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Title: FTSE 100 Down 44 Points - 2.29%
Post by: Barman on November 24, 2008, 06:27:51 AM
The FTSE 100 is down 44 points to 3780 this morning...

NO! The thing is down over two thousand points since June... 30% down....  cussing:

This kind of reporting pisses me off as you can tell...  noooo:
Title: Re: FTSE 100 Down 44 Points - 2.29%
Post by: Nick on November 24, 2008, 08:26:00 AM
What time is Darling on? They have leaked lots but have some more shocks up their sleeves,you can bet. The Tories have been wrong footed but there is no doubt that whoever gets in at the next election we are all royally fooked for the foreseeable.
Title: Re: FTSE 100 Down 44 Points - 2.29%
Post by: Barman on November 24, 2008, 08:44:08 AM
What time is Darling on? They have leaked lots but have some more shocks up their sleeves,you can bet. The Tories have been wrong footed but there is no doubt that whoever gets in at the next election we are all royally fooked for the foreseeable.
I think it is 3:30 if they haven't leaked it all out by then...  noooo:

The Tories were royally fucked when they committed to matching Gorgon's spending plans...  noooo:
Title: Re: FTSE 100 Down 44 Points - 2.29%
Post by: Snoopy on November 24, 2008, 10:55:10 AM
What time is Darling on? They have leaked lots but have some more shocks up their sleeves,you can bet. The Tories have been wrong footed but there is no doubt that whoever gets in at the next election we are all royally fooked for the foreseeable.
I think it is 3:30 if they haven't leaked it all out by then...  noooo:

The Tories were royally fucked when they committed to matching Gorgon's spending plans...  noooo:

A pledge since rescinded as "unsustainable given the debts now being racked up by Brown"
Title: Re: FTSE 100 Down 44 Points - 2.29%
Post by: Nick on November 24, 2008, 11:56:21 AM
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/7745 (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/7745)

How does he get away with this bullshit.

The normally placid Icelanders are rioting!
Title: Re: FTSE 100 Down 44 Points - 2.29%
Post by: Snoopy on November 24, 2008, 12:20:17 PM
 cussing: cussing: cussing:

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Title: Re: FTSE 100 Down 44 Points - 2.29%
Post by: Nick on November 24, 2008, 12:23:55 PM
Censored more like!

Try here

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/7745340.stm (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/7745340.stm)
Title: Re: FTSE 100 Down 44 Points - 2.29%
Post by: Snoopy on November 24, 2008, 12:26:34 PM
Ta very much! smile:












Oh ~ and the man is an arse ~ there is only one rule "When you find yourself in a deep hole, stop digging"
Title: Re: FTSE 100 Down 44 Points - 2.29%
Post by: Grumpmeister on November 24, 2008, 01:58:37 PM
Just out of interest how much do you have to earn to be in the 'middle income' category seeing as they are talking about possible tax rises for them?

Something tells me that living in Cornwall I should be safe given wages down here but getting a heads up is still a good idea.
Title: Re: FTSE 100 Down 44 Points - 2.29%
Post by: Snoopy on November 24, 2008, 02:24:02 PM
In excess of £150kpa they said this morning ~ just above the salary of a Minister of State in fact ~ odd that  rubschin:
Title: Re: FTSE 100 Down 44 Points - 2.29%
Post by: Uncle Mort on November 24, 2008, 02:27:51 PM
Phew! I was worried for a bit like.
Title: Re: FTSE 100 Down 44 Points - 2.29%
Post by: Barman on March 03, 2009, 08:06:31 AM
Down another 5% to 3,625...  noooo:
Title: Re: FTSE 100 Down 44 Points - 2.29%
Post by: Uncle Mort on March 03, 2009, 08:30:31 AM
Still higher than it was in March 2003 when it was about the 3,300 mark.
Title: Re: FTSE 100 Down 44 Points - 2.29%
Post by: Barman on March 03, 2009, 03:43:26 PM
Still higher than it was in March 2003 when it was about the 3,300 mark.

