Reply to: Happy recession; the upside to the downturn

[AlfredJPruffock]

What a difference a day makes- Germany has went from Spring to Winter in one day - book your Euro holidays now !


A clutch of political and labour leaders in Germany have raised the spectre of civil unrest after the country's leading institutes forecast a 6pc contraction of gross domestic product this year, a slump reminiscent of 1931 and bad enough to drive unemployment to 4.7m by 2010.

[swamp]

11. You can get a black taxi any time of the day or night in London.

[ThomasSoerensen]

Nothing clueless about living in Germany. I need to improve my German and then I might move that way.

My cluelessness is not related to the place I live. It seems to follow me around everywhere

[Mich the Tester]

And a few clueless Danes living in DE

Nothing clueless about living in Germany. I need to improve my German and then I might move that way.

[ThomasSoerensen]

Aside from being excellent news for ze Germans, dish ish alsho ferry good newsh for de Dutch economy.

And a few clueless Danes living in DE

[EternalOptimist]

<Square head sausage munching invasion alert>

[Francko]

Aside from being excellent news for ze Germans, dish ish alsho ferry good newsh for de Dutch economy.

Goldmember: Dr. Evil, we still have the ultimate insurance policy. May I present to you, the very sexual, the very toite, Austin Power's fahza.
Dr. Evil: His what?
Number 2: His fahza, Dr. Evil.
Dr. Evil: His farger? What's a farger?
Goldmember: His fahza. You know, the fahza.
Dr. Evil: You know Goldmember, I don't speak freaky-deaky Dutch. Okay, perv boy?
Goldmember: Fahza, his dad, dad is fahza.
Dr. Evil: Oh, his dad. His *fa-ther*

[AlfredJPruffock]

Aside from being excellent news for ze Germans, dish ish alsho ferry good newsh for de Dutch economy.

Ja !!!! Amsterdam will be rocking tonight !

FlowerParade tomorrow ....

[Mich the Tester]

SpringTime for Merchel - and Germany !
Winter - for Labour and the UK !



A surprisingly sharp rise in German business confidence has provided further evidence that Europe’s largest economy is over the worst of its recession and is closer to returning to growth than previously thought.

The Munich-based Ifo institute reported its business climate index had rebounded this month to the highest level since November, while expectations about the next six months had returned to levels last seen in September.



Earlier this week an unexpectedly-robust rebound in purchasing mangers’ indices for Germany and the eurozone had also pointed to a marked decline in the rate of economic contraction.

Aside from being excellent news for ze Germans, dish ish alsho ferry good newsh for de Dutch economy.

[AlfredJPruffock]

SpringTime for Merchel - and Germany !
Winter - for Labour and the UK !



A surprisingly sharp rise in German business confidence has provided further evidence that Europe’s largest economy is over the worst of its recession and is closer to returning to growth than previously thought.

The Munich-based Ifo institute reported its business climate index had rebounded this month to the highest level since November, while expectations about the next six months had returned to levels last seen in September.



Earlier this week an unexpectedly-robust rebound in purchasing mangers’ indices for Germany and the eurozone had also pointed to a marked decline in the rate of economic contraction.

[Mich the Tester]

Labour has now nationalised the Banking Sector which is - Socialism.

Mind you - so has Obama.

But tell me truthfully; do you really care?

I don't. I do care about the mess the bank have made of my pension investments, but I couldn't give a flying f**k who owns the bank as long as they're competent. A lot to ask these days I know.

[AlfredJPruffock]

Just to add insult to injury - a quote from the Great Man

(sometine in 2007)

Mr Blair pushed through a rewriting of Labour's constitution in 1995, changing the iconic Clause 4, which for decades promised to secure "common ownership" of industry and paved the way for nationalisation.

It was changed so that New Labour pledged to secure "power, wealth and opportunity. . . in the hands of the many, not the few".

Eight months after becoming Prime Minister, Mr Blair said:


"My mission is simple: to build a modern Britain in which prosperity, and a decent, fair society go hand in hand. To demonstrate that we have a new model for government in the 21st century that works with the grain of globalisation. A model that combines economic dynamism with social justice."

So much for clause 4 - Labour has now nationalised the Banking Sector which is - Socialism.

Mind you - so has Obama.

Revel in your Time.

[Mich the Tester]

Well maybe this might cheer you up

SINCE stepping down last year, Tony Blair has earned a small fortune on the lecture circuit and with his consultancy jobs.

Good to see the market for clueless f**wits hasn't collapsed. I shall have to start programming; I'm crap enough at that.

[AlfredJPruffock]

Well maybe this might cheer you up

SINCE stepping down last year, Tony Blair has earned a small fortune on the lecture circuit and with his consultancy jobs.

In fact, his words may be seen as a gentle remarkupon his wife Cherie's apparent appetite for accumulating wealth.

Her new memoirs are littered with references to worries over his salary, a mortgage 'the size of Mount Snowdon' ...

Didnt he do well - and they say crime does not pay ??!!!!

[tino]

Holland.

I was being humourous Mich