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[scruff1] 10/7/2024 14:32

Largely agree for once careful. Exception - Mrs T. She didn't want the Falklands war. The death and carnage visibly upset her. She didn't parade herself on tv like the others. John (I think it was) Knott was the face of that war. Her determination to protect our country did her great credit though her enemies claimed - ridiculously - that she did it for her own political ends. Fatso on the other hand couldn't wait to be photographed poncing about Ukraine. Wouldn't mind betting when it's over he will be in Kiev on Fatso Street getting a chest full of medals pinned on by zelensky

[gotnorolex] 10/7/2024 14:07

You're learning the game!

[hardup1] 10/7/2024 12:15

Looks like 58p - 59p the new base camp for a breather before the next ascent.

[careful] 10/7/2024 08:29

Starmer seems seduced by mixing with other leaders already.
You can forget the little working man,
He has aspirations to be a great military leader now.

They all get sucked in,
remembering Blair and Bush purposefully striding to the war news conferences, Iraq.
They just love it.

Makes them feel great and it is much easier that stopping the boats or fixing the NHS.

[scruff1] 10/7/2024 08:21

Wouldnt happen here. The Met Office and the Govt issue a plethora of red alerts, extreme danger warnings and evasive tactics on the surprise occasions when the sun comes out.

[mikemichael2] 10/7/2024 08:15

A terrible tragedy, but bonkers to go for a hike in 40c, he really should have known better.

[mr.elbee] 10/7/2024 08:09

ANOTHER HIGH FALUTING TV DOCTOR NOW NO MORE MICHAEL MOSLEY

but was he even an actual doctor?

Well, yes and no. He graduated from Oxford University with a degree in PPE – Philosophy, Politics and Economics – the course that often leads to a high-profile career in politics. After graduation he worked in banking but after a few years jacked it in to train as a doctor at the Royal Free Hospital Medical School in London, a course which lasts at least five years. But – this is the crucial point – ‘Doctor’ Mosley never practised as a doctor, not even for one minute.

Instead, he went straight on to an Assistant Producer’s course at the BBC where his easy and pleasant television manner soon ensured he became a broadcasting star. He was, perhaps, more of a real doctor than ‘Dr’ Jill Biden, but not much, and nor was he a scientist.

[mikemichael2] 10/7/2024 08:00

Wednesday is fish day, as our man comes to Brighouse market today, a great lad who gets up at a ridiculous time to source great fish from Manchester fish market. Nice bit of Haddock, and Ted and me will share a kipper!!

[utrickytrees] 10/7/2024 07:42

Got us new commemorative Labour/ England shurt arriving today its got Starmer No1 on the back...can't wait!

[stansmith1] 09/7/2024 22:32

i told you last week, you would start falling for it and what do you know - you really will swallow anything wont you

[scruff1] 09/7/2024 22:26

Is that because they wont be in it?

[johnwise] 09/7/2024 22:14

(Facile objectives – like becoming a ‘clean energy superpower’, whatever that fantasy means – should be ditched.”"anything with ‘green’ in the title should ring warning bells ")


Reeves warned about Wealth Fund’s limitations


UK Chancellor Rachel Reeves has been warned that Labour’s new National Wealth Fund risks wasting taxpayers’ money unless it sets realistic objectives.

Professor Len Shackleton, an editorial and research fellow at the Institute of Economic Affairs, adopted a more cautionary tone.

“I wish this new initiative well, but the NWF needs to be realistic about what government can do,” he said.

“Investment is important, but it needs to be sensible and analysis of potential returns needs to be hardnosed. Facile objectives – like becoming a ‘clean energy superpower’, whatever that fantasy means – should be ditched.”

Prof Shackleton continued: “We need to boost not just the quantity but also the quality of investment. In the past, governments have been far too influenced by fashionable boondoggles — nowadays, anything with ‘green’ in the title should ring warning bells — and have wasted vast amounts of taxpayers’ money.

“Sometimes, pension funds and other private investors who paid too much attention to the government of the day also lost out.”

Prof Shackleton said promises of ‘policy certainty’ are nothing new, with many past governments forced to backpedal due to unforeseen events.

