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.

Manuel,

The stupidity of Brexit seems to be coming home to you.

But I believed you thought that Osborne and Cameron were geniuses when they proposed it.

I have sent Jeremy and Mcdonnell your home address in order that they can examine your books to arrange for you to pay a little extra taxes to help others out.

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But, if you look back through this thread you will see early on, that I said the final "solution" may be that the "llttle uk" will be outside the EU and still attempting to trade with it, but having accept EU "rules and regulations", but unable to modify, alter or take part in ongoing review of them.

Also, accepting the reduction of London as the long-term centre of the financial services. Probably relying more and more on its survival as a cheap tourist resort.

Taxation will, of course, will have to be raised to pay for its failing economy.

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PS.

The worst effect of the so-called Brexit is that we will be seen to have excluded "ourselves" from the EU on grounds of self-interest and superiority and the Europeans will politely say to "hell with the UK" and prefer to deal with their "uncomplicated" neighbours who belong to the same "club".

Whatever is said by some, the UK is a little country and it's economic "world significance" is gradually diminishing.

Also, its appeal to postgraduates for "university" research etc. due to more confusing proposals on "immigration etc." is lessening, they are going elsewhere where they are accepted more readily by some.

The days of the Raj are over.

Theresa May's Chequers plan dealt a blow after DUP MPs back rival Northern Ireland proposal from Jacob Rees-Mogg




By Christopher Hope, Chief Political Correspondent and
Gordon Rayner, Political Editor
12 September 2018 • 7:08pm


Theresa May’s Brexit plans have been dealt a blow after the Democratic Unionist Party backed a rival plan drawn up by Tory rebels to allow the UK to leave the EU's single market and customs union without a hard border in Ireland.

The European Research Group published a paper calling for equivalence of UK and EU regulations and conformity assessment for all agricultural goods on the island of Ireland.

The plan - which is at odds with the Mrs May's Brexit proposal which was agreed by her Cabinet out at her Chequers country home - was immediately backed by the DUP, whose 10 MPs are keeping the Mrs May’s Government in power.



More is you sign up: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2018/09/12/theresa-mays-chequers-plan-dealt-blow-dup-backs-rival-erg-proposal/

Poland have been under investigation since 2017 for constantly breaking EU rules.

Hungary are now also under EU investigation for constantly breaking EU rules.

Ultimate penalty for each country is suspension from the EU if all other member states besides the one in question agree.

Hungary has told Poland not to worry as it will back them and Poland are expected now to do the same for Hungary.

The EU now consider this a much bigger threat to its future than Brexit.

This is the type of democracy that Fred would have us remain in.

It's a no from me Fred.

What about the EU breaking it's own rules to promote monster Martin Selmayr, guess that's ok then.

i do not believe exiting EU is stupid at all
how one reaches that goal was always going to be very difficult and convoluted

Horray for chaos.

Stupidity is as mighty as the sword.

Long live the winners.


F the losers.

Ok this ain't funny , which one of you pushed the looney off the cliff ???

Meanwhile back in the real world is it just me or does anyone else think by Putin sticking the equivalent of the Russians chuckle brothers on TV he is just sticking two fingers up to the west and saying yes we did it but what are/can you do about it ?

Salisbury Carhedral a worldwide known landmark ??? Feck me , half the UK at least don't know where the bloody hell Salisbury is !

In fairness Putin has got a sense of humour.

Who wouldn't travel all the way from Russia to clock this? So good it is worth seeing twice. If it goes missing, we know who to blame.

The tory dilemma.

thus spake the sage of onion

R.I.P Dudley Sutton. Tinker in Lovejoy.

Dudley Sutton's career as an actor is quite fascinating:

http://www.aveleyman.com/ActorCredit.aspx?ActorID=16759

"When I die I'd like to be cremated and my ashes used as Dolly Parton's talcum powder."



Denis Norden, 6 February 1922 – 19 September 2018. Died aged 96. Comedy writer and 'cock-up compere' and ex-manager of the Gaumont Cinema, Watford.

RIP

Anthony Joshua versus Alexander Povetkin boxing:

What TV channel will it be on?
The fight is being shown on Sky Box Office in the UK, which is on channel 491 for standard definition and channel 492 for high definition.

How much will it cost to watch?
It will be £19.95, with a £5 increase for telephone bookings made today, being the day of the fight, totting up to a total of £24.95

Hmmm? I'm a fan but that does sound a bit steep for watching this on TV. Povetkin is a decent challenger but these things sometimes last only a few rounds.

Well done, Beckham, for picking a really good 'I'll get you off' lawyer for your speeding thingy.

I see that Jeremy Corbyn wants to get rid of the Gekko's of this world ….Ken Livingstone better hide that Gekko pet thing of his if JC comes calling.....

Come to True Tory Love Island in Birmingham.


Both adverts from a previous period.

below voting intentions are interesting, but more so is the comment below it .......

Party conference season is sometimes a period of volatile polling – each party typically gets its own week of media coverage which, if all goes well, they’ll use for some positive announcements. This year it also immediately followed the Salzburg summit and Theresa May’s Brexit statement that followed. Below are the voting intention polls since my last update.

YouGov (18-19th) – CON 40%, LAB 36%, LDEM 11%, UKIP 5% (tabs)
Opinium (18-20th Sep) – CON 37%, LAB 39%, LDEM 9%, UKIP 8% (tabs)
BMG (21st-22nd Sep) – CON 38%, LAB 38%, LDEM 10%, UKIP 4% (tabs)
ICM (21st-24th Sep) – CON 41%, LAB 40%, LDEM 9%, UKIP 4% (tabs)
YouGov (24-25th Sep) – CON 42%, LAB 36%, LDEM 11%, UKIP 4% (tabs)
ComRes (26-27th Sep) – CON 39%, LAB 40%, LDEM 9%, UKIP 5% (tabs)
Opinium (26-28th Sep) – CON 39%, LAB 36%, LDEM 9%, UKIP 6% (tabs)
BMG (28-29th Sep) – CON 35%, LAB 40%, LDEM 12%, UKIP 5%

They are a mixed bunch – the YouGov poll showing a six point Tory lead got some attention, and I’m sure the BMG poll out this morning showing a five point Labour lead will do much the same. As ever, it’s wrong to pay too much attention to outliers. Normal sample variation means that if the underlying average is a Tory lead of a point or two, random noise will occassionally spit out a 6 point Tory lead or a small Labour lead, without it actually signifying anything. Collectively recent polls don’t suggest a clear impact on voting intention from either the Salzburg statement (while YouGov showed a larger Tory lead, ICM did not), or from the Labour party conference (while BMG show an increased Labour lead, Opinium showed the opposite).