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.

Tabasco,

Why don't they listen.

Listen to any business man/woman, and financial analyst (don't hold much truck at all re analysts, but in this instance they are right) or any member of the public and you get the same answer. 'We want to know details', so why doesn't any political party have the bottle (or sense) to put as they say, meat on the bone.
The public are I am sure ready to take the medicine, but they want to know what the medicine contains. Most are not imbeciles, and will vote for the party that treats them at least with a modicum of common sense. We know we are in for a tears to the eyes, ball grabbing squeeze, but we want to know when and how much it's going to hurt.
Of course there will always be those who live off the state, without justification who will continue to vote for whichever party gives them the biggest handouts. These people look no further ahead than their next free gift.

What part of, 'We need to know', don't they understand.

Greekyour post is of course rightbut it aint never going to happenyou wont get details in Lawso that loop holes can be found for the chosen fewour tax system is the most complicated one in the Worldand those least needy have deceived most whygo back to answer oneour Politicians have bent the rules for years for personal gain and got away with itwhygo back to answer onethe labour sleaze-balls just caught trying to feathering their nestNo public enquiry?Why?need I go on?we are nearly as democratic as Americaand nearly as corruptlol got to golook forward to other posters thoughts later

Tabasco,

You say it ain't never going to happen. I agree, but I live in hope (just).
I do think you are being a bit harsh re politicians 'bending the rule', when they all clearly state, they either misunderstood, made errors of judgement or both.
You will start saying they are just plain lier's next.

If they are right, and we all know they knew what they were doing and their intent was 100%, then what chance is their judgement in all things appertaining to ruining (sorry meant running) the country.

G and T.

There are many who I am happy to pay to be unemployed.

It is safer that way.

I would like to see Cameron, Osborne (porky) and a few more, unemployed next year.

But hope that they have financial assessment, before getting their huge benefits.

But if you lads want to be governed from Belize, Autria and the Seychelles vote tory.





















8-)

Or if you want more of the same:-

Lies Lies And More Lies:-

Vote Unite sorry Labour (same difference)

The Kraken Wakes!

Must be practising what he learnt from Wishy and Washy or the old Etonian shadow front bench.

By the way, where is the tory Shadowy Front Bench?

Other than for the blustering Clarke, they all seem hidden away.

Edited

"Who do you think you are? Sterling Moss?"

F1 ace Lewis Hamilton has been caught driving recklessly and had his car impounded by Australian Police, it was revealed today.

The McLaren driver allegedly "deliberately spun" his silver Mercedes along a road in Melbourne in front of a police van that pulled him over. The Victoria Police divisional van's driver saw Hamilton turn into the street with smoking wheels, it was said.

Lewis is in Australia ahead of Grand Prix.

The former world champion today apologised for his "over-exuberant" driving. In a statement he said: "This evening, I was driving in an over-exuberant manner and, as a result, was stopped by the police. What I did was silly, and I want to apologise for it."

He will now be charged with improper use of a vehicle. The sports car was towed to a police garage where it will be held for 48 hours under reckless driving laws.

Senior Constable Scott Woodford said the 2008 world champion stopped right away and was cooperative. He said: "It would have been fair to say he was fairly disappointed with the incident."

Hamilton was interviewed for around half an hour in his car, and would have been routinely breath-tested. The ace, who was said to be visibly upset, will also receive a fine. It is understood he told policemen at the scene that he was worried this would dent his reputation.

The Herald Sun newspaper, in Australia, reported that he was not taken back to the police station for questioning.

The incident happened at around 9.15pm today Australian time (10.15am GMT).

In 2007, Hamilton was banned from driving in France after being clocked driving at 123mph (200kmh). He was given an on-the-spot fine and his sports car was impounded by French police.

The star is due to race at Albert Park Melbourne in the Australian Grand Prix this weekend.

Read more at: http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/2908923/Lewis-Hamilton-caught-reckless-driving.html#ixzz0jIbwcvVr

The election will be on May 6.

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Those were the days!


HIGH SCHOOL 1957 vs. 2010

Scenario 1:

Jack goes quail hunting before school and then pulls into the school
parking lot with his shotgun in his truck's gun rack.
1957 - Vice Principal comes over, looks at Jack's shotgun, goes to his car
and gets his shotgun to show Jack.
2010 - School goes into lock down, FBI called, Jack hauled off to jail and
never sees his truck or gun again. Counselors called in for traumatized
students and teachers.

Scenario 2:
Johnny and Mark get into a fist fight after school.
1957 - Crowd gathers. Mark wins. Johnny and Mark shake hands and end up
buddies.
2010 - Police called and SWAT team arrives -- they arrest both Johnny and
Mark. They are both charged them with assault and both expelled even
though Johnny started it.

