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What the hell is that clown BORIS ,DOING IN DAVOS. Thought he was the clown mayor of London , not an MP ???
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When was the World Economic Forum closed to all except MPs?
The flagship event of the foundation is the invitation-only annual meeting held every year at the end of January in Davos, bringing together chief executive officers from its 1,000 member companies as well as selected politicians, representatives from academia, NGOs, religious leaders and the media.
The flagship event of the foundation is the invitation-only annual meeting held every year at the end of January in Davos, bringing together chief executive officers from its 1,000 member companies as well as selected politicians, representatives from academia, NGOs, religious leaders and the media.
Yes I have thought about it BayBoy. So here’s a few facts (sprinkled with a bit of personal opinion) about Mr Johnson:
He is one of the few senior politicians (of any party) with any experiences outside politics. He is an experienced journalist and Editor.
He was elected for a second term last year predominantly by the votes of people in the Outer London boroughs. Those boroughs, which generate far and away the greater share of revenue for the GLA, receive far and away the fewest benefits from that revenue. Voters in outer London were tired of being treated as “cash cows” by the previous mayor, Ken Livingstone, who milked them for all their worth whilst dismissing their concerns as irrelevant. Meanwhile he squandered their cash on his pet Inner London projects. In his first term Mr Johnson began to redress that imbalance and continues to do so now.
Despite his reputation as a clown (one which you seem to have fallen for) Mr Johnson is a far more accomplished politician than many of his Westminster colleagues. He understands what people want and does his best to provide it (which is, after all, what politicians are supposed to do). He began is mayoral term by ridding London of probably the worst police Commissioner to have ever held the position. He believes that business and commerce are the bases for growth and prosperity in London, not ever-increasing government interference.
He would be a great asset to national government and would help to disperse and dilute the ludicrous Metropolitan elite which is doing its best to ruin the UK.
He is one of the few senior politicians (of any party) with any experiences outside politics. He is an experienced journalist and Editor.
He was elected for a second term last year predominantly by the votes of people in the Outer London boroughs. Those boroughs, which generate far and away the greater share of revenue for the GLA, receive far and away the fewest benefits from that revenue. Voters in outer London were tired of being treated as “cash cows” by the previous mayor, Ken Livingstone, who milked them for all their worth whilst dismissing their concerns as irrelevant. Meanwhile he squandered their cash on his pet Inner London projects. In his first term Mr Johnson began to redress that imbalance and continues to do so now.
Despite his reputation as a clown (one which you seem to have fallen for) Mr Johnson is a far more accomplished politician than many of his Westminster colleagues. He understands what people want and does his best to provide it (which is, after all, what politicians are supposed to do). He began is mayoral term by ridding London of probably the worst police Commissioner to have ever held the position. He believes that business and commerce are the bases for growth and prosperity in London, not ever-increasing government interference.
He would be a great asset to national government and would help to disperse and dilute the ludicrous Metropolitan elite which is doing its best to ruin the UK.
Quite so, baz.
They have announced various measures to try to emasculate it. And Mrs Merkel has recently said she is prepared to "cut a deal" to satisfy the PM's intention to renegotiate the UK's relationship with the EU. (Strangely I though there were 26 other members of the EU, not just the one). The Eurocrats know that the UK is far more important to the EU than that wretched organisation is to the UK and any "renegotiation" will only have one-way benefits. Bojo is more aware of this (or at least is more prepared to admit it) than any Westminster politician.
However, we digress and we must not hijack BayBoy's question.
They have announced various measures to try to emasculate it. And Mrs Merkel has recently said she is prepared to "cut a deal" to satisfy the PM's intention to renegotiate the UK's relationship with the EU. (Strangely I though there were 26 other members of the EU, not just the one). The Eurocrats know that the UK is far more important to the EU than that wretched organisation is to the UK and any "renegotiation" will only have one-way benefits. Bojo is more aware of this (or at least is more prepared to admit it) than any Westminster politician.
However, we digress and we must not hijack BayBoy's question.
He's a shameless opportunist ready to do anything for power
Anything from EU to Bendy buses he'll do and say anything to court popularity
It's just another piece of shameless self promotion.
He's doubtlessly planning a grab for the leadership of the Tory Party after Cameron's inevitable defeat at the next election.
I love NJ's idea that experience as a journalism equips someone to lead the country.
I suppose Osbourne had no qualifications in Finance or economics and that's gone so well!
Anything from EU to Bendy buses he'll do and say anything to court popularity
It's just another piece of shameless self promotion.
He's doubtlessly planning a grab for the leadership of the Tory Party after Cameron's inevitable defeat at the next election.
I love NJ's idea that experience as a journalism equips someone to lead the country.
I suppose Osbourne had no qualifications in Finance or economics and that's gone so well!
being a journalist makes you a good politician? Have you made that argument in favour of Gordon Brown and Ed Balls?
Personally, I think journalists (Bojo), PR men (Cameron) and academics (Brown) are all in jobs that tempt people to think they know how to run the country better than politicians do. It's hard to think of an occasion on which this has proved correct.
