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.

It is interesting that the Labour Government knew in 2006 that there was a phone hacking problem, but chose not to do anything about it for fear of upsetting Murdoch.

The current Millipead hypocrasy is quite entertaining.

Nothing is ever done in this country till the sh-t hits the fan as they say.

One can blame one's parents for their help in one's development of aberrant behaviour, but when one "comes of age" the responsibility for one's own actions and behaviour is one's own.

Cameron is trying to say "we" and "others" were too "trusting" is "escapism" near its "best or extreme".


He is attempting deny and dodge the responsibility of his actions by dissipating it amongst others.


The "blame" game is wearing thin, and Cameron's choice of "friends", is to say the least questionable.

Might see some tornadoes with the weather conditions as they are...hot and cold....

Fred, Dc has about 4 years left in power. Thank god. Will you winge at his
successor.

4 more years of wingeing :-(

skinny, I do not know if I can take this. Fred is going to send us to the nut house

Let me out, let me out, lol

With Cameron's continuing U-turns, indecision and general balls ups, I doubt that Cameron will last that long as leader of the tories.

His PR is wearing thin.


Even the "old etonians" will dump him.

Help! help!

I fear it is too late for that.

I am going to put it foreward 10 fine for dc word .

Interesting article from Reuters.

http://uk.reuters.com/article/2011/07/08/uk-producer-prices-idUKTRE76717G20110708?feedType=nl&feedName=ukdailyinvestor


This might help you form an opinion of your government's economic policy:

Probably make you more miserable.



(Reuters) - The construction industry struggled to grow in May, adding to signs that the economy was stagnant in the second quarter, while high factory-gate inflation pointed to further price increases for consumers.


Weak growth, coupled with soaring prices, poses a deep dilemma for the Bank of England, which has opted to keep interest rates at record lows. It also undermines the government's efforts to slash a record budget deficit.

Data from the Office for National Statistics on Friday showed that non-seasonally adjusted construction grew by just 0.4 percent in May after a hefty 12.4 percent drop in April caused by disruption due to the royal wedding that month.

At the same time, annual factory gate inflation rose to 5.7 percent in June, its highest since October 2008, and soaring input prices for food and oil signalled further pressures were in the pipeline.

We are doomed.

All doomed.

Jesus. zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

He won't help you!

Centrica to hike gas, electricity prices in August

LONDON (Reuters) - Centrica said it will hike domestic gas and electricity prices in August, following increases in wholesale gas costs. | Full Article

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But this adds interest to spare cash in the economy:

House prices rise unexpectedly in June

06 JUL 2011 09:46 BST
LONDON (Reuters) - House prices rose last month at their fastest pace since October, mortgage lender Halifax said on Wednesday, providing a glimmer of hope that downward price pressure may be abating. | Full Article





I think that interpretation of data is fanciful.

Fred & Stan , having a pie and pint.

Caption is "Gordon Brown and Rupert Murdoch sit side-by-side at the World Economic Forum in Davos in 2007. The pair spoke on the telephone on Tuesday night"




Here is another good one

I wonder if the News of the World hacked into that conversation!