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Remind me not to lend you my car...SeanT said:
Yes. I lost.rkrkrk said:Anyone have experience disputing a scratch on a foreign rental car (Spain)?
If you're in a criminal mood, and you scratch a car, deliver it back early, at night. Then leave the keys. They can't prove you scratched it, so they can't charge you.
That said, I once trashed the whole door of a car I collected in France and dropped off in Portugal. I left it there in full view, at 12 noon, and walked off expecting a massive bill. But I didn't hear a peep. Maybe it was because I picked up and dropped off in different countries.
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Occam's Razor in these situations is that the journalist hasn't quite got the story straight.tlg86 said:
It certainly leaves a few more questions asked. How likely is it that firefighters wouldn't notice that they hadn't totally put out the fire? Perhaps the fridge wasn't the cause of the big fire.Dadge said:
What do you mean? The story as described in the article sounds a bit unlikely, but it doesn't suggest that the firefighters did a bad job.tlg86 said:Delighted to see that Diane Abbott has made a full recovery.
I've just heard Jeremy Corbyn say that the firefighters at Grenfell Tower did a great job. I wouldn't be so sure:
https://tinyurl.com/y72bwxgr
What I'd be interested to see (I know it's only morbid fascination) is a timeline of what happened when. I think the biggest failure on the night was that the fire service didn't tell the phone operators to change their instructions once the fire shot up the building. People were being told to stay put on the basis of containment... when containment had failed.0 -
Yes, not much point in brexiting if we can't reclaim non-decimality.Jonathan said:
Dozens surely.ThomasNashe said:Passed the demo in Parliament Square on my way home. There were literally tens of them.
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Surely an axiom rather than a narrative ?Dadge said:
It's a game. The narrative is that May's a loser...Nemtynakht said:
Corbyn's speech was an alternative universe. His argument seemed to be we got lots of votes therefore we have a mandate and you don't even though you got more. It was weird - he has a good style though and made you want to believe him more ham robo-may.Brom said:
He was ridiculed but now he's definitely a serious threat. However seeing off 2 PMs and failing to take office is something of a Pyrrhic victory, the most popular kind of victories amongst the hard leftnunu said:
Soon he will of seen of 2 Tory PM's. He has been underestimated this whole time, and many PB tories are still doing it. smh.Stark_Dawning said:
Jezza's a sly old fox to be sure. He kept his head down during the EU Ref (making us all think he was useless) and got exactly what he wanted - Brexit, Dave destroyed and May in. Then he unleashed his campaigning genius during the GE and destroyed May. I don't now think anything is beyond his cunning.nunu said:I don't think I've expressed this before. But as a LEAVER I must say thank you a million times to Corbyn.Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you for not campaigning for REMAIN as you did this GE. We couldn't have done it without you.
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I don't think we did scratch the rear bumper - and 250 euro seems a bit much even if we did.SeanT said:
Yes. I lost.rkrkrk said:Anyone have experience disputing a scratch on a foreign rental car (Spain)?
If you're in a criminal mood, and you scratch a car, deliver it back early, at night. Then leave the keys. They can't prove you scratched it, so they can't charge you.
That said, I once trashed the whole door of a car I collected in France and dropped off in Portugal. I left it there in full view, at 12 noon, and walked off expecting a massive bill. But I didn't hear a peep. Maybe it was because I picked up and dropped off in different countries.
Odd.
But we didn't take pictures (it may be that the scratch was under dirt).
Do they have to tell you immediately? For all we know it could have happened afew days later...0 -
Baker's too? Damn!SandyRentool said:
The dozen has been banned by the EU.Jonathan said:
Dozens surely.ThomasNashe said:Passed the demo in Parliament Square on my way home. There were literally tens of them.
That's why we're leaving.0 -
I don't think that will stick. For starters, you can't blame Theresa May.Dadge said:
Occam's Razor in these situations is that the journalist hasn't quite got the story straight.tlg86 said:
It certainly leaves a few more questions asked. How likely is it that firefighters wouldn't notice that they hadn't totally put out the fire? Perhaps the fridge wasn't the cause of the big fire.Dadge said:
What do you mean? The story as described in the article sounds a bit unlikely, but it doesn't suggest that the firefighters did a bad job.tlg86 said:Delighted to see that Diane Abbott has made a full recovery.
I've just heard Jeremy Corbyn say that the firefighters at Grenfell Tower did a great job. I wouldn't be so sure:
https://tinyurl.com/y72bwxgr
What I'd be interested to see (I know it's only morbid fascination) is a timeline of what happened when. I think the biggest failure on the night was that the fire service didn't tell the phone operators to change their instructions once the fire shot up the building. People were being told to stay put on the basis of containment... when containment had failed.0 -
Hmm:
Dodds says the DUP is about strengthening the union, delivering Brexit, defending the country and creating prosperity for Northern Ireland.
He ends his speech by saying his party will therefore act and vote in accordance with those goals over the next five years of this parliament.
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Was the Weights and Measures (Imperial Restoration) Bill one of the ones highlighted in the QS?Ishmael_Z said:
Yes, not much point in brexiting if we can't reclaim non-decimality.Jonathan said:
Dozens surely.ThomasNashe said:Passed the demo in Parliament Square on my way home. There were literally tens of them.
