Casino Royale
After watching this in November we agreed it was the best Bond film ever.
See the conceptual titles here or the music video
here
Saturday, December 23, 2006
What to watch for In the Year 2007
We have some thoughts on what to watch for in 2007.
In May 2007 Local Elections the Conservatives will gain over 1200 seats & Labour will lose over 1500 seats.
In the US Presidential Elections.
The favourite for the Republicans is Sen. John McCain
The favourite for the Democrats is Sen. Hilary Clinton
We are not convinced either of these favourites will win their nominations , let alone the Presidency.
Watch for Obama Barack,who may get the Democrat presidential nominee
as for the Republicans,if he has the stamina watch out for Ex New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani, or Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice.
If Obama wins the presidency. He will be the first African American President and the second consecutive 'Born Again' Christian to be President.
The Prime Minister has already been interviewed by the Police along with 90 other people in the 'Cash for Honours'investigation. The question is will B-liar take the blame for overall responsibility or will he find a scapegoat. Watch out for the first British Prime Minister to hear" You do not have to say anything, but what you do say may be given in evidence...". If he hasn't stood down already following the disasterous local election results.
If all goes according to plan for Gordon Brown and he is appointed Prime Minister without to much of a contest, expect him to call a snap General Election in Oct 2007 in order to gain his own mandate from the British public.
If this does happen expect the anouncement of Prime Minister Cameron when all votes are counted.
Remember these are only predictions..
In May 2007 Local Elections the Conservatives will gain over 1200 seats & Labour will lose over 1500 seats.
In the US Presidential Elections.
The favourite for the Republicans is Sen. John McCain
The favourite for the Democrats is Sen. Hilary Clinton
We are not convinced either of these favourites will win their nominations , let alone the Presidency.
Watch for Obama Barack,who may get the Democrat presidential nominee
as for the Republicans,if he has the stamina watch out for Ex New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani, or Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice.
If Obama wins the presidency. He will be the first African American President and the second consecutive 'Born Again' Christian to be President.
The Prime Minister has already been interviewed by the Police along with 90 other people in the 'Cash for Honours'investigation. The question is will B-liar take the blame for overall responsibility or will he find a scapegoat. Watch out for the first British Prime Minister to hear" You do not have to say anything, but what you do say may be given in evidence...". If he hasn't stood down already following the disasterous local election results.
If all goes according to plan for Gordon Brown and he is appointed Prime Minister without to much of a contest, expect him to call a snap General Election in Oct 2007 in order to gain his own mandate from the British public.
If this does happen expect the anouncement of Prime Minister Cameron when all votes are counted.
Remember these are only predictions..
Thursday, December 21, 2006
SPQR is Dead
Long live SPQR
Apologies while this site undergoes a change in management.
It is now run by a group of individuals, who's different characters enjoy different subjects of discussion.
We are collectively known as One.
We hope to have the site up and running in the New Year.
Merry Christmas & Happy 2007
From all at One
Long live SPQR
Apologies while this site undergoes a change in management.
It is now run by a group of individuals, who's different characters enjoy different subjects of discussion.
We are collectively known as One.
We hope to have the site up and running in the New Year.
Merry Christmas & Happy 2007
From all at One
Sunday, July 16, 2006
Ex-Sex Pistol Johnny Rotten is going to vote Conservative.
David Cameron’s empathy for rebellious youth is striking home. According to a film website, John Lydon (aka Johnny Rotten) is considering voting Tory.
quote from Timesonline.
quote from Timesonline.
Friday, July 07, 2006
Answers to May's Polls
How much money is collected from TV licences each year
Answer £3 Billion
(And all I watch is Dr Who & Top Gear.)
If the average price of petrol is 96p. How much of that is Tax !
Answer 62p
(So why are the roads in such a state and traffic so congested Gordon?)
Did you guess correctly?
Answer £3 Billion
(And all I watch is Dr Who & Top Gear.)
