goldfinger
- 09 Jun 2005 12:25
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.
Stan
- 20 Nov 2015 10:33
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As Bamber say's H/S.. answer the questions please.
Haystack
- 20 Nov 2015 10:35
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What questions?
MaxK
- 20 Nov 2015 10:46
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Haystack
- 20 Nov 2015 10:49
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Fuss about nothing.
Fred1new
- 20 Nov 2015 11:02
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Hays,
Well, that is what seems to be what you are generally interested in!
Haystack
- 20 Nov 2015 11:07
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Stan
Yes. Fuss about nothing.
stable
- 20 Nov 2015 11:56
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Hastack, when you ask questions u expect an answer.
This is a serious problems for certain Tories and some people expect a responce.
2517GEORGE
- 20 Nov 2015 11:59
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I'd be surprised if H could answer any of the questions, the clue is in the heading.
2517
Haystack
- 20 Nov 2015 12:06
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stable
I did give an answer. My answer is that I don't care and it is a lot of fuss about nothing.
cynic
- 20 Nov 2015 12:33
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WENTWORTH
i doubt that many of you have much interest, though the article may amuse you
it's from today's FT (Lombard column) in the paper
Richard Caring
Fore!
Chinese President Xi Jinping’s state visit to the UK last month may have been trumpeted by both sides as a “golden era” in bilateral ties.
But over at the exclusive Wentworth golf club in Surrey, UK-Sino relations are under strain.
Wentworth’s new Chinese owner Reignwood said last month that its 4,000 members will have to reapply for just 800 membership places, and they must pay a £100,000 fee or lose their membership.
Now Wentworth’s disgruntled members are fighting back.
The Wentworth Residents Association is today set to approve a resolution to make a
challenge to Reignwood’s proposals. A group of members and residents have formed “Wet Feet”, named after an old Chinese proverb: “It never rains on your
neighbours without you getting your feet wet.”
They are claiming broken promises on all sides.
Richard Caring, pictured, the ultrawealthy restaurateur who sold the club to the Chinese for £135m, remains a director of Wentworth, having—as they see it—welched
on his pledge to find “an owner with integrity [in] recognition of the iconic nature of Wentworth”. And Reignwood had promised “it was committed to preserving [the
club’s] unique culture”.
One irony— back in China, the Communist Party has banned all 88m of its members
from joining golf clubs because they’re too elitist.
Stan
- 20 Nov 2015 13:04
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H/S we all know you don't care about anyone or anything that doesent have some self interest for you, after all you are a "Con" sevative so that's not the question.
I/we just want some "information" about the following below
Out for lunch now, hope you come up with the goods in the meantime.
Haystack
- 20 Nov 2015 13:14
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I have no interest in it. I am sure you can find out as much as I can, butt why bother.
Fred1new
- 20 Nov 2015 13:27
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Manuel,
"One irony— back in China, the Communist Party has banned all 88m of its members from joining golf clubs because they’re too elitist."
That statement is obviously untrue as I believe you are a member of such.
Mind, I suppose some clubs will accept any old riff-raff for a fee or backhander!
Fred1new
- 20 Nov 2015 13:32
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Hays.
Come on, you seem to me to like wallowing in the mud.
Mind that is probably on instructions from Dave or Lynton.
Chris Carson
- 20 Nov 2015 13:42
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Think the two screaming lefties on here should worry about their own party, me thinks.
Chuka Umunna suggests Jeremy Corbyn and his 'nasty trolls' should be disqualified from office over their pacifist views
The former shadow cabinet member rips into Labour leader as biggest splits yet emerge in party over vote to bomb Syria.
Lock em up in the Tower TRAITORS!!!!!
By Laura Hughes, Political Correspondent8:44AM GMT 20 Nov 2015
Jeremy Corbyn's pacifist views should disqualify him from office because he cannot keep Britain safe, Chuka Umunna has said.
In a thinly veiled attack at his leader, Mr Umunna said: "If you cannot keep the people safe, in their eyes that is a disqualification from office."
Mr Umunna told the BBC's Today programme this morning that he will vote with his "conscience" on airstrikes in Syria regardless of Jeremy Corbyn and his "nasty troll" supporters.
In the first significant rallying call to fellow MPs to defy their leader and put principles ahead of party loyalties, Chuka Umunna has said it's "absolutely fundamental" MPs are given a free vote on extending airstrikes in Syria.
Mr Umunna said: "The first duty of any elected representative, not just ministers, is to do all we can to ensure the security of our constituents, particularly in the face of the terrorist threat we are facing.
The Labour leader has repeatedly refused to give his MPs a free vote on the decision for Britain to extend air strikes to Syria.
The Labour MP said: "There are people who are pacifists in my party. I don't share those views and neither do the majority of people in the country."
The former shadow cabinet member said he currently had an "open mind" on whether military action should be expanded.
He said: "I have no fixed view on this, I have an open mind, the problem is ultimately I have a point of view which I have by reference to my principles and my values and my desire to keep the people that I represent safe.
"I am sorry, but that will come before any internal party political issue. And I think I should be able to adopt that position without being attacked, without being subject to a nasty troll form of politics."
He said: "Each individual MP has a mandate from those who elected them, we are primarily representatives of our constituents," he said.
He added that if the "new politics" is to mean anything, people should be allowed to air their different views without out being insulted.
Asked if Mr Corbyn would allow his MPs a free vote, he said: "No, we would have to consider it as a party, consider it as a group and decide how we would react at that point, I can't predict at this stage."
Government sources say they expect to win the support of up to 30 Labour MPs for military intervention and will produce a "comprehensive strategy" to defeat Isil by the end of November.
cynic
- 20 Nov 2015 14:27
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oh fred; you really are hilarious; you clearly missed your vocation to be on stage for music hall revival
Stan
- 20 Nov 2015 14:42
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"I have no interest in it." We already know that.
Come on now information please.. after all it will soon be the season of good will apparently.
Have to go out again and will be back about 5 'ish, so don't disappoint us now.
Haystack
- 20 Nov 2015 14:50
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I have no information or wish for any. There types of things go on in all parties and are of no consequence.