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God had two sons until ICM applied their turnout filter.nunu said:I don't believe in polls but I do believe in God..........
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Makes you wonder why the Tories went balls deep into a deal. They could have governed as a minority.Richard_Nabavi said:Hmm:
Dodds says the DUP is about strengthening the union, delivering Brexit, defending the country and creating prosperity for Northern Ireland.
He ends his speech by saying his party will therefore act and vote in accordance with those goals over the next five years of this parliament.0 -
Can the same be said for the Tory backbenchers?Richard_Nabavi said:Hmm:
Dodds says the DUP is about strengthening the union, delivering Brexit, defending the country and creating prosperity for Northern Ireland.
He ends his speech by saying his party will therefore act and vote in accordance with those goals over the next five years of this parliament.0 -
What a bummer. Reporting as lost the card on which they have the deposit can reportedly be effective but sounds as if it's too late.rkrkrk said:
I don't think we did scratch the rear bumper - and 250 euro seems a bit much even if we did.SeanT said:
Yes. I lost.rkrkrk said:Anyone have experience disputing a scratch on a foreign rental car (Spain)?
If you're in a criminal mood, and you scratch a car, deliver it back early, at night. Then leave the keys. They can't prove you scratched it, so they can't charge you.
That said, I once trashed the whole door of a car I collected in France and dropped off in Portugal. I left it there in full view, at 12 noon, and walked off expecting a massive bill. But I didn't hear a peep. Maybe it was because I picked up and dropped off in different countries.
Odd.
But we didn't take pictures (it may be that the scratch was under dirt).
Do they have to tell you immediately? For all we know it could have happened afew days later...
As another bit of too late to be helpful advice, I have a policy which covers me for the excess on car hire claims for £35 a year. Fantastic value (if it works, not had to claim yet).0 -
Yes in my research now I've seen that sort of policy - looks a good option for the future!Ishmael_Z said:
What a bummer. Reporting as lost the card on which they have the deposit can reportedly be effective but sounds as if it's too late.rkrkrk said:
I don't think we did scratch the rear bumper - and 250 euro seems a bit much even if we did.SeanT said:
Yes. I lost.rkrkrk said:Anyone have experience disputing a scratch on a foreign rental car (Spain)?
If you're in a criminal mood, and you scratch a car, deliver it back early, at night. Then leave the keys. They can't prove you scratched it, so they can't charge you.
That said, I once trashed the whole door of a car I collected in France and dropped off in Portugal. I left it there in full view, at 12 noon, and walked off expecting a massive bill. But I didn't hear a peep. Maybe it was because I picked up and dropped off in different countries.
Odd.
But we didn't take pictures (it may be that the scratch was under dirt).
Do they have to tell you immediately? For all we know it could have happened afew days later...
As another bit of too late to be helpful advice, I have a policy which covers me for the excess on car hire claims for £35 a year. Fantastic value (if it works, not had to claim yet).0 -
She has a lot of German cousins as well as a Greek husband, so not too surprising...Roger said:Even the Queen doesn't approve of Brexit. She's making a point by wearing EU blue.
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Not sure that means all that much. Farage's wife, for example.foxinsoxuk said:
She has a lot of German cousins as well as a Greek husband, so not too surprising...Roger said:Even the Queen doesn't approve of Brexit. She's making a point by wearing EU blue.
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I've used these in the past - again I've never had to make a claim - but it does prevent the argy-bargy when you take the keys and they try to sell you their own excess insurance (which often seems to cost about the same as the market value of the car).rkrkrk said:
Yes in my research now I've seen that sort of policy - looks a good option for the future!Ishmael_Z said:
What a bummer. Reporting as lost the card on which they have the deposit can reportedly be effective but sounds as if it's too late.rkrkrk said:
I don't think we did scratch the rear bumper - and 250 euro seems a bit much even if we did.SeanT said:
Yes. I lost.rkrkrk said:Anyone have experience disputing a scratch on a foreign rental car (Spain)?
If you're in a criminal mood, and you scratch a car, deliver it back early, at night. Then leave the keys. They can't prove you scratched it, so they can't charge you.
That said, I once trashed the whole door of a car I collected in France and dropped off in Portugal. I left it there in full view, at 12 noon, and walked off expecting a massive bill. But I didn't hear a peep. Maybe it was because I picked up and dropped off in different countries.
Odd.
But we didn't take pictures (it may be that the scratch was under dirt).
Do they have to tell you immediately? For all we know it could have happened afew days later...
As another bit of too late to be helpful advice, I have a policy which covers me for the excess on car hire claims for £35 a year. Fantastic value (if it works, not had to claim yet).0 -
They panicked by attributing all their undecideds back to their 2015 voting intention. Which was a dumb thing to do, not least because it added a whole lot of people back into the UKIP column almost all of whom were never going to vote UKIP, but were ex ukip voters undecided between Labour and Tory. Probably most of them voted Labour in the end.Stark_Dawning said:
Didn't they panic at the last minute and started wrenching the algorithm to subdue youth turnout?Richard_Nabavi said:I still don't understand how YouGov could have both been out by 6 points in their headline poll, and about right in the modelling derived from their polls. It's very odd. It was one reason why I was sceptical of the model.
