As noble as the concept of an opposition holding a government to account is, the reality is it is all bluster. Did Labour prevent Thatcher privatising everything, or selling off council homes? Did the Tories stop Blair running up debt or opening the doors to uncapped migrant limits? Did Labour prev...

I would not call it the wrong decision. I would call it a stupid and somewhat dishonest decision. People now repeatedly lie about matters, that we always intended to leave the single market, that there would be no economic consequences etc. Only a few are at least honest enough to accept they really...

Personalities aside, Blair is right to speak out just as Farage & co would have done if they had got 48%. The vote was too close to make a decision either way. It may well we 52 - 48 the other way now (I suspect it is at least that now). It is not the will of the people to leave it is the will ...

orbital wrote:
This, I was/am Anti-Brexit but how this absolute c**t of a man can think his words can carry any weight is beyond me.

It is a bit like West Ham seeking to sign El Haj Diouf.

shammy wrote:
Its an excellent initiative and one that Trump is keeping an open mind on. Could have done an Obama and done nothing for 8 years regarding corporation tax. What a legacy he has!

Ah, so no free trade then. :lol:

Well said your honour: https://www.theguardian.com/law/2017/feb/16/politicians-slow-defend-judges-brexit-case-lord-neuberger" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; But we should still see Dacre and the relevant Dail Mail journalists in the dock for contempt of court and incitement....

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/02/15/eu-worried-english-champagne-will-flood-continent-brexit/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; :lol: Nytimber and Chapel Down are drinkable, but cost £35 per bottle in the UK! They are competing with entry level grand houses. Zero chance.

http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/brexit/2017/02/1 ... mpossible/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Interesting article.

The Ring, Southwark.

Like it, great hot dog.

9/10

I guess we should not be surprised when the intelligence services discover links between Trump officials and Russian intelligence, and Trump's primary concern was that matters were linked.

Mark Noble is a very good player who I hope continues to serve West Ham for the next four or five seasons.

The question is clearly how we fit four into three.

National Security Advisor quits : http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-38965557" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Let's see if the trail gets back to Trump.

Of course you would Pinky. The whole purpose of this thread is to pick up on the points made by some, both in the Brexit thread and by the Deputy head of UKIP on QT last week, was that you can solve the NHS problems by reducing the overseas aid budget. Any debate on the future of the NHS can only be...

the pink palermo wrote:
You've had your arse handed to you on this one , retreat gracefully for a change .

Sorry, I didn't notice that. Well done.

I suggest you read the small print , which is what I thought lawyers were good at . However if your particular speciality is as the "picture drawing" lawyer , the brief who makes his case with crayons :wink: , I would draw your attention to the fact it states it's your Income tax and NI c...

A misleading and inaccurate thread title based upon an inaccurate and misleading piece of politically motivated information from HMG . Care to offer some alternative sources to which I can use as evidence? And why is the title misleading? It is precisely what is written on the form received by all ...

RichieRiv wrote:
How many have to met then?

Going by Shammy's statistics, I think its 39%.

I assume, by your highlighting of the EU countries, that we shouldn't need those translations.

Anyone else get the wheel? A couple of obvious highlights: A quarter of my tax contribution went on welfare. About 2/3 went on welfare, the NHS and state pensions. Overseas aid was approximately 1.2%. The EU contribution was less than 1%, or 1/20 of the money that went on the NHS. From this, we can ...

I received my GP survey from the NHS today . It's available in 15 languages . Arabic ,Bengali, Czech,French ,Gujarati,Mandarin, Polish,Portugese ,Punjabi, Slovak ,Somali, Spanish ,Turkish, English,Urdu Bit of a waste of time printing a French version. I have never met a French national who doesn't ...