If the average price of petrol is 96p. How much of that is Tax !
Answer 62p
(So why are the roads in such a state and traffic so congested Gordon?)
Did you guess correctly?
Thursday, July 06, 2006
Labour's Big Joke
I was thinking what to write on the blog and Prescott turns up again.
Where do I start, let me bring you upto date.
After the revelations of the affair with his secretary. He is now in trouble because he stayed at the ranch of this American billionaire several times and all they discussed was William Wilberforce.
Well it just so happens that this billionaire wants to build a super-casino in the Dome.
Prescott says he didn't discuss this with him, but his old dept the ODPM would have been involved in discussions,but not the man in charge of decisions ( how is that for being'hands on').
Also we are not allowed to mention the other affair this time with an MP(it is a female, before you get to grossed out) in case she sues. No names,but I could be persuaded.
Do I want him to resign .... probably not, he's doing enough damage to labour staying where he is.
Here is Tony's dilemma, Prescott is DPM, but he is also Deputy leader of the labour party, which is an elected position.
So if he is sacked as DPM he can still stay as Deputy Leader.
If he goes as Deputy Leader, there will have to be an election and if you are going to have an election for Deputy you might as well get rid of the Leader at the same time.
The earliest this can be done is at their conference in Sept.
So watch him cling on to then at least.
Oh by the way Prescott's running the country again in August when Tony's away at Cliff's place in Barbados.
Where do I start, let me bring you upto date.
After the revelations of the affair with his secretary. He is now in trouble because he stayed at the ranch of this American billionaire several times and all they discussed was William Wilberforce.
Well it just so happens that this billionaire wants to build a super-casino in the Dome.
Prescott says he didn't discuss this with him, but his old dept the ODPM would have been involved in discussions,but not the man in charge of decisions ( how is that for being'hands on').
Also we are not allowed to mention the other affair this time with an MP(it is a female, before you get to grossed out) in case she sues. No names,but I could be persuaded.
Do I want him to resign .... probably not, he's doing enough damage to labour staying where he is.
Here is Tony's dilemma, Prescott is DPM, but he is also Deputy leader of the labour party, which is an elected position.
So if he is sacked as DPM he can still stay as Deputy Leader.
If he goes as Deputy Leader, there will have to be an election and if you are going to have an election for Deputy you might as well get rid of the Leader at the same time.
The earliest this can be done is at their conference in Sept.
So watch him cling on to then at least.
Oh by the way Prescott's running the country again in August when Tony's away at Cliff's place in Barbados.
Saturday, June 17, 2006
Current Opinion Polls
If there were a General Election tomorrow, what would happen?
Current Prediction: Conservative 19 seats short of majority.
Prediction based on opinion polls from 19 May 06 to 4 Jun 06, sampling 6,602 people.
{ supplied by electoralcalculus.co.uk }
Current Prediction: Conservative 19 seats short of majority.
Prediction based on opinion polls from 19 May 06 to 4 Jun 06, sampling 6,602 people.
{ supplied by electoralcalculus.co.uk }
Saturday, June 10, 2006
BYE BYE Hemel Hospital
Mike Penning MP attended the hospital public meeting in St Albans on Monday night
Essentially:
* The West Herts Hospital trust has a predicted debt of £100 million and hence to clear this debt:
* 90% of Hemel Hospital services will be shut in March 2007
Verulum wing stays and new surgicentre if it is built.
* At present there is no funding for the proposed PFI Hatfield hospital or for improvements at Watford hospital.
* Essentially all the “so called planned” health improvements have been cancelled,
Hemel hospital will be almost closed and Watford Hospital will be expected to cope.
* There will now be a consultation!!!!!
All quite unbelievable.
So Labour and the Bureaucrats have finally achieved their goal of getting rid of our Hospital.
Essentially:
* The West Herts Hospital trust has a predicted debt of £100 million and hence to clear this debt:
* 90% of Hemel Hospital services will be shut in March 2007
Verulum wing stays and new surgicentre if it is built.