Still lower than when Tony Blair won the 1997 general election.  noooo:
Title: Re: FTSE 100 Down 44 Points - 2.29%
Post by: Snoopy on March 03, 2009, 03:46:13 PM
I still prefer to think that John Major & Co lost the election. Blair just happened to be in the right place to take advantage of that. evil:
Title: Re: FTSE 100 Down 44 Points - 2.29%
Post by: Just One More on March 04, 2009, 08:19:45 PM
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(https://www.virtual-pub.com/SMF/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.postimage.org%2Fgx1GENP9.jpg&hash=48d2be58c235b67028c1a777a0263af93d60e20f) (http://www.postimage.org/image.php?v=gx1GENP9)
Title: Re: FTSE 100 Down 44 Points - 2.29%
Post by: Barman on March 04, 2009, 08:55:30 PM
 lol: lol: lol:
Title: Re: FTSE 100 Down 44 Points - 2.29%
Post by: The Moan Ranger on March 05, 2009, 12:09:35 AM
Sound familar?

(https://www.virtual-pub.com/SMF/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.postimage.org%2FPqQP_R0.jpg&hash=a62c1ea7cb5607610fb8edff0f8b7058095ddeae) (http://www.postimage.org/image.php?v=PqQP_R0)
Title: Re: FTSE 100 Down 44 Points - 2.29%
Post by: Nick on March 05, 2009, 01:46:42 PM
http://www.order-order.com/2009/03/how-cnn-reported-gordons-obama-meeting.html (http://www.order-order.com/2009/03/how-cnn-reported-gordons-obama-meeting.html)

 noooo:
Title: Re: FTSE 100 Down 44 Points - 2.29%
Post by: Barman on March 05, 2009, 01:53:30 PM
This is good too... (http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/columnists/alice_miles/article5841400.ece)
Title: Re: FTSE 100 Down 44 Points - 2.29%
Post by: Nick on March 05, 2009, 01:59:04 PM
How much longer can the bastards hang on?
Title: Re: FTSE 100 Down 44 Points - 2.29%
Post by: Barman on March 05, 2009, 03:58:31 PM
How much longer can the bastards hang on?
Until June next year...  Banghead
Title: Re: FTSE 100 Down 44 Points - 2.29%
Post by: Pastis on March 05, 2009, 04:23:18 PM
How much longer can the bastards hang on?
Until June next year...  Banghead

There'll be a Summer of Discontent before then  evil:
Title: Re: FTSE 100 Down 44 Points - 2.29%
Post by: Barman on March 05, 2009, 08:33:08 PM
How much longer can the bastards hang on?
Until June next year...  Banghead

There'll be a Summer of Discontent before then  evil:
We can but hope...
Title: Re: FTSE 100 Down 44 Points - 2.29%
Post by: Pastis on March 05, 2009, 09:11:25 PM
How much longer can the bastards hang on?
Until June next year...  Banghead

There'll be a Summer of Discontent before then  evil:
We can but hope...

Believe you me, even middle England is spitting feathers and uttering unheard of expletives at the shenanigans of this w@nker... their hard earned savings currently yielding toss all  cry:
Title: Re: FTSE 100 Down 44 Points - 2.29%
Post by: Nick on March 06, 2009, 10:48:26 AM
I see Obama gave Broon some DVDs. One of them was Psycho  point:
Title: Re: FTSE 100 Down 44 Points - 2.29%
Post by: Barman on March 06, 2009, 10:52:55 AM
I see Obama gave Broon some DVDs. One of them was Psycho  point:
The very fact that the gift was a box of DVDs was the ultimate piss take and insult!

If Gordo had any spine (which he obviously doesn't) he would have told him to stick them up his arse ant taken his own gift back...

"Fuck off sambo - I can rent those at Blockbuster for a Pound!"
Title: Re: FTSE 100 Down 44 Points - 2.29%
Post by: The Moan Ranger on March 06, 2009, 08:22:13 PM
I see Obama gave Broon some DVDs. One of them was Psycho  point:
The very fact that the gift was a box of DVDs was the ultimate piss take and insult!

If Gordo had any spine (which he obviously doesn't) he would have told him to stick them up his arse ant taken his own gift back...

"Fuck off sambo - I can buy Blockbuster for a Pound!"

Corrected for you  lol:
Title: Re: FTSE 100 Down 44 Points - 2.29%
Post by: Barman on March 08, 2009, 10:00:26 AM
I see Obama gave Broon some DVDs. One of them was Psycho  point:
The very fact that the gift was a box of DVDs was the ultimate piss take and insult!

If Gordo had any spine (which he obviously doesn't) he would have told him to stick them up his arse ant taken his own gift back...

"Fuck off sambo - I can buy Blockbuster for a Pound!"

Corrected for you  lol:
lol: lol: lol: