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Title: PMQs is about to start
Post by: Nick on October 08, 2008, 10:49:48 AM
http://news.bbc.co.uk/player/nol/newsid_4320000/newsid_4326100/4326182.stm?bw=bb&mp=wm&news=1&ms3=6&ms_javascript=true&bbcws=2 (http://news.bbc.co.uk/player/nol/newsid_4320000/newsid_4326100/4326182.stm?bw=bb&mp=wm&news=1&ms3=6&ms_javascript=true&bbcws=2)

Should be fun!
Title: Re: PMQs is about to start
Post by: Nick on October 08, 2008, 11:04:04 AM
Half a percent offinterest rates immediately!
Title: Re: PMQs is about to start
Post by: Snoopy on October 08, 2008, 11:25:59 AM
.5% eh? Makes no odds to me.  whistle:
Title: Re: PMQs is about to start
Post by: Uncle Mort on October 08, 2008, 11:27:30 AM
smug git.
Title: Re: PMQs is about to start
Post by: Snoopy on October 08, 2008, 11:32:36 AM
smug git.

Sorry ~ but I have no credit cards, I have no overdraft, I have no credit accounts. My mortgage is fixed for its lifetime. So a change in interest rates will make no immediate impact on me. It may ultimately make some things dearer or cheaper but I don't see it making much difference to the economic woes of the moment.
Title: Re: PMQs is about to start
Post by: Barman on October 08, 2008, 12:10:55 PM
http://news.bbc.co.uk/player/nol/newsid_4320000/newsid_4326100/4326182.stm?bw=bb&mp=wm&news=1&ms3=6&ms_javascript=true&bbcws=2 (http://news.bbc.co.uk/player/nol/newsid_4320000/newsid_4326100/4326182.stm?bw=bb&mp=wm&news=1&ms3=6&ms_javascript=true&bbcws=2)

Should be fun!
Pile o' shite that was...  noooo:
Title: Re: PMQs is about to start
Post by: Nick on October 08, 2008, 12:11:26 PM
It was odd.And those Labour MPs asking the planted questions  noooo:
Title: Re: PMQs is about to start
Post by: Barman on October 08, 2008, 12:12:27 PM
It was odd.And those Labour MPs asking the planted questions  noooo:
They always do that... a complete waste of time and money the whole charade is...  cussing:
Title: Re: PMQs is about to start
Post by: Grumpmeister on October 08, 2008, 01:25:00 PM
I have 2 questions about this whole plan:

Firstly how much is it going to cost the taxpayer in added taxes?

And secondly, after this was revealed. How can the government justify gambling with billions of pounds of taxpayers money without even making sure that people who are in part responsible for this fiasco have been replaced.

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The Royal Bank of Scotland has said it will not be overhauling its management in return for getting potentially huge sums in public funding. The bank, whose senior executives have been criticised for running up big losses in the past year, said management changes were not "a feature" of its discussions with the Treasury. Earlier, Alistair Darling said changes at RBS were not a precondition of it receiving public money and management issues were a matter for the firm's board and shareholders only
Title: Re: PMQs is about to start
Post by: Nick on October 08, 2008, 01:27:01 PM
I am also incompetent.Where do I get my application form for Treasury assistance?

Of course, they are SCOTTISH. Silly me
Title: Re: PMQs is about to start
Post by: Barman on October 08, 2008, 01:37:59 PM
The whole PMQ thing winds me up to piss evaporation point!  cussing:

Half an hour of the comedy channel featuring 266 of the best paid squeezed into the commons for a pathetic display of 'hear hearing' and booing.

And what did they all do after - piss off back to the bar I expect to drink their subsidised booze and ignore no smoking rules that they have enforced on the proles.

Shame on them!

They should all fuck off back to their constituencies and do something useful for once - like picking up rubbish, sweeping the streets or ideally topping themselves.

What a completely useless bunch of c- censored:

 angry037
Title: Re: PMQs is about to start
Post by: Grumpmeister on October 08, 2008, 01:47:50 PM
The problem is that there is bugger all difference in the political parties now so question time is meaningless apart from those rare occaisions when ain opposition MP has a question about something that directly affects their chances of keeping their seat.
Title: Re: PMQs is about to start
Post by: Snoopy on October 08, 2008, 01:51:14 PM
626 actually ~ I can see you are annoyed.

But for mind-numbing boredom did you listen to the "Contenders" for US President last night? Now that was an exercise in sheer bulls hit if ever I heard one. Couldn't sleep which was why I was listening on BBC World Service, couldn't sleep afterwards thinking about the depths to which "democracy" has sunk.  noooo:
Title: Re: PMQs is about to start
Post by: Barman on October 08, 2008, 01:52:06 PM
The problem is that there is bugger all difference in the political parties now so question time is meaningless apart from those rare occaisions when ain opposition MP has a question about something that directly affects their chances of keeping their seat.
Precisely...

That's why they should all go back to their constituencies and top themselves! Bastards!  cussing:
Title: Re: PMQs is about to start
Post by: Barman on October 08, 2008, 01:53:30 PM
626 actually ~ I can see you are annoyed.

But for mind-numbing boredom did you listen to the "Contenders" for US President last night? Now that was an exercise in sheer bulls hit if ever I heard one. Couldn't sleep which was why I was listening on BBC World Service, couldn't sleep afterwards thinking about the depths to which "democracy" has sunk.  noooo:
626 - that's what I meant... I have enough lamp posts lined up don't worry...  ;)

I don't dare listen to the American shite too - I'd explode prolly  noooo:
Title: Re: PMQs is about to start
Post by: Grumpmeister on October 08, 2008, 01:57:27 PM
The problem is that there is bugger all difference in the political parties now so question time is meaningless apart from those rare occaisions when ain opposition MP has a question about something that directly affects their chances of keeping their seat.
Precisely...

