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.

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 .

There was a catch on the half question, but I like it with the finish

Do you think "freda" got "goose pimples" as you find this out?

Vicky,


I thought Boris was one of your pinups.

Seems a suitable candidate.

But you know what you going to get when you vote for him.

Solid, dependable and honest to the end.

A real trump.

Can't wriggle out of that mate , endless photo's and references to the man , man up and admit .

No.

I leave him for you, he is not my type.

Don't be embarrassed now .

Freds into the little timmy farron, those whiney shrill, childish tantrum types.

Could be said of the nutter.

re - could be said

It takes a nutter to know another one

Did you notice "Freda" forgot to keep us up to date with yesterday's results

British Prime Minister Theresa May's Conservatives secured a landmark victory in a parliamentary by-election on Friday, strengthening her hand ahead of Brexit negotiations as her rivals suffered damaging setbacks.

The Conservatives captured the northwestern seat of Copeland that Labour have held since 1935, the first by-election gain for a governing party for 35 years and a result which piles pressure on the opposition's under-fire socialist leader, Jeremy Corbyn.

Sonny Jim,

Not my problem.

But many a landmark has been hit in the fog by the over-confident sailor.