For the next six weeks the worlds your lobster. The electorate will be promised the earth and I'm afraid the vast majority will fall for it.

Rishi Sunak....Never trusted him, never will.
Keir Starmer...Never trusted him, never will.
Ed Davey....... Never trusted him, never will......... ad infinitum

I've mentioned this before, as I was approaching voting age I sought advice from my dad {as I assume most did} he being a Labour supporter all his life it wasn't difficult to see which way he voted, but even he was disillusioned then and here we are 60 years later and we're still no nearer having a decent government. He only passed on two pieces of knowledge:-
1/  The only good politician is a dead one..... at least you know where they are and what they're up to any time of the day.
2/ I would chop my right arm off before I ever voted conservative.

Apart from those words of wisdom politics, when I was growing up, was a subject in our house that was never discussed, never a need to discuss it. We were a family of 7 siblings and over the years we never knew each others preferences because we never asked, I only found out {by accident} that my two eldest brothers always voted Conservative.
 I've been married for over 50 years and I STILL don't know who my wife votes for mainly because I've never asked, and why should I, it's none of my business.

It wouldn't hurt for the voters to re visit past decades and find out how many promises were either kept or broken by successive governments then make up your minds.


 

This show should be sued under the trade descriptions act.

I do not watch this drivel as a rule but I usually catch glimpses of it whilst changing channels and something may just catch my eye.
 Why is it referred to as "Britain's" got talent when there are many "acts" from Japan, Taiwan and all points West.

I actually watched one act the other day just to see what he was going to do he was from Japan, puerile is the only word I can use to describe his act and the crowd loved him, he even got that stupid golden buzzer.
If you want something to do rather than watch that programme, paint a wall and sit and watch it dry. 

I worked for Fishers Taxis in 1971. My taxi was a black Morris Oxford number 195. We were identified by the last two numbers of our registration place, so I was 95

Mine was 50.
I remember Harry Brown getting a telling off one day as, at the beginning of his shift, he was talking to a passenger and as he was a little hard of hearing turned down the volume on his radio, unfortunately he forgot to turn it back up again and spent most of the day just picking fares up from the L.M.S. and wondering why the radio traffic was quiet.

Been looking for car insurance on the sites for 2024/5 having heard tales of premiums skyrocketing, still waiting for my insurers renewal quote to see what that is as I paid £254 last year, here's just a few approximations:-

L.V. = £480
Hastings = £600
Saga = £470
Tesco = £335
and last but not least Aviva wanted over £1000!!!

The cheapest was on Moneysupermarket site, can't remember the name off hand but their quote was £265 so if all else fails I'll just go with them, is there any wonder people drive round with no insurance especially if they only have a cheap motor.

Apparently Labours Claire Ward has been elected as mayor with 50,000 more votes than Ben Bradley but even he got almost 130,000

There's an extended programme on tonight giving the results as they come in, might just see how you know who has done.

If he's voted in as Mayor there's something drastically wrong, either his opponents are a tin of beans and Donald Trump or he's the only one in the race...........we shall see.

Continuing the shopping theme {I wouldn't go near a shop but the wife makes me}

It happened again this morning in Tesco I always walk a couple of feet in front of my wife with the trolley, I stop at a possible purchase where there is already a woman stood perusing the merchandise and I ask the wife something along the lines of  "Do we need any beans" and the woman looks at me as though I'm talking to her, oblivious to the fact my wife is stood either behind her or at the side of her.

Now why would I ask a complete stranger if WE need more beans, I've lost count of the times that's happened.
Also why do shoppers heading for the exit always give a fully laden shopping trolley to granny, the weakest of the bunch, to push to the car.

I still maintain shoppers should be given an intelligence test before they're allowed in.

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