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22nd May 2019Derekh commented on:
Who will you be voting for in the European Elections?Farage is a low grade con man . He received almost half a million from Arron Banks for his personal use after the referendum - car plus chauffer, mega rent for his mansion etc and Banks got his money from Putin. https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/may/21/eu-investigate-nigel-farage-failure-declare-expenses-arron-banks , The svengali type character is a sucessful con man mind but no where near as clever as Putin's boys . To be effective as a conman one needs victims . Whereas a great number are in denial I take great pleasure in the fact that I can still spot a con despite the advancing years .ViewDate:
14th May 2019Derekh commented on:
Will you be voting in the European Elections this month?They do say that it is the seniors that swung the referendum towards leave .and the accusation is gullibility. If a country has abundant natural resources or is self sufficient they can survive and prosper but we are neither. We need to trade. If a block of 28 is arranging trade deals they will always get a better deal than a single country for they have more muscle and that is the way of the world . A lot of misinformation has been put out about the EU where, just because it is in certain newspapers or said by certain people, it is not enough just to agree with it else the charge of gullibility may well be proven. As for the future, we got 10 years of austerity after the last crash with banks being bailed out when we were on the fringes. With this we will be at the epi-centre. Hard times will be coming . For seniors look to scrapping of winter fuel allowance and free bus travel following the free tv licenses for the over 75. The triple look will go. Look for means testing on pensions. They will have no options . The books will have to be balanced and pensioners are a big expense and were the only public finance to avoid the axe last time. Not wanting it to happen and cries of unfair will unfortunately not be enough .ViewDate:
8th Feb 2019Derekh commented on:
Will you be stocking up on provisions for post-Brexit?I gave this as a logic test to my grandson this week :) I said that "Some people say that their will be a food shortage when Brexit kicks in and will stock pile food . While others say there will not be one and not stock pile food . Will there be a shortage ? ". His answer was yes because the people who stockpile will cause the shortage . He has always been smart :) I remember years ago the newspapers ran with stories about an impending sugar shotage. They were followed up with reports that there was actually a glut of sugar on the market and there would be no shortages and ..... the shelves were stripped bare :)ViewDate:
25th Mar 2015Derekh commented on:
Are you feeling happier as you get older?Sleep who tired. Eat when hungry. Go look for the sun in the winter when it is cold here. Race the grandchildren in the park. Time to do whatever you want rather than only time for what you ought to be doing :-)