That's why they should all go back to their constituencies and top themselves! Bastards!  cussing:

One suggestion that was made on the BBC site was to use the £50bn taxpayers money to pay off everyone's mortgages instead of paying the banking fat cats. Then a new banking system could be devised with a clean slate.    rubschin:

Title: Re: PMQs is about to start
Post by: Snoopy on October 08, 2008, 02:01:14 PM
The sum involved seems to be £250 billion. Made up of the £50b to shore up the lenders' finances and the other £200b to support the Bank of England's efforts to "stabilise" matters.
Title: Re: PMQs is about to start
Post by: Barman on October 08, 2008, 02:01:47 PM
The problem is that there is bugger all difference in the political parties now so question time is meaningless apart from those rare occaisions when ain opposition MP has a question about something that directly affects their chances of keeping their seat.
Precisely...

That's why they should all go back to their constituencies and top themselves! Bastards!  cussing:

One suggestion that was made on the BBC site was to use the £50bn taxpayers money to pay off everyone's mortgages instead of paying the banking fat cats. Then a new banking system could be devised with a clean slate.    rubschin:


Excellent idea... I shall rush out and get a mortgage...  whistle:
Title: Re: PMQs is about to start
Post by: Snoopy on October 08, 2008, 02:03:53 PM
Question is ~ where is the money coming from. This is the government that had to borrow £2.5 billion to pay for the 10pence tax cock up.
They don't have the money ~ they plan to borrow it against security of ................. future tax revenues. Genius!
Title: Re: PMQs is about to start
Post by: Barman on October 08, 2008, 02:06:59 PM
Question is ~ where is the money coming from. This is the government that had to borrow £2.5 billion to pay for the 10pence tax cock up.
They don't have the money ~ they plan to borrow it against security of ................. future tax revenues. Genius!

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 whistle:
Title: Re: PMQs is about to start
Post by: Uncle Mort on October 08, 2008, 02:12:57 PM
The government is about the only institiution(?) that is good for any borrowing at the moment. Also there is no one else who would be prepared to lend to the banks for recapitalisation.

I see little choice in the matter. 
Title: Re: PMQs is about to start
Post by: Grumpmeister on October 08, 2008, 02:46:30 PM
The government is about the only institiution(?) that is good for any borrowing at the moment. Also there is no one else who would be prepared to lend to the banks for recapitalisation.

I see little choice in the matter. 

I'll agree with you there, the buggers should all be institutionalised.  cussing:
Title: Re: PMQs is about to start
Post by: Snoopy on October 08, 2008, 02:52:12 PM
The government is about the only institiution(?) that is good for any borrowing at the moment. Also there is no one else who would be prepared to lend to the banks for recapitalisation.

I see little choice in the matter. 

Exactly and the only security they have to offer are our future taxes.
Title: Re: PMQs is about to start
Post by: Snoopy on October 08, 2008, 04:15:29 PM
This seems a good time to trot out a Stephen Fry quote

"The aim of politics has always been to keep a grip on fantasy"
Title: Re: PMQs is about to start
Post by: Snoopy on October 08, 2008, 04:35:31 PM
I hear on the radio that the sum to bail BankUK out of the sh*t is now said to be £500billion.
It has doubled since 11 am.  eeek:
Title: Re: PMQs is about to start
Post by: Barman on October 08, 2008, 04:44:01 PM
I hear on the radio that the sum to bail BankUK out of the sh*t is now said to be £500billion.
It has doubled since 11 am.  eeek:
And the FTSE still ended 5% down at 4366  eeek:

Oh well, another £500billion tomorrow then I shouldn't wonder...  noooo:
Title: Re: PMQs is about to start
Post by: Grumpmeister on October 08, 2008, 04:45:06 PM
I hear on the radio that the sum to bail BankUK out of the sh*t is now said to be £500billion.
It has doubled since 11 am.  eeek:

Which moron invited Prezza to the bankers lunch?  cussing:
Title: Re: PMQs is about to start
Post by: Nick on October 08, 2008, 06:24:41 PM
I heard Yvette lying on the wireless earlier  noooo:
Title: Re: PMQs is about to start
Post by: Nick on October 15, 2008, 09:15:37 AM
Well.Wednesday again.It had better be an improvement on last week's.  noooo:
Title: Re: PMQs is about to start
Post by: Barman on October 15, 2008, 09:16:22 AM
I have to go out and see a customer like...  noooo:
Title: Re: PMQs is about to start
Post by: Nick on October 15, 2008, 11:04:57 AM
He sent on a sub.It's Harperson  noooo:
Title: Re: PMQs is about to start
Post by: Barman on October 15, 2008, 12:40:37 PM
What did I miss then...?
Title: Re: PMQs is about to start
Post by: Nick on October 15, 2008, 01:08:58 PM
Nuffink. Gordo has done a John Stonehouse
Title: Re: PMQs is about to start
Post by: Snoopy on October 15, 2008, 02:01:55 PM
John Stonehouse faked a suicide.
Gordon Brown is at an EU summit today and thus his deputy took PMQs. I do not see the connection.
Title: Re: PMQs is about to start
Post by: Nick on October 15, 2008, 02:03:07 PM
He's in a mood  noooo:
Title: Re: PMQs is about to start
Post by: Snoopy on October 15, 2008, 02:04:30 PM
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