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Ex wife, I believe!RobD said:
Not sure that means all that much. Farage's wife, for example.foxinsoxuk said:
She has a lot of German cousins as well as a Greek husband, so not too surprising...Roger said:Even the Queen doesn't approve of Brexit. She's making a point by wearing EU blue.
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Hats off to Michael Gove for preparing the ground for Tory-DUP harmony.
As early as March,he helpfully described Theresa May as a "continuity Catholic".
He further insists that she is Britain's "first Catholic prime minister". Never mind that Tony Blair officially converted to Rome the day before he left office, nor that Theresa May is an Anglo-Catholic. As Gove explains, she is “an Anglo-Catholic rather than a Roman Catholic, but no less a Catholic for that.”
My goodness, that's going to go down well in Belfast! Many people couldn't care less, of course. But many in the UVF DUP could. A lot. And Gove seems to have chosen the term "continuity Catholic" with Northern Irish politics in mind.
Eschewing the traditional epithets "staunch" and "devout", he tells us that whereas one lot in the CofE are "definitively Protestant", another lot are "continuity Catholic". And May, an Anglican and famously a vicar's daughter, drew enormously on Catholic social teaching in her approach to her office. That's why she gave up her favourite crisps for Lent.
And according to Gove, it all comes from her Catholic family heritage. “One of the many wonders of the Anglican Church is that it comprehends both those who think of themselves as definitively Protestant in the tradition of Thomas Cranmer and those who believe they are continuity Catholics practising a spirituality and believing in a theology that has passed down from St Augustine to Pusey and Keble. Theresa May’s father, Hubert Brasier, was a priest who very much subscribed to the latter tradition.”
Again, not many people could give much of a hoot about this. But then there's the Orange Order.0 -
Not sure they are divorced. Still, the point stands.foxinsoxuk said:
Ex wife, I believe!RobD said:
Not sure that means all that much. Farage's wife, for example.foxinsoxuk said:
She has a lot of German cousins as well as a Greek husband, so not too surprising...Roger said:Even the Queen doesn't approve of Brexit. She's making a point by wearing EU blue.
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Boris on Ch4 News.
Doing his best to look prime ministerial without looking like he is trying to look prime ministerial.0 -
They have you by the bollocks, if you pick up in the dark and then notice the damage take a picture and send it ti them early the next day youll get away with it, but most scratchess etcyou dont notice. I took a third party insurance out and caught the kerb. I hadto pay the bill butwasrefunded within a week despite the required documentation etc that i couldnot easily lay my hands on. The extra insurance is a pain but if you realise your liabilities its worth it, you can save money by going third party but DYORSeanT said:
Yes. I lost.rkrkrk said:Anyone have experience disputing a scratch on a foreign rental car (Spain)?
If you're in a criminal mood, and you scratch a car, deliver it back early, at night. Then leave the keys. They can't prove you scratched it, so they can't charge you.
That said, I once trashed the whole door of a car I collected in France and dropped off in Portugal. I left it there in full view, at 12 noon, and walked off expecting a massive bill. But I didn't hear a peep. Maybe it was because I picked up and dropped off in different countries.
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With a bit of digging you can find reputable car hire companies that allow you to pay in cash without leaving a credit card imprint that they can use to bill you for real or imagined damage after you have left. You may pay a little more for the hire but it's worth it for the peace of mind - Luzcar in the Algarve is an excellent example.SeanT said:
It's increasingly common for hire car companies to try and sting you for tiny scratches. Pisses me off, mightily. There's not much you can do - which is why - in the past! - I would happily take revenge.rkrkrk said:
I don't think we did scratch the rear bumper - and 250 euro seems a bit much even if we did.SeanT said:
Yes. I lost.rkrkrk said:Anyone have experience disputing a scratch on a foreign rental car (Spain)?
If you're in a criminal mood, and you scratch a car, deliver it back early, at night. Then leave the keys. They can't prove you scratched it, so they can't charge you.
That said, I once trashed the whole door of a car I collected in France and dropped off in Portugal. I left it there in full view, at 12 noon, and walked off expecting a massive bill. But I didn't hear a peep. Maybe it was because I picked up and dropped off in different countries.
Odd.
But we didn't take pictures (it may be that the scratch was under dirt).
Do they have to tell you immediately? For all we know it could have happened afew days later...0 -
Boris was a prat on the radio. He was questioned and mumbled and stuttered. HaplessJonathan said:Boris on Ch4 News.
Doing his best to look prime ministerial without looking like he is trying to look prime ministerial.0 -
Why is the interview with eddie mair trending with boris, any onelistened0
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Labour fighting the case now why its crazy to leave but hiding behind "the wiil of the majority" where they they a year ago0
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one in ten german hospitals on the brink of insolvency
http://www.faz.net/aktuell/wirtschaft/unternehmen/hohe-kosten-jedes-zehnte-krankenhaus-steht-vor-der-insolvenz-15071077.html0 -
Sean
I hire cars all the time - good ones. I have only dinged two over the years. The first one I paid €200 for a tiny scratch after misjudging a French car port. The second I rolled a Jeep over a boulder - and got away with it by standing in front of the damage when the bloke checked it in. Admittedly the latter was in New Zealand, where the populous are so laid back they put the Spanish to shame.0 -
Be keen to hear of Ishmael's excess policy. The excess on most cars I hire is anything from €700-€10000
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People always assume Major but at least the guy got a majority - against all odds.Jonathan said:Is this the worst Tory administration since the war? Discuss.
