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.

Dreams,

Under another con. government a state assisted burial.

You will be recycled by Cameron's Big society.

Hays,

The actions of this Co government will bear fruit within the next 6-12 months,

They have kill off the likely hood of any early economic recovery.

The ongoing "recession" will effect the prospects of Middle England.

The costs of Education (universities) and Medical care, Social support systems will come home to the Middle classes and the enlarging group of "golden oldies" and those who support them ans see their "inheritances" going down the drain.

Instead of taking the "chance" of expanding out of a recession with "stagnant" costs, this government is contracting the economy.

I think that there will be a backlash to this government before it leaves "power".

You were wrong about Muddyock and News Corp and BSKYB.

Could the fly past for the tories whose "successes" relied on the mucky press.

Good to still see you are with us Fred1new(your post 11541) I thought you were
leaving .

For sale on Ebay.

I was reading they are looking at Standing you upright when they bury you to save space. Not for me, Im on my feet all day as it is now. You never get a rest in this world, even when your gone.

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m - I've just read some of the Q&As at the bottom - priceless!

Earthquake hits English Channel

An earthquake with a magnitude of 3.9 has struck in the English Channel, the British Geological Survey (BGS) said.

The quake had a depth of 10km and its epicentre was south of Portsmouth, according to the BGS.

Residents in parts of West Sussex reported buildings shaking for a few seconds at about 0800 BST.

Sussex Police, Solent Coastguard and West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service said they had not been called out to any incidents related to it.

Small earthquakes are not uncommon in the British Isles.

In January a 3.6-magnitude quake struck 9km (5.5 miles) north-west of Ripon, North Yorkshire.

So the Beckham's have named their new child Harper Seven. The last time I heard that was when a bloke with a hair lip gave me the time.

Harper, is that a girls name, must be.

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Wonder if she will have a quad bike.

The Murdochs and some of his outfits, The Con and Lab party, Journalists (some say), The police. All in the dock (allegedly) and now an Earthquake in the Channel?.. What next?

Whats next?

Fred admits he idolises David Cameron but he really dreams about being George Osborne.

Phone hacking: MPs summons Murdochs

Raw,

I wouldn't mind somebody hacking Cameron and as his side kick Osborne.

Think of them as Berlusconi and the Mafia.

Tweedle Dee and Tweedle Dum.

Put Muddywaters in between them and dump.

I was saddened to hear Gordon Brown's rant in the House. The fact of the matter is that after the "reduced to tears" call from Rebekah Brooks, Gordon still socialised with her and, indeed, went to her wedding. As did Cameron, of course.

They all *rse-licked News International at every turn.

The one person that still looks good in all this is Sarah Brown. She has just ploughed on doing good works. I'm a fan of hers.

The UK EuroMillions ticket-holder who won Europe's biggest-ever jackpot of 161m has claimed their prize, Camelot has confirmed.

The individual is currently deciding whether to go public or remain anonymous.

Since Tuesday, Camelot has been urging people to check their tickets because the winner was losing about 9,000 a day in interest.

The lottery operator had said if the winner did not come forward within 180 days of the draw being made then the money and interest would go towards good causes.

Camelot said on a Coutts bank interest rate of 2.05% gross, the lucky person could be making an extra 9,079 a day.

However, other reports have said that figure could go up to 14,400 depending on where the person deposits the money.

It has not been disclosed where the ticket was bought or whether it was purchased online.


If the money were stacked in bundles of 50 notes, it would be almost 365m tall, almost four times the height of the Big Ben tower.

A Camelot spokesman told Sky News Online it was not unusual for a ticket to not be claimed within a few days of the draw being made because some people take a while to check their numbers.

And he said that occasionally people make bogus claims, adding: "We have rigorous security procedures in place."

He went on: "The champagne is on ice for the winner."

The jackpot numbers were 17, 19, 38, 42 and 45, and the Lucky Stars were 9 and 10.

According to The Sunday Times Rich List 2011, a single winner would immediately become the 430th richest person in the country, ahead of Beatles legend Ringo Starr (150m), but still just short of the Beckhams' league (165m).


The exact amount to be claimed by the winner is 161,653,000 while two other UK-based lottery players scooped 1.7m after matching five numbers and one Lucky Star.

I was just thinking how the Classic comic type magazine introduced a lot of kid's to classic literature during the 50's , does anybody remember them and are they still published.

The 50's. Way before my time, lol. Ask Fred1new.

IMF attacks rating agencies over Irish downgrade



Philip Aldrick, 21:45, Thursday 14 July 2011

The International Monetary Fund (IMF (Berlin: MXG1.BE - news) ) has joined the attack on credit-rating agencies for cutting Ireland (Berlin: IIK.BE - news) to "junk" status this week.

Ajai Chopra, an IMF deputy director, said Ireland has every chance of a full recovery if Europe (Chicago Options: ^REURTRUSD - news) 's leaders can calm markets and that the country should be "judged own its own merits".

Moody's slashed Ireland's rating this week on a read-across from Greece, where private creditors may be forced to default as part of a second bail-out.

"Rating agencies have got it wrong on the upside," he said. "It's naturally possible they are getting it wrong on the downside by overestimating risks."

In its review of Ireland's progress under its 67.5bn rescue, the IMF said Dublin was "on track" and had "good prospects of getting back to market access".

Mr Chopra added the onus was on Europe's leaders "to address the broader issues".

His comments came as Italy's Senate approved a crucial austerity package but paid a high price to get a bond auction away as it moved to distance itself from the debt crisis.

The measures were passed 161 votes to 135 as it increased the package to 48bn to calm investors.Interest rates on the 5bn bond were the highest in three years, causing 10-year bond yields to rise again to 5.6pc