is that it now game over no chance of POTUS

 

Rayguns out

Always make me laugh when folk concern themselves with decisions such as that.

 

It didn't affect a single person in the country.

Always make me laugh when folk concern themselves with decisions such as that.

 

It didn't affect a single person in the country.

I think that's bollocks

 

Maybe somebody who actually knows can explain

Remainer surely? After all it is her signature on the Single European Act which started the move to European Union from the Common Market.

 

"No, No, No" to quote herself. She was misled into signing and came to realise that.

I think that's bollocks

 

Maybe somebody who actually knows can explain

My life wasn't in any way affected by Gordon Brown selling some gold.

 

Either was yours.

My life wasn't in any way affected by Gordon Brown selling some gold.

 

Either was yours.

 

So, selling a few billion pounds worth of gold for half a dozen beans didn't affect you? Did his subsequent need to recoup that few million pounds not affect you either?

So, selling a few billion pounds worth of gold for half a dozen beans didn't affect you? Did his subsequent need to recoup that few million pounds not affect you either?

How did it affect you?

How did it affect you?

Borrowing has to be paid back with interest. Not keeping a bit of your income in reserve for tougher times is folly. With lower interest payments and unnecessary public spending, more would have been available for genuine needs like nhs etc.

Everyone gets affected in one way or another, even if we don't know about it.

Surely the best bit was him telling everybody we were about to sell loads of it thus depressing the market

Borrowing has to be paid back with interest. Not keeping a bit of your income in reserve for tougher times is folly. With lower interest payments and unnecessary public spending, more would have been available for genuine needs like nhs etc.

Everyone gets affected in one way or another, even if we don't know about it.

We don't know about it. So in the grand scheme of things it's largely irrelivent.

 

It's only important to make a point. Nobody in this country suffered because we sold some gold.

We don't know about it. So in the grand scheme of things it's largely irrelivent.

 

It's only important to make a point. Nobody in this country suffered because we sold some gold.

To be fair though, there was really no need to sell the gold or tell the market beforehand that we were going to do it.

To be fair though, there was really no need to sell the gold or tell the market beforehand that we were going to do it.

 

Backing up the economy with gold reserves is a bit daft and rather archaic. As proven after we sold half of ours, the price fluctuates massively, so it's probably not a bad thing to sell it off and invest in something a bit more stable. As you say, it was a mistake to inform the market beforehand, but I'm guessing that was probably unavoidable legally. The fact its value rocketed in the years afterwards makes it look more stupid than it actually was, but sort of proves the point that gold isn't the most reliable asset. As Gonzo says, nobody really gives a shit anyway apart from people wanting to score political points.

Edited February 11, 20188 yr by Cheese

Nobody gives a shit because they think it doesn't affect them

 

But it does

Nobody gives a shit because they think it doesn't affect them

 

But it does

 

If he'd sold it at it's peak, the difference would have covered 3 weeks worth of payments towards the public deficit. A vast amount of money, but not enough to affect any normal person in any way whatsoever. And the asset didn't just disappear when he sold it, as some would have you believe. It was invested in other assets which were considered more stable at the time. The global crash in 2008 made it all meaningless anyway.

Edited February 12, 20188 yr by Cheese

Do you reckon MT would have been a Brexiter or a Remainer?

 

 

I reckon she would have stoutly upheld the will of the people irrespective of her own views (which, by the way, I believe would have gravitated towards Leave after starting as Remain).

 

All conjecture of course.

I reckon she would have stoutly upheld the will of the people irrespective of her own views (which, by the way, I believe would have gravitated towards Leave after starting as Remain).

 

All conjecture of course.

Were you in the UK in 1983? If so how did you vote in the General Election that year? Labour with their manifesto commitment to leave Europe or Conservative and Remain?

Were you in the UK in 1983? If so how did you vote in the General Election that year? Labour with their manifesto commitment to leave Europe or Conservative and Remain?

 

1) Yes I was. 2) Mind your own business.

Edited February 12, 20188 yr by bolty58

Stick a blue rosette on a pig and Bolty would vote for it.

 

I reckon she would have stoutly upheld the will of the people irrespective of her own views (which, by the way, I believe would have gravitated towards Leave after starting as Remain).

 

All conjecture of course.

 

Thatcher would have been an absolute staunch remainer and wouldn't have even asked the question of the British people.

Without any doubt. 

Thatcher would have been an absolute staunch remainer and wouldn't have even asked the question of the British people.

Without any doubt. 

 

Then how do you explain the "No, No, No!" outburst?

Then how do you explain the "No, No, No!" outburst?

 

When it came to the crunch of a referendum, which side was she on?

When it came to the crunch of a referendum, which side was she on?

He'll come out with some shit like "that referendum was about the common market, not membership of a European super state", or some equally made up bollocks.

He'll come out with some shit like "that referendum was about the common market, not membership of a European super state", or some equally made up bollocks.

 

It's ok, I'll just show the picture of that jumper!

It's ok, I'll just show the picture of that jumper!

 

 

Show any picture you want matey. I won't give a flying - just like I don;t give a flying fuck what that worthless turd thinks.

Stick a blue rosette on a pig and Bolty would vote for it.

 

 

 

This is not correct - mainly as pigs are generally socialists.

This is not correct - mainly as pigs are generally socialists.

All animals are equal, some are more equal than others?

4 legs good, 2 legs bad?

 

And what not.