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.

V, on your figures that's £215 each per month, Gov must have thought that to be a bargain, certainly not worried about the standard or living conditions were they.
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I thought Merkel had already blown this out of the water.




Fresh battle awaits Cameron as EU plans to scrap 'Dublin regulation'


The rule, which means refugees must claim asylum in the first country they arrive in, could leave northern EU countries more open to migration flows



Press Association

Wednesday 20 January 2016



http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2016/jan/20/fresh-battle-awaits-cameron-as-eu-plans-to-scrap-dublin-regulation

A British soldier is being investigated (may be prosecuted) for throwing a grenade during the conflict with shouting a verbal warning

Am i going mad ?? i really feel i am .

Edit it was shooting ...
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A British sniper is being investigated for shooting an Iraqi who was about to fire a rocket grenade.
The soldier – accused because he gave no warning – is one of hundreds to have received a letter from taxpayer-funded detectives.
They are working for the Iraq Historical Allegations Team, which is investigating allegations of abuse by the British military.
The unidentified sniper’s case was revealed yesterday by campaigners at the pressure group UK Veterans – One Voice.
The Iraqi was killed after threatening the soldier’s base three times.

Following Friday prayers, he took aim at the compound with a rocket-propelled grenade. A crowd ‘egged him on’ and he fired but the range was too great.
The following Friday he fired a second grenade, which hit the base but did not cause any casualties.
A request to return fire with machine guns was refused for fear of killing bystanders.
The following Thursday night a four-man patrol, including the sniper, was sent out from the base to head off a further assault.

Out this coming Friday, 22 January: "The Big Short"



An A-list cast star in a dark true-life satire about four outsiders who profit from the financial crash. In 2005, eccentric yet brilliant hedge fund manager Michael Burry (Christian Bale) spots signs of instability in the US housing market and works out how to make a fortune when the bubble bursts. This attracts the attention of amoral banker Jared Vennett (Ryan Gosling), who joins forces with self-loathing money manager Mark Baum (Steve Carell) to make a killing.

Elsewhere, two rookie investors lure retired trader Ben Rickert (Brad Pitt) back into the game to guide them to untold riches.

Adapted from Michael Lewis's non-fiction bestseller The Big Short: Inside the Doomsday Machine, Anchorman director Adam McKay's scabrous black comedy reveals the astonishing true story of the cynical analysts who betted against the American economy. Brilliantly played and slickly edited, it tells a complex, potentially rather dry story in a hugely entertaining way.

Cast:
Christian Bale, Steve Carell, Ryan Gosling, Brad Pitt, Marisa Tomei, Max Greenfield, Selena Gomez, Karen Gillan, Finn Wittrock, Melissa Leo, Rafe Spall

Director:
Adam McKay

Not forgetting Bird and Fortune....

Jimmy I can see the next conflict being fought with paintballs and observers .

Exec , i have read the book The Big Short very good..

VIC ,i'm not sure a pea shooter would be allowed ,could sting someones eye.

Who saw channel 4 last night Jihadist next door ?

jimmy i didn't see it flicked past , it just gets me down constant Islam/isis . I suppose the more these programs are on the more we get used to it . The last one about the Jihadi wives didn't seem to cause a stir did it , but one day another tragedy will come .

No VIC this one was really good ,the title makes it sound stupid but it was not .

Apart from making you angry at some of the people in it ,it did show the muslim community angry at radicals preaching hatred on the street to the point of wanting a fight .
It really is worth a watch .

Oh thanks for that , maybe that's the answer get the moderates to understand life will be better if you act in numbers against these scum .

Now somewhere in the back of my mind I thought Fred lived in Wales, I'm just trying to solve the mystery of his absence. It could be he is at his local A & E and having to wait longer than 24 hours to be seen, surely not, this is his beloved Labour run Welsh hospitals.

Remember the Labour party you can trust with your NHS, safe in our hands, well Labour's devolved Welsh government cut their health budget. Whilst the coalition protected theirs.
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George - Fred is Welsh. but lives in Birmingham if I remember correctly. No doubt Stan will confirm or deny. :0)

Cheers Chris, that's a relief, at least if he is poorly he will get seen much quicker there.
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he should have health insurance and go privately .... or pay his own way and still go privately!

I thought Fred was a communist ?

No just a gobshite jimmy :0)

Due to popular demand and concern about "Sir" (please consult next years Honours List) Fred's health and whereabouts I am now in a position to reveal the following:

Because of the roaring success of Money AM's very own Mr Teezy Wheezy's new enterprise in the world of Hair Saloons, he finds himself up to his neck in "Hair and Toupees" so is naturally far to busy to continue his education of some of you Tory Muppets on here.

Moreover as stated last week if you do fancy a "Short Back and Sides" he will be only to pleased to fast track you on his very extensive/congested waiting list.. at an enhanced premium of course.



Fred's Hair Stylist's.. Simply "Head and Shoulders" above the competition.

P.S. He can also of course supply.. "Something for the Weekend Sir".

Great news Stan iv'e seen some of his customers leaving the shop ,very nice ...

Here's one he did today