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.

How many of those threats are Labour supporters ( Unions )?

MPs tell of death threats and abuse at 2017 election
By Brian Wheeler & Alison Carter- BBC News - 7 hours ago

Standing for Parliament in the UK can mean facing death threats, online intimidation, verbal abuse and vandalism, according to MPs surveyed by BBC Radio 5 live.
All 650 MPs were contacted by 5 live and asked for their experiences, under condition of anonymity.

Of the 113 who replied, just over half - 51% - said the 2017 general election campaign had been the worst they had ever experienced.

This was especially true among Conservative MPs, with 41 out of 47 saying they had been targeted.

But nearly all of the MPs - 87% - said they had faced some form of abuse on the campaign trail.

"Does a man coming into my office threatening to bomb it count?" said one female Labour MP.

"Intimidated at hustings by large crowd shouting abuse," a female Conservative MP reported.
A male MP, belonging to one of the other parties, said he had had a "bottle smashed on me".

77 Male MPs and 36 women took part in the survey, which was conducted in July
Party make-up of respondents: 47 Conservative, 45 Labour, 10 SNP and 11 belonging to other parties

British politics has always been a rough business - election candidates are used to being heckled at meetings or harangued in the street by voters with a grievance.......

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Corbin supporters ( some say : beaches at work - Mary's)

Charming people those lefties .

Charming? don't use words that you don't know the meaning of.

re- lefties

someone said: they are so lefties than the right shoulder is lower than the left one

There's a story behind this picture. I'll leave you to find out what it is.

A clue please E/L.

Someone throwing their weight around?

Stan

This is a story in today's Mirror. Apparently, a bloke got it stuck around his chopper and it took firefighters roughly 3hrs to get it off.

?????

!!!!!

Yes, 2hrs 55 laughing and 5 mins to take it off. They simply showed him their chopper.

Looks like he might have been inadequate those are small bar bells ,was it you Stan ?

inadequate? a word that describes you perfectly JJ.

It was you wasn't it Stan ,you need to get out more .

Not for the UK!........

OECD Sees Further Uptick In Global Growth In 2018

The global economy is set for a further uptick next year, but strong sustainable, and inclusive medium-term growth is not yet secured, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development said in its Interim Economic Outlook, released Wednesday.

The global economy is forecast to grow 3.5% this year and 3.7% in 2018, with industrial production and trade picking up and further acceleration in the rebound of technology spending.

The projection for 2017 was left unchanged, while the outlook for 2018 was revised up from 3.6%.

In the US, growth is estimated at 2.1% in 2017 and 2.4% in 2018, supported by stronger consumer spending and business investment.

Citing stronger growth in key European countries, euro area is projected to grow 2.1% in 2017 and 1.9% in 2018.

In the UK, the previously identified growth slowdown is expected to continue through 2018, while uncertainty remains over the outcome of negotiations around the decision to leave the EU, the OECD said.

The UK is projected to grow 1.6% in 2017 and 1% in 2018.

And there's Stan, saying, "What's that picture all about?" when he knows full well all the time.

Princess Margaret had a friend, who could apparently stand a full pint of beer on his erect pecker. Maybe our guy is in training for that?

UK Police Arrest 2 More Suspects In London Tube Attack, 5 Now Held

LONDON (Alliance News) - British police on Wednesday arrested two more suspects linked to last week's terrorist attack on the London underground railway.

The Metropolitan Police said counter-terrorism officers detained a 48-year-old man and a 30-year-old man in Newport, Wales, following the arrest of a 25-year-old man in the town late Tuesday.

Two other suspects from the London area, aged 18 and 21, were arrested earlier after a home-made bomb partially detonated on an underground train at London's Parsons Green station on Friday.

Officers were continuing to search two properties in Newport and two others in outer London on Wednesday, the police said.

"This continues to be a fast-moving investigation," Commander Dean Haydon, head of counter-terrorism for the Metropolitan Police, said in a statement.

"A significant amount of activity has taken place since the attack on Friday," Haydon said.

"We now have five men in custody and searches are continuing at four addresses," he said.

"Detectives are carrying out extensive inquiries to determine the full facts behind the attack."

About 30 people were injured when a bucket packed with nails and the explosive triacetone triperoxide partially detonated after being left on a busy train during the morning rush hour. Many of the victims suffered burns.

The attack was claimed by the Islamic State extremist group, but police cautioned that such claims were "routine...whether or not they've had any previous engagement with the individuals involved."

UNITE defited by the Judge

Unions up in arms ( Stanislav & Freda )

"Princess Margaret had a friend" friend came in a bottle most of the time so I am led to believe.

Jake LaMotta snuffs it http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-41339153

Was that due to changes on the Previous Labour borrowing policies ?

The UK budget deficit decreased to its lowest level for August since 2007, data from the Office for National Statistics showed. Public sector net borrowing excluding interventions decreased by GBP1.3 billion to GBP5.7 billion in August. This was the lowest August borrowing since 2007.
In the current financial year-to-date period, PSNB fell GBP0.2 billion to GBP28.3 billion. The Office for Budget Responsibility forecast the PSNB will be GBP58.3 billion during the financial year ending March 2018.
Public sector net debt totalled GBP1,773.3 billion at the end of August, which was equivalent to 88.0% of gross domestic product, an increase of GBP150.9 billion on August 2016.

Black cabs will be happy ..........

Uber loses its license to operate in London
3 minutes ago

Uber lost its private hire licence
Uber will not be issued a new private hire licence, Transport for London (TfL) has said.
TfL has concluded the ride-hailing app firm was not fit and proper to hold a private hire operator licence.

Uber's approach and conduct demonstrated a lack of corporate responsibility which could have potential public safety and security implications, it said.
Uber has 21 days to appeal, during which it can continue to operate.

Mayor of London Sadiq Khan said in a statement: "I fully support TfL's decision - it would be wrong if TfL continued to license Uber if there is any way that this could pose a threat to Londoners' safety and security."