“When, long ago, a previous Labour administration set up the National Enterprise Board, it was justified as promoting advanced technology in profitable firms. But the wind changed, and with rising unemployment, 95% of government funds went into attempts to revive lame ducks.

“The government should always remember that it isn’t just cautious investors who hold new projects back. The mass of regulations and prohibitions, plus an increasingly unfavourable corporate tax regime, inhibit much potential investment spending.

“The government will need to attack these issues as well. But that’s inch-by-inch hand-to-hand fighting, not just making grand declarations and sticking new signs on government offices.”

The National Wealth Fund taskforce includes former Bank of England Governor Mark Carney, Barclays CEO C.S Venkatakrishnan, Aviva CEO Dame Amanda Blanc and large institutional investors.


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If Zero CO2 was ever achieved every tree on the planet would die
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[johnwise] 09/7/2024 22:13

("Facile objectives – like becoming a ‘clean energy superpower’, whatever that fantasy means – should be ditched.”"anything with ‘green’ in the title should ring warning bells ")


Reeves warned about Wealth Fund’s limitations


UK Chancellor Rachel Reeves has been warned that Labour’s new National Wealth Fund risks wasting taxpayers’ money unless it sets realistic objectives.

Professor Len Shackleton, an editorial and research fellow at the Institute of Economic Affairs, adopted a more cautionary tone.

“I wish this new initiative well, but the NWF needs to be realistic about what government can do,” he said.

“Investment is important, but it needs to be sensible and analysis of potential returns needs to be hardnosed. Facile objectives – like becoming a ‘clean energy superpower’, whatever that fantasy means – should be ditched.”

Prof Shackleton continued: “We need to boost not just the quantity but also the quality of investment. In the past, governments have been far too influenced by fashionable boondoggles — nowadays, anything with ‘green’ in the title should ring warning bells — and have wasted vast amounts of taxpayers’ money.

“Sometimes, pension funds and other private investors who paid too much attention to the government of the day also lost out.”

Prof Shackleton said promises of ‘policy certainty’ are nothing new, with many past governments forced to backpedal due to unforeseen events.

“When, long ago, a previous Labour administration set up the National Enterprise Board, it was justified as promoting advanced technology in profitable firms. But the wind changed, and with rising unemployment, 95% of government funds went into attempts to revive lame ducks.

“The government should always remember that it isn’t just cautious investors who hold new projects back. The mass of regulations and prohibitions, plus an increasingly unfavourable corporate tax regime, inhibit much potential investment spending.

“The government will need to attack these issues as well. But that’s inch-by-inch hand-to-hand fighting, not just making grand declarations and sticking new signs on government offices.”

The National Wealth Fund taskforce includes former Bank of England Governor Mark Carney, Barclays CEO C.S Venkatakrishnan, Aviva CEO Dame Amanda Blanc and large institutional investors.


Video: Mark Levin sussed the government scam
The truth about global warming


If Zero CO2 was ever achieved every tree on the planet would die
VIDEO: A Dearth of Carbon Dr. Patrick Moore

[utrickytrees] 09/7/2024 21:54

Based on this evenings game, England don't have anything to worry about in the final.

[scruff1] 09/7/2024 19:58

jL
Kneel wont realise what a mess he is making until his reduced majority turns into a Jonathan Ashworth type loss to Abdullah Abdullah al Gaza - our next PM.

[vlad the impaler] 09/7/2024 17:01

II, this little one seems full of rage. Well done, again 😂😂

[thanatos abysss] 09/7/2024 16:58

nice move from 40 to 58


well done bulls

you showed us for what we are


useless

[thanatos abysss] 09/7/2024 16:57

afternoon all


odey says slkfijg;dfknjg;lfdknb;dfzslkbnd'flzknb


sorry he has his mouth full

[institutional investments] 09/7/2024 16:29

Is Charles here?

[vlad the impaler] 09/7/2024 16:26

Afternoon all

II destroying everyone again? haha

[institutional investments] 09/7/2024 14:34

Its a fascinating tribe to research

The Hopefuls

[institutional investments] 09/7/2024 14:33

Tbf, next ftse level is only a formality. But lets pretend it may not be. Like to see everybody have hope