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[a0502162] 15/10/2009 09:17

I know, I "retired" at 40............and haven't stopped since!

[selborne_edge] 15/10/2009 08:38

AO - No I don't work but you will find that when you put your feet up, you are very active

[a0502162] 15/10/2009 08:11

SEl.

The "choices" I was fefering to were more to do with leisure than opportunities.

You know, plan a BBQ and it rains, bank holiday and it rains etc etc. I like the outdoor life and I don't do cold wet and miserable.

As for opportunties there are plenty, everywhere. You really must make more time for them. You are not working are you?

[thistimenextyear] 15/10/2009 01:02

Can see this riding up and testing 160p, which will be the next major resistance level if we break 140p. Interesting times!

[mike111d] 14/10/2009 22:02

Your friendly banter makes a pleasant change from most other threads.

All locked and loaded for 142p and beyond!

[robwt] 14/10/2009 21:19

Enjoyed the the Travelogue, but are we all set for 142p.

[selborne_edge] 14/10/2009 20:35

AO - Thanks very much for your advice and although misguided, I am sure it was well meant. I was in the Royal Navy for 35 years, visited many countries and of course saw the strengths and weaknesses of each country.

I am not sure what 'choices' are not available in the UK; my problem is the lack-of-time to take advantage of opportunities which frequently arise.

[a0502162] 14/10/2009 12:50

Sel.

Why stay around and suffer the pain.............move away for while and see what else there is on offer.
It just might open your eyes and show you what a crock Britain is turning into. As they say in investing "past performance is not always an indicator of the future".

Don't get me wrong, I have fond memories of a good and fun filled life in England. However I also have a great passion for a full, exciting life..............something that is becoming less available in the UK. For me anyway.

"choice" is in very short supply in the UK, where as else where we are spoilt for it!

[selborne_edge] 14/10/2009 12:02

This so called 'stockmarket recovery' will continue while QE and very low interest rates remain. The UK and US (and many others) are living on borrowed time and before long the UK will need to reduce government debt. Its going to be very painful but it has to happen.

By the way AO - The UK is a great country and we love it just as much for it failures, as for it magnificent history.

[a0502162] 14/10/2009 10:22

Rob

That's OK.

There's a few things moving higher but I'm waiting till some more positive news comes out before jumping back in. Still alot of negs about the "recovery" out there!

[mike111d] 14/10/2009 09:41

They certainly do :-)

[robwt] 14/10/2009 09:40

A0, sorry mate for some reason I thought you were American. On a the Logica subject, they seem to be steadily moving slowly higher.

[a0502162] 13/10/2009 13:12

English born and bred...........It's just I have execised my right as a free man to live anywhere I choose.

A bit like all the other peoples who have chosen to live in England...................except I'm not a burden on the state I chose!

[a0502162] 13/10/2009 12:19

And apart from that it's a beautiful land......................shame about the rain, wind , cold........................ and snow that's no use for anything.

Thatcher was a leader and did change Britain for the good.............see there you go "CHANGE".................it's a good thing!

By the way the French, Italians, Germans and Spanish.............all very patriotic...............all got rid of their Royals.................and all doing very well under the Euro................so I still can't see what the problem is with joining a good thing when you see it??

[a0502162] 13/10/2009 09:41

Oooops some how that got posted twice??

[a0502162] 13/10/2009 09:41

All valid points and perhaps all correct to some degree.

I guess it's a case of either wanting things to stay just the way they always have done, or seeing change happening because change is needed.

Nostalgia, lets be honest it's had it's day!

Out with the pound, out with the Queen and lets get a federal Europe on the road.
Just my opinion.

[robwt] 12/10/2009 21:30

A0, the USA is the biggest importer in the world by a long chalk. China are the biggest Exporter. The Americans may be looking sad now, but they will be back on top because without them we are all in the brown stuff. China, need the USA, Europe needs the USA, Japan needs the USA. We need the USA more than we need the countries that now make up Europe.

[a0502162] 12/10/2009 17:05

OK.lets take a rational look at it.

1)If the uk stays with the pound and the pound stays low against the Euro for the foreseable future then the much needed imports are going to to be even more expensive and therefore inflation will creep in. We don't export enough to make much of a difference.They can't fight inflation by lowering the already low interest rates........so what then?

2)If Britain took a leading role in Europe instead of sitting on the fence and hoping it goes away Britain would be able to shape policy to better suits it's island position.

3)When all this crisis is sorted out, if you look at the size of Russia, China, India etc the scale of their economies will far outway Britain and America. The only option for the UK survive in the "global market" is to join one, not a dying one with massive debt but a fresh one with potential growth not decline......................EUROPE.

Time to join Europe properly and take control of the steering wheel. If there was a referendum then I think there could be a big suprise.............not everone believes what is said in the press!

[selborne_edge] 12/10/2009 12:48

Well said robwt; the denial of a referendum for the people of this country on this EU constitution is one of the greatest acts of betrayal by a British Government. Lets hope that the Czechs can hold out.

[robwt] 12/10/2009 12:00

We do not need a bunch of foreigners ruling the UK. We need to be out of it asap, it is as plain as day that we should never ditch the pound. We have just watched the Irish conned into voting for it, just like we were in 1973.

Because the yanks are pulling the strings, war criminal and general all round slimeball freeloader Tony Blair might be President of the Euro shambles in a few weeks, they deserve this overated windbag.

We need to be out of it and the majority of Brits would vote against it if there were a referendum.

[a0502162] 12/10/2009 10:32

The working time directive is there to protect the people of the UK as much as it is to protect the peoples of the other EU states.

[selborne_edge] 12/10/2009 09:45

The less control we let Brussels have over our affairs, the better I like it. An independant courtry needs to control its own currency and its economic policy. Currently we are subject to all sorts of stupid rules passed down by the EU, notably the working time directive and the people of this country do not like it.

UKIP is the party for me !

[a0502162] 12/10/2009 08:57

Sel.

You picked to beauties to compare with the UK.

Singapore is a country that has more entrepreneurs than any other I know and has a very dynamic economy..................it's also led by one man. In other words it has a clear direction and a plan to succeed. It also trades on a global scale.

Switzland is a case on it's own due to it having favourable tax laws and banking system and therefore more than it's fair share of very wealthy people. It also manufactures some serious time pieces!

The UK has non of the above, nor has it much of manufacturing base left. We can invent things but have no idea how to turn them into a profit and the uk certainly doesn't have leadership or a clear plan.

The UK also does 70% of it's trade with the Euro zone................so where is the logic in having a seperate currency?