* At present there is no funding for the proposed PFI Hatfield hospital or for improvements at Watford hospital.
* Essentially all the “so called planned” health improvements have been cancelled,
Hemel hospital will be almost closed and Watford Hospital will be expected to cope.
* There will now be a consultation!!!!!
All quite unbelievable.
So Labour and the Bureaucrats have finally achieved their goal of getting rid of our Hospital.
Buncefield Aftermath - who's in charge ?
Mike Penning calls for a clear explanation of which Government Secretary of State is responsible for the Buncefield aftermath.
Speaking in the House of Commons yesterday Mike Penning, MP for Hemel Hempstead, called on the Government to clarify which Secretary of State is now in charge of dealing with the aftermath of the Buncefield Oil Depot fire.
Six months have passed since the Buncefield fire, Mike Penning told the House of Commons:
“Since then, 4,000 jobs have been put at risk and our water table has been contaminated, but we have received no money from the Government. Can we have debate in which some Secretary of State makes it clear who is in charge, as the Deputy Prime Minister has been moved from his position?”
Later Mike Penning added:
“At the time the Deputy Prime Minister, John Prescott, was quick to make a statement to the House of Commons and quick to visit the scene. He told us that he would be responsible for dealing with the aftermath – but now he has been moved from his position. Now another Government minister should come forward and take on the responsibility.”
Hansard extract:
Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead) (Con): On 11 December, just before Christmas last year, the largest explosion that Europe has seen since the second world war took place in my constituency. I praised the Deputy Prime Minister the following day for making a statement before the House. Since then, 4,000 jobs have been put at risk and our water table has been contaminated, but we have received no money from the Government. Can we have debate in which some Secretary of State makes it clear who is in charge, as the Deputy Prime Minister has been moved from his position? I do not mean that in any detrimental way, but this is a very serious matter.
Mr. Straw: Of course I understand the profound seriousness of what happened and the importance of the long-term implications, which are too easily forgotten about once the problem is no longer in the headlines. My right hon. Friend the Deputy Prime Minister was personally concerned about the matter, and continues to be so. I shall certainly raise it with my right hon. Friends the Secretaries of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, for Trade and Industry and for Communities and Local Government. I will get the hon. Gentleman a response.
Saturday, June 03, 2006
Happy Tax Freedom Day !!
Tax Freedom Day 2006 is on 3 June.
How long do we have to spend working for the government, rather than ourselves? The answer is nearly half the year.
The March 2005 Budget moved Tax Freedom Day later by 3 days. The March 2006 Budget means that this year we will have to work yet another three days for the government. These are both historically very large increases in the tax burden.
3 June is the latest that Tax Freedom Day has been since 1988!
How long do we have to spend working for the government, rather than ourselves? The answer is nearly half the year.
The March 2005 Budget moved Tax Freedom Day later by 3 days. The March 2006 Budget means that this year we will have to work yet another three days for the government. These are both historically very large increases in the tax burden.
3 June is the latest that Tax Freedom Day has been since 1988!
Current Opinion Polls
If there were a General Election tomorrow, what would happen?
Current Prediction: Conservative short of majority by 33 seats.
Prediction based on opinion polls from 27 Apr 06 to 25 May 06, sampling 6,729 people.
{ supplied by electoralcalculus.co.uk }
Current Prediction: Conservative short of majority by 33 seats.
Prediction based on opinion polls from 27 Apr 06 to 25 May 06, sampling 6,729 people.
{ supplied by electoralcalculus.co.uk }
Sunday, May 21, 2006
Impact of job change
A passenger tapped the taxi driver on the shoulder to ask him a question.
The driver screamed, lost control of the car, nearly hit a bus, went upon the footpath, and stopped centimeters from a shop window.
For a second everything went quiet in the cab, then the driver said:
"Look mate, don't ever do that again. You scared the living daylights out of me!".
