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I'll take kids doing wheelies on the pavements over naked every time :P

But it's not as easy as just finding something else LondonM. There's an asking price and then a secret auction! This is always going to put people at a disadvantage unless they bid stupidly over the asking price. It's part of what is wrong with the market. If a home is to go to the highest bidder, then it should be in an open auction.

Would that be in comparison to typical Tory incompetence in overspending in electoral campaigns and then not declaring it uncleglen?

Crime is up everywhere. Nothing to do with cuts to Police of course!!!!

Where to begin with that Jah? I never go for irrelevant emotional filler and that post is so devoid of any actual facts that it's hard to know where to start. The cost of membership is a fraction of our GDP, and is paid back in spades, both in grants and in the ?200bn exports that membership of the EU enables us to sell. Up to three millions jobs exist because of that membership. So economically it's a pretty good payback. Our deficit is a simple case of services costing more than we collect in tax. The EU is not the reason the UK has, like many countries, seen a decline since the 60's. Competition from countries that can undercut our labour and production costs are the reason why. The EU does not tells us what to pay workers. Nor does it tell us what we can charge for something. As for bankruptcy. WW1 and 2 did far more to bring us to bankruptcy and we had much bigger debt then as a result. And then there was that global banking collapse of 2008 that had it's touch paper lit in the USA. Again, don't see the EU being responsible for that. Although the Tories would have us all believe it was Gordon what did it! Debt and deficit are the consequence of the way modern banking does business. It is not something created by the EU. As for law. The EU only affects around 6% of our laws through it's directives. Hardly taking over our sovereignty at all. We are not part of the Euro, nor Shenghan. We have had the ability to shape treaties in our interest in the past, and that will continue. I have no time for conspiracy theories of new world orders. TTIP is just a trade treaty, a flawed one yes, but just a treaty all the same. Of course the USA acts out of self interest - tell me any country that doesn't. That's why trade agreements are so difficult to negotiate and take so long to come to an agreement on. But as always is the case with business, those with the biggest markets to offer, always have the edge. This is why the brexit claim that we would have no trouble renegotiating the 53 trade agreements we have with the EU is a fantasy. The EU is a marketplace of 500 million consumers. We are just 63 million. We are not special and we will have to pay just like everyone else who wants access to the EU marketplace whether we stay OR leave. Both Obama and Clinton have said there will be no trade deal with them if we leave the EU. They don't need us or our exports. The days of the British Empire have long gone and it's time we woke up to that. And the post ends by telling us that it's not in our (the people's) interests to stay in the EU. Here is an excerpt of something I wrote on another thread; "So they EU are shafting working people are they? Workers have the following protections because of the EU; Health and safety at work: general rights and obligations, workplaces, work equipment, specific risks and vulnerable workers. Equal opportunities for women and men: equal treatment at work, pregnancy, maternity leave, parental leave protection against discrimination based on sex, race, religion, age, disability and sexual orientation. Labour law: part-time work, fixed-term contracts, working hours, employment of young people, informing and consulting employees. Individual EU countries must make sure that their national laws protect these rights laid down by EU employment laws (Directives). And then of course there's the people kept in jobs by the ?200bn of exports to the EU annual. Yeah right, whatever has the EU ever done for working people." My issue with the out campaign all along has been the lack of opinion based on hard facts. The EU is far more complex than TTIP or its membership fees. Yet those wanting to leave can't say how we'll protect those jobs, exports and workplace protections. The truth is they just don't know. I for one am not prepared to vote for something that will at the very least create economic uncertainty, at a time when the economy is flatlining and the world's markets are pretty volatile. So I'm saying vote in, and we can work to reform the things that don't work.

You asked for that though Chief.

But is this any different to the cycling campaigners that do the same thing? Turn up en masse and ride round central London making it impossible for vehicles to pass through?

I think Cameron is only too happy to use Obama to back the 'in' campaign. Obama has to act in the interests of the US, that goes with the job of president (or any government for that matter). Obama is also right in that trade agreements take a long time to negotiate - that's just the reality for any country. But he made a very good point which should be taken on board by those so keen on Brexit. A trade deal with the EU opens doors to a market of 500 million plus people. A trade deal with the UK is just 60 million people. That alone should tell people that we are not special, nor more important than our neighbours. In business, there are no special people, just consumers and profit. The EU will always have the upper hand on any trade negotiations.

I too am fed up of the EU Brexit stuff. It's media overload. Looking forward to when all these damn elections are over.

And just to add that I find the silence on this deafening. Electoral fraud is serious, except it seems when the Tories are at it. The exposure of this is solely down to the excellent journalists at Channel 4, the only media organisation it seems that has no qualms of exposing corruption irregardless of the political party guilty of it.

They don't have to lose them to Labour. Pretty much any other party would join a coalition to overturn the Tory majority. And they only have to lose 6 to lose that majority, and only 10 to wipe out the DUP factor. Given that most of the seats were won with majorities of less than 3000 votes, you would expect the other parties to work hard to get their voters out. I think it could be an interesting exercise and only a fool would never say never at the moment.

If the electoral commission decide they overspent there will have to be bi-elections and prosecutions. Given that most of those Tory seats were won with margins of between 300 and 3000 votes, there is a good possibility they could lose enough seats to lose their majority. We saw what happens when electoral fraud takes place in Tower Hamlets. Overspending on campaign limits is also electoral fraud. It's very serious.

Nope, it has nothing to do with the EU uncle. That's why it is called the Eurovision Song Contest and not the European Union Contest. The clue is in that Russia enters along with any other contry from the entire continent of Europe who wants to enter. So NOTHING whatsoever to do with the EU.

So now we know that 24 Tory won marginal constituencies ommitted expenses from hotel expenditure to travel in their campaign accounts, that if included would have meant an overspend, which is a criminal offence, that can mean both a fine and up to a year in prison for the MP concerned and/or the electoral agent they used. Tory central office is trying to explain it away as an administrative error and that those expenses were part of central campaign funds relating to the battle bus. But they didn't declare them there either. If the electoral commission rules that the spending was local, not central, are we going to see bi-elections, of which the Tories only have to lose six, to lose their majority. Interesting times.

Yes and it seems to have backfired hugely for Zac. Khan today was put at a 20 point lead. That has to be pretty grim reading for Cameron. And with it now coming to light that 24 Tory won marginal seats may have broken electoral rules on campaign spending, things could be about to get a lot worse for them.

She is actually one of the biggest selling artists of all time (some estimated 75 million albums sold - 50 million of them certified sales).

So you didn't see the photo of Zac with the same extremist Cameron told us Sadiq was pals with yesterday? You see, community leaders (who may or may not be part of extreme versions of a religion) tend to be very good at getting the ear of people in public office, which is why both Sadiq (in his job as a civil rights lawyer) and Zac (in his role as a politician) have both crossed paths with people we now know to have extreme views. Not a story for me but we all know what side of the political fence you stand on Uncle. I have news for you though. Khan is 10 points ahead, helped massively by the Tory claims of 'terrorist sympathiser', because most people see through that for the nonsense it actually is.

I agree that other car rental is far cheaper, esp at weekends.

Looks like he/she swerved to avoid something?

I'm pretty sutre the only way any supplier knows if there's a problem with your router is if you report one. Sadly people do fall for this though.

I find Caroline P and bit away with the fairies too. Today's polling puts Sadiq 10 points ahead of Zac. That's some margin.

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Even though I'm a Labour Party member I've never warmed to Sadiq and find that the only candidate I've heard anything from that I like, is Sian Berry! Both Zac and Sadiq appear to me to be making promises on things they have no power to deliver.

It's bugging me too, popping up every other click on the forum, although I just refresh the page and it goes away.

It doesn't just happen at Sainsburys though. I always check receipts, esp when things are reduced or multibuy offers. Have seen errors at most stores we shop at.