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.

As in, "I'm just going to shake me snake."

What about that ...........

Sadiq Khan proposes council tax increases on unoccupied central London mansions
Iain Gilbert Sharecast | 04 Sep, 2017 16:09

London mayor Sadiq Khan requested Downing Street give London boroughs authority to raise council taxes on empty mansions in the capital's centre.

Khan commissioned a study to look into the extent of foreign ownership of residential properties in London in 2016, the findings of which showed that although the number of empty homes was low, it was concentrated in central areas.

City Hall announced on Monday that it believed ministers should allow boroughs the autonomy to up the levy on empty high-value homes above the current 50% rate, saying that "just one home left unoccupied is one too many".
While he did not suggest a new rate to the properties, he did say the charge should "make a difference.".............

Sadiq Khan proposes council tax increases on unoccupied central London mansions

How sad.....

At least 20 survivors and witnesses of the Grenfell Tower fire have attempted suicide, a support network has said.
Silence of Suicide founder Yvette Greenway told the BBC's Victoria Derbyshire programme the number was based on conversations with residents.
Campaign group Justice4Grenfell said those working with survivors had heard of 20 suicide attempts, but the BBC has been unable to verify the figure.
A network of support is available, Kensington and Chelsea Council said.
Deputy leader Kim Taylor-Smith said the council was "committed to supporting those affected by this tragedy".
He said support included proactive work within the community and schools, a 24-hour NHS helpline and emotional support services provided by local community groups along with the Samaritans.

'Alcohol dependency'

Ms Greenway said many residents were unable to get images of the burning tower "out of their minds".
"There is a lot of alcohol and drug dependency," she said. "People are feeling isolated."
Ms Greenway said there was little confidence in "council-led" mental health services.
"We've been told workers are going around putting leaflets under hotel doors and not actually speaking to people," she said.

E/L,

More like another scandal that the Council and or Government have failed to put the "relevant" help in place for people.. no surprise there then.

More like a bunch of attention seekers trying to milk the situation.

You know nothing as usual H/S so get back under your stone.

The best way of dealing with the North-Korean threat is to destroy their next missile launch in flight.....what are they going to do if that happens ?...a limited response perhaps...if they do...you hit them harder.....this is a tough decision Trump has to make !....no way they are going to over do any response because they know they will be annihilated !....this is a very serious situation and punishing them is inevitable !....what ?..sending missiles over Japan....it makes me very angry !....

China are in charge of all this I shouldn't wonder so relax R/F.

A lot of the people claiming stress over Grenfell were just witnesses. One being interviewed on the News has suffered from mental, drug and alcohol problems for years and now claims Grenfell has made him suicidal. I saw the fire on TV. Can I claim PTSD, treatment and compensation?

I expect you can claim anything in your narrow world.

The fact remains the Tory Council and or Tory government are responsible.

i have just been watching jacob rm being interviewed on the box ..... what a very clever man he is and an excellent and clear debater too ..... he's good to listen to and entertaining while being serious

Manuel,

You must have a ghoulish sense of humour!

not at all .... even you would probably have enjoyed listening to him

Stan you really are very thick.

The only thing that's thick around here JJ is between your ears as we know...among all your other defects that you have.

At present, we don't know who is responsible for Grenfell. Unlikely to be government though. Council maybe.

Do Dumbo and Haze belong to the rightly named Nasty Party!

Now Stan control yourself. You lose the argument when, by reflex, you blame the "tories" for everything. What do you mean by "relevant" help?
The Grenfell Tower disaster was a wake-up call in many respects, most safety wise but also socially. There is no doubt also that it is being used for political points scoring by people advancing an agenda, not justice and an open non political investigation. It is not helped when the judge appointed to head the investigation is told that "you don't look like us".

No surprise here .........

South Korea Says Four More THAAD Launchers To Be Deployed At US Base - Wed, 6th Sep 2017 10:31

Four more THAAD anti-ballistic missile launchers will be installed this week at a US military base in South Korea, Yonhap news agency reported on Wednesday, citing South Korea's defence ministry.

The deployment would follow a spate of recent North Korean ballistic missile and nuclear tests, and increasingly heated rhetoric between North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and US President Donald Trump.

The US Forces Korea will reportedly position the launchers at a new base in Seongju, some 300 kilometres south of Seoul, on Thursday.

THAAD is an acronym for Terminal High Altitude Area Defence, a US-designed anti-ballistic missile defence system.

You can Riggle all you like IT but in the end it still comes back to typical Right Wing Tory type mismanagement over the years.

If an authority employs "short term accountancy management" it will nearly always come back to haunt them.