The Maydup 'administration' is just an embarrassing shambles. It probably is the worst Tory government in history.0 -
I will tell you who the best people for sorting out industry-wide scams against consumers like the scratch on hire car charges are, and that's the, ahem, EU - they did it over hidden extras on airline booking sites.
I have to say I have just walked from Aquitaine into Aragon and back again, and spent half an hour on the phone to my gf in the UK telling her about it, effectively for free because the EU has forbidden roaming charges, so am in a European frame of mind this evening.0 -
Whatever the faults and errors in the polls they were all more accurate than the landslide forecasts of most Conservative posters on here , David Herdson excepted and his post was accused by many of being hacked .0
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Sounds like a wonderful hike @Ishmael_X in a beautiful part of the world. Enjoy it sir.Ishmael_Z said:I will tell you who the best people for sorting out industry-wide scams against consumers like the scratch on hire car charges are, and that's the, ahem, EU - they did it over hidden extras on airline booking sites.
I have to say I have just walked from Aquitaine into Aragon and back again, and spent half an hour on the phone to my gf in the UK telling her about it, effectively for free because the EU has forbidden roaming charges, so am in a European frame of mind this evening.0 -
Deepwater Horizon led to hundreds of criminal convictions for fraudulent claims, and over a hundred people sent to prison. Dodgy claims were likely in the thousands. There are some really sick people around.nunu said:0 -
Ishmael has been hacked. PBers will kindly ignore the above post.Ishmael_Z said:I will tell you who the best people for sorting out industry-wide scams against consumers like the scratch on hire car charges are, and that's the, ahem, EU - they did it over hidden extras on airline booking sites.
I have to say I have just walked from Aquitaine into Aragon and back again, and spent half an hour on the phone to my gf in the UK telling her about it, effectively for free because the EU has forbidden roaming charges, so am in a European frame of mind this evening.0 -
Interesting that Her Majesty wasn't wearing the Crown at the QS in parliament today, didn't think the QS could go ahead without wearing the Crown representing the sovereignty of the British people? And worse still she was wearing a blue hat with yellow dots on the side, looking very much like the flag of the wretched EU! I thought the sovereign was meant to be impartial in political affairs. Whether she was very badly advised I don't know, but on both those counts I thought it was a very unfortunate choice today. But then as a republican, we'd be so much better off without the Royal Family altogether!0
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iCarhireinsurance.com, £37.99 a year this year for all claims arising (Europe only I think).Bobajob_PB said:Be keen to hear of Ishmael's excess policy. The excess on most cars I hire is anything from €700-€1000
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Perfect - thank you very much indeed.Ishmael_Z said:
iCarhireinsurance.com, £37.99 a year this year for all claims arising (Europe only I think).Bobajob_PB said:Be keen to hear of Ishmael's excess policy. The excess on most cars I hire is anything from €700-€1000
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On topic, not a pretty picture.0
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Chortle. Agreed. I have heard more about her bloody headwear than the contents of the speech!hunchman said:Interesting that Her Majesty wasn't wearing the Crown at the QS in parliament today, didn't think the QS could go ahead without wearing the Crown representing the sovereignty of the British people? And worse still she was wearing a blue hat with yellow dots on the side, looking very much like the flag of the wretched EU! I thought the sovereign was meant to be impartial in political affairs. Whether she was very badly advised I don't know, but on both those counts I thought it was a very unfortunate choice today. But then as a republican, we'd be so much better off without the Royal Family altogether!
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More importantly, who was that MPILF sitting next to Kwasi Kwateng when he seconded?hunchman said:Interesting that Her Majesty wasn't wearing the Crown at the QS in parliament today, didn't think the QS could go ahead without wearing the Crown representing the sovereignty of the British people? And worse still she was wearing a blue hat with yellow dots on the side, looking very much like the flag of the wretched EU! I thought the sovereign was meant to be impartial in political affairs. Whether she was very badly advised I don't know, but on both those counts I thought it was a very unfortunate choice today. But then as a republican, we'd be so much better off without the Royal Family altogether!
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She wasn't wearing the Crown but it was there.hunchman said:Interesting that Her Majesty wasn't wearing the Crown at the QS in parliament today, didn't think the QS could go ahead without wearing the Crown representing the sovereignty of the British people? And worse still she was wearing a blue hat with yellow dots on the side, looking very much like the flag of the wretched EU! I thought the sovereign was meant to be impartial in political affairs. Whether she was very badly advised I don't know, but on both those counts I thought it was a very unfortunate choice today. But then as a republican, we'd be so much better off without the Royal Family altogether!
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Wow. Thanks! I usually pay 24e's a day to cover the excess when I hire a car.Ishmael_Z said:
iCarhireinsurance.com, £37.99 a year this year for all claims arising (Europe only I think).Bobajob_PB said:Be keen to hear of Ishmael's excess policy. The excess on most cars I hire is anything from €700-€1000
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Do you have a picture? It might be Lucy Frazer, in that she's a mutual friend of Kwasi and I.SirBenjamin said:
More importantly, who was that MPILF sitting next to Kwasi Kwateng when he seconded?hunchman said:Interesting that Her Majesty wasn't wearing the Crown at the QS in parliament today, didn't think the QS could go ahead without wearing the Crown representing the sovereignty of the British people? And worse still she was wearing a blue hat with yellow dots on the side, looking very much like the flag of the wretched EU! I thought the sovereign was meant to be impartial in political affairs. Whether she was very badly advised I don't know, but on both those counts I thought it was a very unfortunate choice today. But then as a republican, we'd be so much better off without the Royal Family altogether!
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I'm struggling to believe we import so much German food.williamglenn said:The global EU powers ahead.
https://twitter.com/wsjeurope/status/877596135279534080
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If you get the chance, worth watching the Panorama on the Grenfell Fire:
https://tinyurl.com/ybrw2yuo
Interestingly, the programme contradicts Hammond's comment that the cladding was outlawed.0 -
IN Majorca I pay 8Euro per day to cover this..Roger said:
Wow. Thanks! I usually pay 24e's a day to cover the excess when I hire a car.Ishmael_Z said:
iCarhireinsurance.com, £37.99 a year this year for all claims arising (Europe only I think).Bobajob_PB said:Be keen to hear of Ishmael's excess policy. The excess on most cars I hire is anything from €700-€1000
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It's not Lucy (she's the one directly behind the one next to Kwasi...)rcs1000 said:
Do you have a picture? It might be Lucy Frazer, in that she's a mutual friend of Kwasi and I.SirBenjamin said:
More importantly, who was that MPILF sitting next to Kwasi Kwateng when he seconded?hunchman said:Interesting that Her Majesty wasn't wearing the Crown at the QS in parliament today, didn't think the QS could go ahead without wearing the Crown representing the sovereignty of the British people? And worse still she was wearing a blue hat with yellow dots on the side, looking very much like the flag of the wretched EU! I thought the sovereign was meant to be impartial in political affairs. Whether she was very badly advised I don't know, but on both those counts I thought it was a very unfortunate choice today. But then as a republican, we'd be so much better off without the Royal Family altogether!
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It's all that Blue Nun for the This Week team.rcs1000 said:
I'm struggling to believe we import so much German food.williamglenn said:The global EU powers ahead.
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I thought she had to wear it at a QS in parliament? No excuses that she's 91, she should have been wearing it. Or would it have been too much of a burden before Royal Ascot?! The duties of the Crown come first, not the pursuits of HM. Heck, I'd rather be shot of the nonsense that is the Royal Family, but if it's got to exist, then it should play by the perceived rules?....at least before today at least!glw said:
She wasn't wearing the Crown but it was there.hunchman said:Interesting that Her Majesty wasn't wearing the Crown at the QS in parliament today, didn't think the QS could go ahead without wearing the Crown representing the sovereignty of the British people? And worse still she was wearing a blue hat with yellow dots on the side, looking very much like the flag of the wretched EU! I thought the sovereign was meant to be impartial in political affairs. Whether she was very badly advised I don't know, but on both those counts I thought it was a very unfortunate choice today. But then as a republican, we'd be so much better off without the Royal Family altogether!
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I wonder whether it's the country or the hire company? Now I use Hertz or Thrifty because they're quick and reliable which a lot of the smaller ones aren't and the cost isn't that much more.SquareRoot said:
IN Majorca I pay 8Euro per day to cover this..Roger said:
Wow. Thanks! I usually pay 24e's a day to cover the excess when I hire a car.Ishmael_Z said:
iCarhireinsurance.com, £37.99 a year this year for all claims arising (Europe only I think).Bobajob_PB said:Be keen to hear of Ishmael's excess policy. The excess on most cars I hire is anything from €700-€1000
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The perfect PB post.SandyRentool said:
God had two sons until ICM applied their turnout filter.nunu said:I don't believe in polls but I do believe in God..........
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No idea! But he's damaged goods as far as I'm concerned for being the other half of the wretched Amber Augusta Rudd. It seems that he's sacrified a potential ministerial career just to be hooked up with 'that woman'.SirBenjamin said:
More importantly, who was that MPILF sitting next to Kwasi Kwateng when he seconded?hunchman said:Interesting that Her Majesty wasn't wearing the Crown at the QS in parliament today, didn't think the QS could go ahead without wearing the Crown representing the sovereignty of the British people? And worse still she was wearing a blue hat with yellow dots on the side, looking very much like the flag of the wretched EU! I thought the sovereign was meant to be impartial in political affairs. Whether she was very badly advised I don't know, but on both those counts I thought it was a very unfortunate choice today. But then as a republican, we'd be so much better off without the Royal Family altogether!
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Lidl and Aldi?rcs1000 said:
I'm struggling to believe we import so much German food.williamglenn said:The global EU powers ahead.
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Love transcends politics. Look at SeanT.hunchman said:
No idea! But he's damaged goods as far as I'm concerned for being the other half of the wretched Amber Augusta Rudd. It seems that he's sacrified a potential ministerial career just to be hooked up with 'that woman'.SirBenjamin said:
More importantly, who was that MPILF sitting next to Kwasi Kwateng when he seconded?hunchman said:Interesting that Her Majesty wasn't wearing the Crown at the QS in parliament today, didn't think the QS could go ahead without wearing the Crown representing the sovereignty of the British people? And worse still she was wearing a blue hat with yellow dots on the side, looking very much like the flag of the wretched EU! I thought the sovereign was meant to be impartial in political affairs. Whether she was very badly advised I don't know, but on both those counts I thought it was a very unfortunate choice today. But then as a republican, we'd be so much better off without the Royal Family altogether!
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Brilliant.SandyRentool said:
God had two sons until ICM applied their turnout filter.nunu said:I don't believe in polls but I do believe in God..........
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So who would you like to shoot you?hunchman said:
I thought she had to wear it at a QS in parliament? No excuses that she's 91, she should have been wearing it. Or would it have been too much of a burden before Royal Ascot?! The duties of the Crown come first, not the pursuits of HM. Heck, I'd rather be shot of the nonsense that is the Royal Family, but if it's got to exist, then it should play by the perceived rules?....at least before today at least!glw said:
She wasn't wearing the Crown but it was there.hunchman said:Interesting that Her Majesty wasn't wearing the Crown at the QS in parliament today, didn't think the QS could go ahead without wearing the Crown representing the sovereignty of the British people? And worse still she was wearing a blue hat with yellow dots on the side, looking very much like the flag of the wretched EU! I thought the sovereign was meant to be impartial in political affairs. Whether she was very badly advised I don't know, but on both those counts I thought it was a very unfortunate choice today. But then as a republican, we'd be so much better off without the Royal Family altogether!
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BoJo gave up being a serious politician when he realised he could make brand "BoJo" and avoid many hours of hard political work. Since then he's bumbled along.SquareRoot said:
Boris was a prat on the radio. He was questioned and mumbled and stuttered. HaplessJonathan said:Boris on Ch4 News.
Doing his best to look prime ministerial without looking like he is trying to look prime ministerial.
Oddly his writing workrate is really high, but then that makes him more money.0 -
Aldi/Lidl?rcs1000 said:
I'm struggling to believe we import so much German food.williamglenn said:The global EU powers ahead.
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Very true. But I think even he would be horrified if he trawled Companies House records, or should I say Companies House records via the Wayback Machine, as most of them aren't there any longer, I've really got no idea why! 41 dissolved companies as a director, and let me put it this way, they didn't exactly serve the interests of the shareholder.rcs1000 said:
Love transcends politics. Look at SeanT.hunchman said:
No idea! But he's damaged goods as far as I'm concerned for being the other half of the wretched Amber Augusta Rudd. It seems that he's sacrified a potential ministerial career just to be hooked up with 'that woman'.SirBenjamin said:
More importantly, who was that MPILF sitting next to Kwasi Kwateng when he seconded?hunchman said:Interesting that Her Majesty wasn't wearing the Crown at the QS in parliament today, didn't think the QS could go ahead without wearing the Crown representing the sovereignty of the British people? And worse still she was wearing a blue hat with yellow dots on the side, looking very much like the flag of the wretched EU! I thought the sovereign was meant to be impartial in political affairs. Whether she was very badly advised I don't know, but on both those counts I thought it was a very unfortunate choice today. But then as a republican, we'd be so much better off without the Royal Family altogether!
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So speaks a man who has no majority, no mandate and no plan bar busting the country..calum said:0 -
He is improving at this politics lark.calum said:
The line that the Tories have abandoned their own manifesto is powerful I think.
Nick Palmer said it well when he said it seemed like the Tories have run out of ideas for why they want to be in power.0 -
Corbyn continues trying to avoid having to go back to his day job, May is desperately pretending to be back at hers.0
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Hmmm... I guess it's possible, but I'd be surprised if it were cheaper for Aldi/Lidl to re-export foodstuffs from Germany than to source directly to stores in the UKHaroldO said:
Aldi/Lidl?rcs1000 said:
I'm struggling to believe we import so much German food.williamglenn said:The global EU powers ahead.
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A timely reminder of some real talent (in many senses) on the Tory benches. She should be utilised more.rcs1000 said:
Do you have a picture? It might be Lucy Frazer, in that she's a mutual friend of Kwasi and I.SirBenjamin said:
More importantly, who was that MPILF sitting next to Kwasi Kwateng when he seconded?hunchman said:Interesting that Her Majesty wasn't wearing the Crown at the QS in parliament today, didn't think the QS could go ahead without wearing the Crown representing the sovereignty of the British people? And worse still she was wearing a blue hat with yellow dots on the side, looking very much like the flag of the wretched EU! I thought the sovereign was meant to be impartial in political affairs. Whether she was very badly advised I don't know, but on both those counts I thought it was a very unfortunate choice today. But then as a republican, we'd be so much better off without the Royal Family altogether!
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"How many companies have you been a director of that have been dissolved?", as I didn't say to my wife on our first date.hunchman said:
Very true. But I think even he would be horrified if he trawled Companies House records, or should I say Companies House records via the Wayback Machine, as most of them aren't there any longer, I've really got no idea why! 41 dissolved companies as a director, and let me put it this way, they didn't exactly serve the interests of the shareholder.rcs1000 said:
Love transcends politics. Look at SeanT.hunchman said:
No idea! But he's damaged goods as far as I'm concerned for being the other half of the wretched Amber Augusta Rudd. It seems that he's sacrified a potential ministerial career just to be hooked up with 'that woman'.SirBenjamin said:
More importantly, who was that MPILF sitting next to Kwasi Kwateng when he seconded?hunchman said:Interesting that Her Majesty wasn't wearing the Crown at the QS in parliament today, didn't think the QS could go ahead without wearing the Crown representing the sovereignty of the British people? And worse still she was wearing a blue hat with yellow dots on the side, looking very much like the flag of the wretched EU! I thought the sovereign was meant to be impartial in political affairs. Whether she was very badly advised I don't know, but on both those counts I thought it was a very unfortunate choice today. But then as a republican, we'd be so much better off without the Royal Family altogether!
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I think May and her team has, there is no point in wasting good ideas on her faltering run when a new leader can launch them.rkrkrk said:
He is improving at this politics lark.calum said:
The line that the Tories have abandoned their own manifesto is powerful I think.
Nick Palmer said it well when he said it seemed like the Tories have run out of ideas for why they want to be in power.0 -
Tell them you have pictures, and demand proof of the damage. 50/50 there never was any damage at all, and they'll give up.rkrkrk said:
I don't think we did scratch the rear bumper - and 250 euro seems a bit much even if we did.
But we didn't take pictures (it may be that the scratch was under dirt).
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I've dodged a few bullets in my time thank you!SquareRoot said:
So who would you like to shoot you?hunchman said:
I thought she had to wear it at a QS in parliament? No excuses that she's 91, she should have been wearing it. Or would it have been too much of a burden before Royal Ascot?! The duties of the Crown come first, not the pursuits of HM. Heck, I'd rather be shot of the nonsense that is the Royal Family, but if it's got to exist, then it should play by the perceived rules?....at least before today at least!glw said:
She wasn't wearing the Crown but it was there.hunchman said:Interesting that Her Majesty wasn't wearing the Crown at the QS in parliament today, didn't think the QS could go ahead without wearing the Crown representing the sovereignty of the British people? And worse still she was wearing a blue hat with yellow dots on the side, looking very much like the flag of the wretched EU! I thought the sovereign was meant to be impartial in political affairs. Whether she was very badly advised I don't know, but on both those counts I thought it was a very unfortunate choice today. But then as a republican, we'd be so much better off without the Royal Family altogether!
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Quite! Love is blind is it not?rcs1000 said:
"How many companies have you been a director of that have been dissolved?", as I didn't say to my wife on our first date.hunchman said:
Very true. But I think even he would be horrified if he trawled Companies House records, or should I say Companies House records via the Wayback Machine, as most of them aren't there any longer, I've really got no idea why! 41 dissolved companies as a director, and let me put it this way, they didn't exactly serve the interests of the shareholder.rcs1000 said:
Love transcends politics. Look at SeanT.hunchman said:
No idea! But he's damaged goods as far as I'm concerned for being the other half of the wretched Amber Augusta Rudd. It seems that he's sacrified a potential ministerial career just to be hooked up with 'that woman'.SirBenjamin said:
More importantly, who was that MPILF sitting next to Kwasi Kwateng when he seconded?hunchman said:Interesting that Her Majesty wasn't wearing the Crown at the QS in parliament today, didn't think the QS could go ahead without wearing the Crown representing the sovereignty of the British people? And worse still she was wearing a blue hat with yellow dots on the side, looking very much like the flag of the wretched EU! I thought the sovereign was meant to be impartial in political affairs. Whether she was very badly advised I don't know, but on both those counts I thought it was a very unfortunate choice today. But then as a republican, we'd be so much better off without the Royal Family altogether!
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She was the Union President when I ran the ball. I've always had a lot of time for Lucy.Typo said:
A timely reminder of some real talent (in many senses) on the Tory benches. She should be utilised more.rcs1000 said:
Do you have a picture? It might be Lucy Frazer, in that she's a mutual friend of Kwasi and I.SirBenjamin said:
More importantly, who was that MPILF sitting next to Kwasi Kwateng when he seconded?hunchman said:Interesting that Her Majesty wasn't wearing the Crown at the QS in parliament today, didn't think the QS could go ahead without wearing the Crown representing the sovereignty of the British people? And worse still she was wearing a blue hat with yellow dots on the side, looking very much like the flag of the wretched EU! I thought the sovereign was meant to be impartial in political affairs. Whether she was very badly advised I don't know, but on both those counts I thought it was a very unfortunate choice today. But then as a republican, we'd be so much better off without the Royal Family altogether!
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No self-awareness too.SquareRoot said:So speaks a man who has no majority, no mandate and no plan bar busting the country..
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Typical Tirues, underfunding the NhSAlanbrooke said:one in ten german hospitals on the brink of insolvency
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He doesn't care, he has momentum and wants power before all the plates spinning start to wobble.glw said:
No self-awareness too.SquareRoot said:So speaks a man who has no majority, no mandate and no plan bar busting the country..
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Whilst we're on the subject of Amber Augusta Rudd, this was the opening statement of Nicholas Wilson, the self styled 'Mr Ethical' over HSBC. When Mr Wilson was laying into Amber Rudd, quite rightly over arms sales to Saudi and HSBC, the moderator / chairman of the meeting effectively censored Mr Wilson, as that was off limits:rcs1000 said:
"How many companies have you been a director of that have been dissolved?", as I didn't say to my wife on our first date.hunchman said:
Very true. But I think even he would be horrified if he trawled Companies House records, or should I say Companies House records via the Wayback Machine, as most of them aren't there any longer, I've really got no idea why! 41 dissolved companies as a director, and let me put it this way, they didn't exactly serve the interests of the shareholder.rcs1000 said:
Love transcends politics. Look at SeanT.hunchman said:
No idea! But he's damaged goods as far as I'm concerned for being the other half of the wretched Amber Augusta Rudd. It seems that he's sacrified a potential ministerial career just to be hooked up with 'that woman'.SirBenjamin said:
More importantly, who was that MPILF sitting next to Kwasi Kwateng when he seconded?hunchman said:Interesting that Her Majesty wasn't wearing the Crown at the QS in parliament today, didn't think the QS could go ahead without wearing the Crown representing the sovereignty of the British people? And worse still she was wearing a blue hat with yellow dots on the side, looking very much like the flag of the wretched EU! I thought the sovereign was meant to be impartial in political affairs. Whether she was very badly advised I don't know, but on both those counts I thought it was a very unfortunate choice today. But then as a republican, we'd be so much better off without the Royal Family altogether!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5_w1Kv-hCoY
And Mr Wilson has had his life ruined over the past 12 years as a whistle blower raising uncomfortable truths. The only thing is that I wish his voters at the end of the day had voted Labour in Hastings and Rye in order to have got rid of her. As far as I'm concerned, she is a cancerous MP at the heart of British politics.0 -
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People always assume Major but at least the guy got a majority - against all odds.Jonathan said:Is this the worst Tory administration since the war? Discuss.
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And we thought the right-wing Brexiteers were into Empire 2.0... McDonnell wants to challenge the Monroe doctrine.glw said:
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Naught but TORY propaganda!!!!SquareRoot said:
So speaks a man who has no majority, no mandate and no plan bar busting the country..calum said:
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This is an important article about why heavy industry won't be the job creator people think it will:
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Monroe Doctrine?williamglenn said:
And we thought the right-wing Brexiteers were into Empire 2.0... McDonnell wants to challenge the Monroe doctrine.glw said:
Quite bonkers.williamglenn said:
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We should be training up people for programming and engineering, instead people want heavy industry because that's what Atlee would have wanted.rcs1000 said:This is an important article about why heavy industry won't be the job creator people think it will:
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They have pictures. In the one with the license plate I genuinely can't even see the scratch.Andrew said:
Tell them you have pictures, and demand proof of the damage. 50/50 there never was any damage at all, and they'll give up.rkrkrk said:
I don't think we did scratch the rear bumper - and 250 euro seems a bit much even if we did.
But we didn't take pictures (it may be that the scratch was under dirt).
There are two others which could be of any black car and the scratch is still tiny.
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Trump hasn't even fully reversed what Obama did, he is keeping some of the changes. To describe that as a blockade is plain wrong, and to imply that the UK can somehow force the US to change their mind is simply nuts. But it tells us a fair bit about the kind of crackpot shit we would get with a Labour government, God forbid it.williamglenn said:
And we thought the right-wing Brexiteers were into Empire 2.0... McDonnell wants to challenge the Monroe doctrine.glw said:
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Find an identical car here and take pictures of that. Hurry tho while we have sunshine for that holiday look.Andrew said:
Tell them you have pictures, and demand proof of the damage. 50/50 there never was any damage at all, and they'll give up.rkrkrk said:
I don't think we did scratch the rear bumper - and 250 euro seems a bit much even if we did.
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Is Jesmondo sporting a bit of a tan there? He seems to look more youthful every daycalum said:0 -
England walking this0
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That makes a GE this year very unlikely - given there would have to be a vote in Parliament and then a minimum 6 week campaign. GE would then be late November at the earliest - which seems too late.calum said:Peston hearing recess extended until October - 2017 hopefully !
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Absolutely, and the advances in retail industry are laying a lot of people off there too. But technology always ends up creating more jobs overall, although its very visible where the job losses are. Amazon's shake up of the retail sector is overall very good news as far as I'm concerned. The future lies with programmers in all sorts of areas and Machine learning, and the more people that are trained in that field for the future, the better for all concerned.rcs1000 said:This is an important article about why heavy industry won't be the job creator people think it will:
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As for Con leadership ballot - difficult for that to be triggered during recess as MPs need to be present for MPs ballots.
I guess May could stand down (as Con leader only) say 10 days before summer recess - then MPs ballots happen in that final 10 days before it then goes to the members over the summer.0 -
Day of Rage - lol. A mixture of airhead students and more sinister muscle in masks, giving posh people the finger down Piccaddily and singing Corbyn's name.0
