Thank God for the voters of Massachusetts.

The President’s domestic agenda is dead.

Hope for freedom still exists.

Well it will certainly have brought a sense of reality into the lives of those who still felt the sun shone out of Obama’s ****. He hadn’t a chance to live up to the embarrassing hype of a year ago and he has, so far, said a lot but done little and is looking at a popularity rating below 50%. His inexperience has told so now perhaps a period of reflection will steady him for his next two years, because hat’s the most he has if he wants to be ready for a second term.

Following the Anglia and the parade of Beetles:
Fiat 128
Datsun Coupe
Citroen GSA
Citroen BX
Citroen XM
Saab T5 Aero
Audi 6
Audi Allroad
Renaut Kangoo 4×4
Peugeot Partner
Kia Cee’d
Kia Carens

Diverse enough for you?:D

Yes it is but why is the brother still behind bars?

“The failing problem of democracy is that the thick outvote the wise so it is now acceptable to end a statement with innit.”

That’s a memorable statement, Old Shape! And it so neatly encapsulates the tenor of several recent threads.

I suppose you could disenfranchise the thick………:diablo:

A bit like most films where characters seem to take off from an airport in one plane and land in another!

Exactly! Don’t these production teams have continuity any more?

Well…. i feel incensed by this advert!! What kind of plane spotter would call a Bae146 an Airbus A320-216:p Clearly the producers of this ad have not done any research …..oh also….has the runway at EDI moved 90 degrees???:D:D
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P1-nf9VlcCA
ps: There is no Rome via Amsterdam flight!!!!:mad::mad::D:D

Not that it changes anything but if you look closely isn’t the first shot an Airbus and the receding shot the 146? If so it is worse than you thought!!!:mad:

Doomesday scenario you say? Are you sure that you are not living it?

I guess that the strength of a currency is generally reflecting the strength of the economy behind it.

The british pound (and the dollar) are steadily going down compared to the euro and this for 8 years in a row.

Clearly, the playing field is NOT level. The EU countries, and euro countries in particular, are taking the lead. The euro zone is of course also feeling the negative effects of financial crisis, or world economy in general. However, it appears clearly that the eurozone has been able to reply better to economical troubles than other nations, which is reflected in the currency exchange rate.

If this is what you describe as being “a mess” then I hope that this mess continues as long as possible.

I think you have rather a lot to learn about the complexity of exchange rates and their levels vis a vis other trading currencies. You also appear not have read the recent statements from your own ECB.

I think you misread my doomesday scenario comment, or misunderstood it. It referred to those who take that view should we leave the EU. If you are suggesting that we are living it now, it sounds as good a reason as any other to leave.