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.

fred is a traitor to our country and should be banned from is sick views of a wonderful lady .

78240 - exactly so
78241 - LR reverts to type! :-)

issues in Brexit talks, as millions of beneficiaries, including farmers and scientists across the continent, rely on its commitments for funding.
Even when taking into account the U.K.’s “rebate” -- the discount obtained by Margaret Thatcher in 1984 that knocks an annual 5 billion pounds ($6.4 billion) off the country’s contribution -- Britain still provides about 12 billion euros to the bloc’s budget on a net basis.
“The gap in EU finances arising from the United Kingdom’s withdrawal and from the financing needs of new priorities need to be clearly acknowledged,” the commission said. “The EU budget faces a tough challenge to fund more with less.”

uk gives the eu 12 billion a year , and we get nothing for that money and those that take out money and never put a penny in have the same power and vote

it can not be right , we must leave and leave now with out a deal if that is the only way

“The gap in EU finances arising from the United Kingdom’s withdrawal and from the financing needs of new priorities need to be clearly acknowledged,” the commission said. “The EU budget faces a tough challenge to fund more with less.”

i read that earlier today, and it's an interesting comment that may well have an impact on the negotiations, though those will be very long, convoluted and difficult for all

so why was the eu so far removed from uk on certain polices . they put two fingers up and closed their eyes .

climate change eu paris accord , Germany breaking all their climate rules and silence from brussels

the smell of fish is almost gone in the Scottish parliament

Tory Muppets on fire today.

oh hohohoho! .... how very original and droll you are

...and which one are you then Alf?

one of the old chaps at the back; prob the one with the 'tache

Le Tour starts Saturday. Best sporting event of the year IMO. Those riders are as hard as nails.

bunch of nutters!
they should join us, for we take a gentle 30/50 daily jaunt (length depends on terrain) and have plenty of time to smell the sites and see the flowers and are not too knackered to enjoy a good dinner and a bevy or two

IT,

Thank you for posting that.

I took part in the Le Tour about 12 years ago.

It was a tremendous feat for me.

Enjoyed it tremendously.

I'm up for it...now where are those damn clips.

Can Europe deliver on its existing policies and new priorities with a shrinking budget?,” it says. “If not, where should cuts be made and ambitions scaled back? Or should the gap be bridged, either via increasing contributions from the 27 member states, alternative sources of revenue, or a combination of the two, so the EU27 can do more together? Whatever the outcome, the level of political ambition must be aligned with the means.”
The EU’s budget in 2017 was €157.9bn. The European commission hopes to salvage some cash from the departing UK, by asking the British government to live up to commitments it made as a member, including funding the pensions of EU officials.

the uk was just a milking cow

The commission can feck off. They can sell our share of the EU assets and fund the pensions of UK citizens who have a pension from Brussels with that if they want.

level of political ambition must be aligned with the means
tell that to corbyn with his magic money tree!

Labour’s candidate for Mayor of London took part with an activist who has threatened “fire throughout the world”, a supporter of terror group Hamas, a preacher who backs an Islamic state and a Muslim leader accused of advocating attacks on the Royal Navy if it stopped arms being smuggled into Gaza.
Invitations said “all welcome” but made clear that women would be segregated at the door, stating: “Ladies’ entrance on Lessingham Avenue next to the snooker club.”
Also on the platform was a controversial Surrey vicar and conspiracy theorist who has claimed Israel could have been responsible for the terrorist attack on New York’s Twin Towers.

i missed this article and this person is now mayor of London he should be deported

how was this not reported on the news

it now appears that the public no very little of what is going on in the uk
it looks like all important news is with held from the public eye