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.

My problem is I desperately want this thieving Labour government out, but what's the alternative. Whoever wins the next election it will be a case of, it's now our turn to move from the opposition trough (not quite as lucrative) to the more lucrative we are now in power trough (which is probably a bit deeper).
I will probably end up voting for a fringe party. Not because I feel they would be any whiter, or better for the country, it would be purely as a protest vote.
I sincerely hope that with all the forthcoming financial problems, IE increases in prices for food, power, fuel community charge and so on people will say enough is enough and become far more militant.
The stone is being bled dry.

My problem is I want to vote for anarchy, and thats a bit of a paradox in anyones language.
By the way, according to the OED prior to 1929, anarchy was defined as "A perfect state with no need for government". Only now does it mean beating people with a pick axe handle.

Anarchy v Dictatorship. Someone recently stated that in this country we have a democratically elected dictatorship. Whilst obviously we are not a dictatorship as compared with many countries, there are often policies that are not even (especially under Blair) that were not discussed in cabinet. How can that and the none promised vote on the EU constitution be a democracy.

The present problem is, IMO, that we have a corrupt government doing a bad job. Having a corrupt government is (just about) acceptable if they are competent - I'd be happy to settle for that.

Trouble is, this government has even become incompetent at being corrupt!

Any new government is likely to be at best less than squeaky clean, but at least you have the chance (highly likely) that they may be more competent than the Gordon McBrown Gang.

The odd 50,000 paid to the pet Budgie for helping with research is a small price to pay if we're otherwise gettng value for money. You have to decide which party is most likely to deliver that value for money.

Alan, you don't need to vote for Anarchy - if this bunch stays in power much longer you'll get it!

Oblomov,

Incompetent at being corrupt! Classic absolutely classic.

Only one step left then - incompetent at being incompetent; or are we already there? I'm sure I've heard it said somewhere?!

I take back all I said a couple of weeks ago, about UK plc having no industry worth talking of left.
Todays news is all about a proposed boom in our import & export trade.
According to the premier league, we are about to export crowd trouble, bad haircuts and cliches worldwide as the clubs play an international fixture every year.
As for imports, our friend the Archbishop of canterbury has said we should import laws and morals from Afghanistan. Don't dare to criticise his support for Shariah, cos the law in Afghanistan means he would have to cut yer lips off for that.

There goes equal rights then, as if they were ever equal anyway, I always get lumbered with the DIY and mowing the grass... How you doing Alan, not spoke since the collapse of Stan...... Won't say the rest as a very sore subject??

Here's a subject that really irks me - whaling.

The BBC have shown footage on the news this evening of Japanese whalers killing a mother and its calf, allegedly in the name of science, but in reality to satisfy the Japanese food market. Having hunted the species to near extinction common sense eventually prevailed and a ban imposed to protect the whales. Personally I can see no reason for the Japanese nor the Norwegians to continue killing these magnificent creatures, it makes me sick. I have been lucky enough to get quite close to whales in the South Atlantic, a fantastic experience. It's a pity world opinion cannot be galvanised sufficiently to stop the killing. Japan's economy relies entirely upon its exports for survival, an embargo on Japanese products for a few months by the rest of the world would bring the country to its knees; would that ever happen? With regret, I would have to say, no chance!!

Double post - oops

Triple post - more oops

And again :(

Jeez, wtf is the matter with this site??!!

I got pretty close to whales once. Shropshire I think it was.
Since the 6 nations debacle hunting is too good for wales.
We don't need a trade embargo on Japan. Just do what the French do every time Uncle Sam pi55es them off. Coca Cola 50 a tin. We would have to do it with sushi or MP3 players.

Explosive!!! Doing well mucker. Just waiting for the US invasion of Iran, so me and my mate Trevor can launch our new business recovering scrap metal from Jordan. I know what you're thinking, but we reckon thats where most of the American bombs will hit. It certainly won't be Iran, or anywhere too close. Could even be Cyprus cos that way they could make sure they kill lots of British personnel.
My nomination for the 2008 Nobel pease prize goes to anyone who can get the copy of the Atlas out of the White House. Without that there isn't a single yank who knows a world exists outside America, so they might decide to stay at home.

Same probs as PTH

I've always thought monkeys, chimps etc were intelligent, but now there is this other Primate, what's his name, Rowan something, oh yes, Rowan Atkinson, giving all self respecting primates a bad name.
He wants sharia law for Britain ! Off with his head !
Maybe he wants to be stoned.........out of his mind.
Oh England, dear England, what hath become of thee.
Repel the Scots invaders ! Rid thyself of turbulent priests !

At least Abdu Hamza is to be thrown out of Britain ,and unfortunately for him he's going to the US .

I didn't have to post twice whats wrong with you all.

I didn't have to post twice whats wrong with you all.

I didn't have to post twice whats wrong with you all.