Personally, I think journalists (Bojo), PR men (Cameron) and academics (Brown) are all in jobs that tempt people to think they know how to run the country better than politicians do. It's hard to think of an occasion on which this has proved correct.
and of course for his presence at Rupert Murdoch's table
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I wonder how many of you know that Gordon Brown was appointed in 2011 as an adviser to the World Economic Forum (WEF), chairing a Policy Co-ordination Board. This is the organisation which arranges the annual economics summit in Davos.
Recognised worldwide as an economics expert, Professor Klaus Schwab, the founder of the WEF said at the time that Mr Brown had (quote) "a wealth of knowledge and experience." It was good to hear a view so diametrically opposed to that of Britain's right-wing gutter press.
Based on his record, what are the chances that Osborne will be offered such a position immediately on his departure from government?
One good thing about Boris's attendance is that he had a world audience for his statement that it was time for Osborne to modify his failing sack-cloth and ashes policies.
Recognised worldwide as an economics expert, Professor Klaus Schwab, the founder of the WEF said at the time that Mr Brown had (quote) "a wealth of knowledge and experience." It was good to hear a view so diametrically opposed to that of Britain's right-wing gutter press.
Based on his record, what are the chances that Osborne will be offered such a position immediately on his departure from government?
One good thing about Boris's attendance is that he had a world audience for his statement that it was time for Osborne to modify his failing sack-cloth and ashes policies.
Yes GB certainly does have a “wealth of knowledge and experience”, QM.
Quite whether he displayed sound judgement during his terms as Chancellor and PM, however, is somewhat more debateable. Bear in mind that this is the man who sold more than half of the UK’s gold reserves at the bottom of the market (to "diversify our portfolio), who presided over an enormous expansion in non-productive government spending (long pre-dating the banking crisis) , and who was instrumental in the destruction of the nation’s private pension schemes. Also bear in mind he transferred responsibility for supervision of the banks to the supine FSA, removed the 10% tax band, and increased the nation’s overall tax bill from 39% of GDP to more than 42% in a bit over ten years.
One thing for which we must all be eternally grateful to James Gordon Brown is that, despite intense pressure from Blair and others, he kept the UK out of the single currency and this alone may go a long way to offset all his other failings. I’m not so sure Mr Schwab would quite see it this way, though.
Quite whether he displayed sound judgement during his terms as Chancellor and PM, however, is somewhat more debateable. Bear in mind that this is the man who sold more than half of the UK’s gold reserves at the bottom of the market (to "diversify our portfolio), who presided over an enormous expansion in non-productive government spending (long pre-dating the banking crisis) , and who was instrumental in the destruction of the nation’s private pension schemes. Also bear in mind he transferred responsibility for supervision of the banks to the supine FSA, removed the 10% tax band, and increased the nation’s overall tax bill from 39% of GDP to more than 42% in a bit over ten years.
One thing for which we must all be eternally grateful to James Gordon Brown is that, despite intense pressure from Blair and others, he kept the UK out of the single currency and this alone may go a long way to offset all his other failings. I’m not so sure Mr Schwab would quite see it this way, though.
Most of the points you make about Brown's 'failings', NJ, have been answered ad nauseam...eg that the gold sale loss matches that suffered on Black Wednesday under the Tories and when Cameron was Chief Adviser to the Chancellor!
On the same theme, how much gold has Osborne been buying up since coming to power? I ask because in mid-2010 it was selling for around £700.00 per ounce and is now doing so at over £1000.00. That's getting on for a 50% increase. If he hasn't been buying any, it would seem he has no better a crystal ball than Brown did. He can hardly claim there was no money to do such a thing, given the squandering of our resources on foreign 'subsidies' and participation in their political upheavals.
As for the so-called 'raid on pensions', there was no such thing. The profits made by pension fund managers are UNearned income...that is, profit made on the sweat of others such as Bolivian tin-miners...if they make good investments. Given that all of us pay tax on our earned income, why on earth should unearned income go - literally - scot-free? And did the Tories alter that position when they came to power?
This is not intended as a contribution to an endless ping-pong of opposing political views, but simply an indication of the plain fact that for every anti-Labour point, there is a corresponding anti-Tory one. I'll leave it at that.
On the same theme, how much gold has Osborne been buying up since coming to power? I ask because in mid-2010 it was selling for around £700.00 per ounce and is now doing so at over £1000.00. That's getting on for a 50% increase. If he hasn't been buying any, it would seem he has no better a crystal ball than Brown did. He can hardly claim there was no money to do such a thing, given the squandering of our resources on foreign 'subsidies' and participation in their political upheavals.
As for the so-called 'raid on pensions', there was no such thing. The profits made by pension fund managers are UNearned income...that is, profit made on the sweat of others such as Bolivian tin-miners...if they make good investments. Given that all of us pay tax on our earned income, why on earth should unearned income go - literally - scot-free? And did the Tories alter that position when they came to power?
This is not intended as a contribution to an endless ping-pong of opposing political views, but simply an indication of the plain fact that for every anti-Labour point, there is a corresponding anti-Tory one. I'll leave it at that.
