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.

Eurovision contest Saturday. :-))

Eurovision contest Saturday. :-))

Haven't they banned us from the €urobore song contest, and if not, why?

Talking about the eurobore , wasn't Junker calling the death of the English language last week , well after seeing last nights summing up I'd say that poss 90% of the songs were in English . But we all know Junkers is a total jerk .

Even Radio Luxembourg was in English. RADIO 208.... now showing my age but no sign of Alzheimer's.

Labour raised basic rate tax to 30% and possibly 33% in the 70's and it was Maggie who brought it down to 25% if my memory is correct.

Corbyn would end up having to do the same to pay for his La la land policies.

on no; it'll be only those rich bastards earning >£80k a year who'll get clobbered
the balance of the massive shortfall will no doubt be made up by borrowing and borrowing

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and to answer FRED
without the entrepreneurs and risk-takers there would be few if any businesses to act as employers

nevertheless, i certainly agree that the employees should get a decent crack, though of course they take no risks and do not suffer the stress of running a business
many companies now pay bonuses and give other perks to their employees depending on profits

"nevertheless, i certainly agree that the employees should get a decent crack, though of course they take no risks and do not suffer the stress of running a business"

The employees have the risk of short-term contracts, whether the company will fold, will they have a job in 3-6-12th months.

Will they have to get on their bikes and unable to afford their "mortgages" etc. The employees have the stress of trying to do a reasonable job of their work and getting to and from work.

The problem for a lot of the younger workforce is that they can't plan or have "control" of their futures.

Etc.

The above applies to many not all.

It is nice being miserable in comfort.

"nevertheless, i certainly agree that the employees should get a decent crack, though of course they take no risks and do not suffer the stress of running a business"

The employees have the risk of short-term contracts, whether the company will fold, will they have a job in 3-6-12th months.

Will they have to get on their bikes and unable to afford their "mortgages" etc. The employees have the stress of trying to do a reasonable job of their work and getting to and from work.

The problem for a lot of the younger workforce is that they can't plan or have "control" of their futures.

Etc.

The above applies to many not all.

It is nice being miserable in comfort.

i somehow don't think you ever ran your own business

i'm sorry to say that a lot of young brits have champagne aspirations but little or no drive to achieve it
that is why groups like the poles and asians do disproportionately well ...... they get stuck in and will often do 2 or even 3 jobs while they get established

Both statements of yours appear wrong.

Champagne young are often from champagne tories and "silver spoon" advantages.

Good ol Polly...




Never mind who leaked it, this Labour manifesto is a cornucopia of delights


Polly Toynbee


https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/may/11/leaked-labour-manifesto-cornucopia-delights-tories-jeremy-corbyn-theresa-may

Cornucopia "an abundant supply of good things of a specified kind".

8-)

Eurovision is nothing to do with EU. Even Israel is in Eurovision, although not clear why.

It's not 'rascist' either - as in:

Norway: Nil points

And if we do pretty crappily again this year it's for two reason:

1. The contest to find the song to represent the UK's offering was run by the BBC and not by Simon Cowell or Andrew Lloyd Webber.

2. Can't remember what this second reason is. Bu**er!

One for you to avoid Fred.




Update On Brexit: EU Finances Are Getting Desperate



https://uk.investing.com/analysis/update-on-brexit-200188644

cynic they do it by living around 20 to a home and pay only one council tax and save their cash but use all the services . that is how they live I could not live like that I would sooner be dead

around the town were I live the council are called out many times over this issue
they live on the paths because they can not all get in the house ,

in parts of London it even worse they live in sheds and old caravans with no wheels just the rotten shell .

do you think this is good for the country
one council tax and their are thousands of homes like this that is why the poll tax must come back

did any one watch the debate with the eu bloke last night . if their is a hard bexit Ireland will be in big trouble with their goods . Italy even worse and the French will just riot

may should walk away and pay nothing let the eu come to use we do not need them

and many of them just work bloody hard and legitimately, ignoring the gibes and snipes from whingeing bigots and racists