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.

oaks often live for several hundred years!

reeds are invasive and have to be regularly dredged out to stop them clogging the waters

Westminster voting intention:
CON: 44% (+2)
LAB: 26% (-1)
UKIP: 13% (+1)
LDEM: 8% (-2)
GRN: 4% (-)
(via ICM / 17 - 19 Feb)

Well some will say " you can't have your cake and eat it too "

discriminationnnnnnnnnnnnnn ( or trying to be stupid does not pay ) but I will try and try again.........

or the law is an @rse?
but that is why we must have laws, otherwise people will abuse the system.....


Heterosexual couple lose Court of Appeal battle for right to enter into a civil partnership

A heterosexual couple have lost their Court of Appeal battle for the right to enter into a civil partnership instead of a marriage.

Rebecca Steinfeld and Charles Keidan, from London, challenged a ruling that they could not have a civil partnership because they did not meet the legal requirement of being the same sex.
The couple had argued that this meant they faced discrimination.

Coming back to bite.
The true values of the cons.

They are run by Labour in Wales Fred and are in an even worse state.

6years of tory misrule and austerity in England.

Who controls the purse strings and has made the changes in administration?

What happened to Lansley's revolution or was that a lanslide left to HUNT?

Reckless(?) teens climb to ROOF of 800ft Canary Wharf skyscraper then film themselves balancing on edge

Canary Wharf Group, which owns One Canada Square, is carrying out in internal investigation after two young men took a lift to floor 50, leapt over security barriers and allegedly snuck through an unlocked door to the roof. Not necessarily all in that order.



Respect or wot?

Hmmm? Respect, IMHO.

Sweden Riot: Police forced to shoot at protesters as violence erupts- Yet PM is in denial.

Those pesky liberal blonde athletic nordics need to control their emotions, it'l
give the wrong impression to those peaceful islamic immigrants that now reside
in the Malmo no-go area's..

Ssshhh!! the Swedish authorities don't want the western world finding out..

Sweden: Rape capital of the West..

gatestoneinstitute.org/5195/sweden-rape

Some think at least Trump is a man of his word .........


By Guy Stephens at Rowan Dartington | Tue, 21st February 2017
When will Trump's protectionist policies bite?

We have seen many political developments since Donald Trump's inauguration day that have demonstrated a departure from official protocol and generally accepted presidential behaviour.
Most of these deviations, whether tweets, disrespectful media comments, or outspoken and offensive statements to other leaders, have been mocked and this has ultimately encouraged micro-analysis of his every move.

Nevertheless, he has done one thing which has broken with recent political habits: he has stuck to his campaign pledges and set off at breakneck speed.

If we look through all the media scrutiny and obsession for mishaps and opportunities for gossip, which is an irrelevance for investors, Trump has been true to his word and his supporting voters must feel pleased with what he is doing so far.......

I normally just look at the pictures in the Sun but I agree with the idea of this. I would prefer to see the Lords decimated and replaced with elected full timers, not poppers-in, as at present. People with clear skills that can help the elected members reach an informed decision can always be brought in as paid advisors. Without a vote.:

As we reshape the country post-Brexit we should seize the opportunity to improve our democracy too.
There are many fine peers whose intelligence and expertise are assets to Britain. The Chamber’s function, to check and revise laws, is essential.
But the last decade has seen it stuffed, for political gain, with mediocre party cast-offs or time-servers unrepresentative not only of the people but even of the balance of power in the Commons.
The Lib Dems, for example, have only eight MPs — but 102 peers of the 805 total. Ukip, which got almost four million votes in 2015, has just three peers.
Too many Lords turn up solely for the £300 daily handout. One allegedly left a cab running as he nipped in to claim it.
Others never speak or vote. One peer denounced the place as “the best day care centre in London” for doddering grandees who like a subsidised lunch and a warm place to snooze afterwards.
The number of peers must be halved.
Most should be elected. The rest, all politically independent, can be picked by a cross-party committee based on their expertise in fields such as business, medicine, defence or foreign affairs.
The Lords’ failings have been brought into sharp focus by the efforts of ­some to ignore the referendum’s huge democratic mandate — and the massive ­Commons majority which approved it.
But this has been a long time coming.
In 2017 unelected codgers and useless cronies should play no part in making laws.

Sorry iturama I can't believe this coz Cynic said they do a great job .

Cynic is an habitual contrarian, like Fred. That's why they get on so well together. Opposites attract :)

Or is it that they don't like change really .

Fred will accept all the change you are prepared to throw in his hat. But you're partially right, C only accepts notes...

We will have to replace the House of Lords with the likes of the "people's hero".

"Swedish authorities also give large sums of money to organizations that advocate
violence and invite hate preachers who support terrorist organizations such as ISIS"

gatestoneinstitute.org/9923/sweden-islam-hate-speech

Are Hitler's policies still at work in Germany?......

EU Calls On Germany To Reduce Large Current Account Surplus

BRUSSELS (Alliance News) - The European Commission on Wednesday called on Germany, the bloc's biggest economy, to reduce its large current account surplus and focus on boosting domestic consumption.

Germany's current account surplus in 2016 was at a historically high level of 8.7% of gross domestic product. That means its trade surplus swelled anew, as the growth of exports was more than that of imports.

That figure was 8.5% of GDP in 2015 and 7.5% in 2014.

According to EU rules, member states should not exceed a threshold of an average 6% of GDP during three years.....

The commission has published similar assessments in the past, but the latest report coincides with views expressed by US President Donald Trump that Germany was using a "grossly undervalued" euro to boost its export machine.

Critics of Germany's economic policy say that, while the country's exports are benefiting from a weak euro, in return Germany should consume more to support its trading partners in and outside the EU.

I have this strange feeling you fancy blondes Freda , you spend a lot of time going on about Boris . Don't you .