badgerx16

grouse

Jester

Dean

The Argies used French planes to fire French exocet missiles at the Royal Navy. They are our traditional, historic enemy, going back to 1066; Agincourt, Cressey, Poitiers, were all fought against the French; Marlborough fought with German allies, against the French; all through the 18th century the Royal Navy was tangling with, ( you've guessed it ), the French; Clive of India & general Wolfe fought the French; Wellington..... well you get the picture. Let's face it, we took most of India and North America from the damned French, so they're hardly going to back us in a dispute over territoriality.

It does if you read the Daily Heil.

...-Bastogne-Liege

I was merely repeating what I have read & heard in the media this morning, as a counterpoint to one sentence in the OP. I would think if personal tax avoidance and shifting your company's tax base offshore were an essential qualification for running the economy, there may well be many on that list of 30 who would qualify. You might as well have countered with "What do economists know about running the economy?".

What skills does GO have ?

As for the letter from the 'top 30 business leaders', as some economists have been quoted in the media this morning; they might know how to run a business, but what do they know about running an economy ?

And that is the crux of the problem - we are still trying to play 'Billy Big B0ll0x' with no justification. We are not a major world player, and should wake up to the fact and accept it.

Hobby

again ( naturally )

MG cars ( 'Old Speckled Hen' was first brewed to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the car factory in Abingdon )

hen's tooth

simplex

Went out for a short walk with my MP3 player on shuffle ; got "White Man in Hammersmith Palais" followed by "Stairway to Heaven", then "Enter Sandman", "Don't Fear the Reaper", and finally "Smells Like Teen Spirit".

beer

As pointed out previously on another thread, he still got a higher percentage of Labour MPs voting for him than DC got of the Tory members in his party leadership poll, in fact he got 122 votes from the 262 MPs & MEPs. And I am not sure the ONLY reason he got in was the union vote, as they only represent 33% of the possible total. Before you go off on one of your evening rants, try appraising yourself of the facts, ( for a change ).

( sagger maker's bottom ) knocker

Aqua ( I feel so ashamed ! )

If you are going to call somebody a 'buffoon' try not to look like one yourself

Pretty much echoes the Radio 4 commentator I heard. But what do they know ?

Kenneth

What's yours ?

A most predictable thread and opening post from the most predictable poster on the forum, and some equally predictable responses, especially from DC luvvies. I thought he did quite well for his first time up, and so did most of the media outlets I've heard reports from. And why does the fact he might have a slight speech impediment preclude him from high office or a bit of respect ?