The passenger apologized and said, "I didn't realize that a little tap would scare you so much."
The driver replied, "Sorry, it's not really your fault, it's just today is my first day as a cab driver - I've been driving a van carrying dead bodies for the last 25 years. "
The driver screamed, lost control of the car, nearly hit a bus, went upon the footpath, and stopped centimeters from a shop window.
For a second everything went quiet in the cab, then the driver said:
"Look mate, don't ever do that again. You scared the living daylights out of me!".
The passenger apologized and said, "I didn't realize that a little tap would scare you so much."
The driver replied, "Sorry, it's not really your fault, it's just today is my first day as a cab driver - I've been driving a van carrying dead bodies for the last 25 years. "
Saturday, May 20, 2006
Current Opinion Polls
If there were a General Election tomorrow, what would happen?
Current Prediction: Labour short of majority by 38 seats.
Prediction based on opinion polls from 21 Apr 06 to 9 May 06, sampling 6,532 people.
{ supplied by electoralcalculus.co.uk }
Current Prediction: Labour short of majority by 38 seats.
Prediction based on opinion polls from 21 Apr 06 to 9 May 06, sampling 6,532 people.
{ supplied by electoralcalculus.co.uk }
Press Release from Mike Penning MP
MPs call for County Council to maintain free transport for faith based schools.
Hertfordshire’s nine Conservative MPs have joined forces to call for the County Council to maintain free transport for Hertfordshire children attending faith based schools.
The County Council is currently undertaking a review of funding for transport for faith based schools and is considering scrapping the transport subsidy.
David Gauke, MP for South West Hertfordshire, criticised the proposal. “Faith based schools play an important role in our education system providing parents with a wider choice of high quality education. If the transport subsidy is lost, that choice will be lost for many people. That will be bad news for pupils, parents and the schools themselves.”
Mike Penning, MP for Hemel Hempstead, also spoke out against the plans. “If these proposals go through, families who cannot afford the transport costs will be denied the choice of a faith based schools unless they live close by. That is unfair.”
Hertfordshire’s nine Conservative MPs have joined forces to call for the County Council to maintain free transport for Hertfordshire children attending faith based schools.
The County Council is currently undertaking a review of funding for transport for faith based schools and is considering scrapping the transport subsidy.
David Gauke, MP for South West Hertfordshire, criticised the proposal. “Faith based schools play an important role in our education system providing parents with a wider choice of high quality education. If the transport subsidy is lost, that choice will be lost for many people. That will be bad news for pupils, parents and the schools themselves.”
Mike Penning, MP for Hemel Hempstead, also spoke out against the plans. “If these proposals go through, families who cannot afford the transport costs will be denied the choice of a faith based schools unless they live close by. That is unfair.”
Message from our friends up north
Colleagues will be pleased to learn that last night we won the Labour Leaders’ Council seat in a by-election in “Park Ward” in Fleetwood – part of the Wyre Borough Council.
We won with a 30% swing from Labour to Conservative.
The ward is in Fleetwood, North Lancashire and is the strongest Labour Ward.
The by-election was held because of the death of the Labour group leader.
It was one of their safest seats and has not been Conservative for decades.
The Ward is in the new Constituency of Lancaster & Fleetwood which will become our 114th target constituency and the last one we need to form a Government!
Results: 2003: Labour 600 / Conservative 200
By-Election: 2006: Labour 450 / Conservative: 550
We won with a 30% swing from Labour to Conservative.
The ward is in Fleetwood, North Lancashire and is the strongest Labour Ward.
The by-election was held because of the death of the Labour group leader.
It was one of their safest seats and has not been Conservative for decades.
The Ward is in the new Constituency of Lancaster & Fleetwood which will become our 114th target constituency and the last one we need to form a Government!
Results: 2003: Labour 600 / Conservative 200
By-Election: 2006: Labour 450 / Conservative: 550
Friday, May 19, 2006
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