RioRita stop read Pravda begin read English press

[Koshka]

а то бедный Рамоша так увлекся событиями в России, что видать ужо и не знает что дома делается.:becky::becky::becky: Пусть он лучше пр жизнь в Англии дисскутирует:lol:

[RioRita]

Я уже не читаю Правду. Сделка есть сделка. Мне заплатили ГГ зелеными на развлекалово во время гриппа, я держу слово. Но заплатил не Рюмашка!!!! хи-хи-хи! Три раза!хи-хи-хи! хи-хи-хи!

[Lucker]

I must defend Bella , although it is a good idea to try and see English papers occasionally --- Telegraph , Times , Guardian and Independent are the only quality ones .
She is only a messenger of Pravda news and sometimes this obvious fact seems forgotten .
I recently suggested she give more coverage to the Moscow Times , Moscow News , Novayagazeta and The Other Russia , all of which I look at every day or whenever they are published.
If you can find the occasional English reported article or Tit Bit , you might get a better insight into our humour .
This will help you understand why we hate you all so much ROFL .

[slkasop]

Read what you want to read and post what you want to post. It is interesting to see what is being printed in order to see what ideas are being floated. I agree with RR on the other news but I do not mind Pravda. After all, there is no pravda in Pravda.;)

[Lucker]

Without doubt Pravda .ru provide some of the most hilarious articles that could be devised .
They need ridiculing because we must not forget that there are people who read the publication and innocent souls who believe what they read , simply because it is in print .
The YWRM did not grow on a tree . