, interesting demography of future UK.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b06mykrv/daily-politics-29102015

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Refreshing to see someone speak their mind...

Barbara Windsor being interviewed about her poppy appeal:

"and what would you say to someone who didn't want to buy a poppy?"

"Sod off, I suppose"

Now why can't our weazel-mouthed politicians learn to speak so directly?

RIP Howard Kendall

Gone from us far too early. Great manager without any of the histrionics of the nut case at Chelsea.

I will never buy another poppy I will also stop my direct debt to the services
they died for nothing betrayed by the scum mps a shower o scum
gov telling us to be prepared for terrorist acts and giving them benefits to
do their acts

You get what you vote for chaps, so less winging please.

I will wear my poppy in remembrance of my paternal grandfather and his brother who were killed within months of each other in Flanders in WW1. Also for all the other men and women that have died since serving this country. The least we can do to honor their service. The faults of the political class have no bearing on the matter. The money goes to the British Legion, not the government.

"The faults of the political class have no bearing on the matter."

Just the opposite, unless you are in denial.

good to see MrT refusing to buy a poppy for other than his usual "scum poles and jews and other migrants"

i always, always, always buy a poppy and also support inter alia, RNLI, Air Ambulance, Macmillan Nurses and St Mungo's

i avoid any african-based charities - riddled with corruption which means too much does not get distributed where intended - or the likes of Oxfam where the admin costs are disproportionately high

kids company
and talking of corruption or something akin, there is something very very strange for various alarm bells have been rung for the last 12 years

i don't know what magic powers MsB must wield, but clearly they are considerable

take a look at her salary and her expenses

Just going back to poppies and "Polish scum" for one moment, we should remember Squadrons 302 and 303 of the RAF. These were manned by highly skilled and experienced Polish pilots. In the Battle of Britain, 303 squadron was the most successful fighter command of the Battle. It shot down 126 German aircraft in 42 days, for the loss of 29 of its own pilots.

Air Chief Marshal Sir Hugh Dowding, who led Fighter Command, would later write:

"Had it not been for the magnificent material contributed by the Polish squadrons and their unsurpassed gallantry, I hesitate to say that the outcome of the Battle would have been the same."

Brave men indeed and we all owe them a debt of gratitude. I will wear my poppy for them also.

You only have to see the Polish War Memorial in South Ruislip to see the numbers that fought on our side in the war

p64227

What were they fighting for?

Were they successful?