Scenario 3:
Jeffrey will not be still in class, he disrupts other students.
1957 - Jeffrey sent to the Principal's office and given a good paddling by
the Principal. He then returns to class, sits still and does not disrupt
class again.
2010 - Jeffrey is given huge doses of Ritalin. He becomes a zombie. He is
then tested for ADD. The family gets extra money (SSI) from the government
because Jeffrey has a disability.

Scenario 4:
Billy breaks a window in his neighbor's car and his Dad gives him a
whipping with his belt.
1957 - Billy is more careful next time, grows up normal, goes to college
and becomes a successful businessman.
2010 - Billy's dad is arrested for child abuse. Billy is removed to foster
care and joins a gang. The state psychologist is told by Billy's sister
that she remembers being abused herself and their dad goes to prison.
Billy's mom has an affair with the psychologist.

Scenario 5:
Mark gets a headache and takes some aspirin to school..
1957 - Mark shares his aspirin with the Principal out on the smoking dock
2010 - The police are called and Mark is expelled from school for drug
violations. His car is then searched for drugs and weapons.

Scenario 6:
Pedro fails high school English.
1957 - Pedro goes to summer school, passes English and goes to college.
2010 - Pedro's cause is taken up by state. Newspaper articles appear
nationally explaining that teaching English as a requirement for
graduation is racist. ACLU files class action lawsuit against the state
school system and Pedro's English teacher. English is then banned from
core curriculum. Pedro is given his diploma anyway but ends up mowing
lawns for a living because he cannot speak English.

Scenario 7:
Johnny takes apart leftover firecrackers from the Fourth of July, puts
them in a model airplane paint bottle and blows up a red ant bed.
1957 - Ants die.
2010 - ATF, Homeland Security and the FBI are all called. Johnny is
charged with domestic terrorism. The FBI investigates his parents -- and
all siblings are removed from their home and all computers are
confiscated. Johnny's dad is placed on a terror watch list and is never
allowed to fly again.

Scenario 8:
Johnny falls while running during recess and scrapes his knee He is found
crying by his teacher, Mary. Mary hugs him to comfort him.
1957 - In a short time, Johnny feels better and goes on playing.
2010 - Mary is accused of being a sexual predator and loses her job. She
faces 3 years in State Prison. Johnny undergoes 5 years of therapy.

This is me,

Very funny, shame it's all true.
Copying to many friends, hoping it will brighten their day as well.

Greek.

Greekman - Made my day completely to! Went into work the other day and some wag had posted to the toaster in the kitchen a 'risk assesment notice'. On every staircase in the buiding were notices to the effect that hot drinks without lids were prohibited. What happened to common sense? :o))

Ask the Chancellors8:00...Channel 4...cant be missed

How about a risk assessment of having Brown as PM for another 5 years or, more importantly, the risk of staying part o the Evil Empire?

Watched the program.

One of my children said " doesn't he look shifty".

You guessed it, she was referring to Osborne.

Thought Darling and Vince did well.

Coalition of Labour and Libs is well on the cards.

Oh no! - it's the pseudo-intellectual Guardian reader again.

I've at last realised that Fred is living proof of the theory of multiple coexisting universes. Many odd apparitions in the universe we inhabit are considered by some to be accidental intrusions from one or other of these parallel universes. It's now clear to me that Fred is just such a phenomenon. I feel reassured already.

Also watched the programme. Vince Cable easily outshone the other two. Shame he is just abut the only one of his party that is credible.
We all know (or should) that whoever gets in, we are in for a very rocky time.
I do believe we should cut now, drastically, in all areas of public employment from the top down.
This would mean the effects felt by those that receive these services would be kept to a minimum.
The problem we have is that with now over half (51%) of people employed, work for the public sector, it will be a case of turkeys not voting for Xmas.
That is why no party is being specific as to, how, where and when these cuts are to be effected.
The party that the public sector workers are most likely to vote for is the party that they believe will cut less.

The first cut should be the number of MPs, as we have more members of parliament pro rata to population than any other western country, but again I can't see this happening.


I have great fear for the future of my country.

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What I cant understand?
this thread is supposed to be a bit of a release for us frustrated investorsFred has a point of view that is probably in the minoritybut nevertheless a solid viewwhy do so many posters get so emotionally troubled?why not just post up your political view and except you will never have the last say another five years of Brown imo would be purgatorybutI agree with one of Freds childrenOsborne did look shiftyand out of his depthhung Parliament a certainty!!!but thats just a single point of viewfrom a lucky thickoam I an Alien?.incidentally FredI happen to think Darling and Brown have committed treason of seismic proportions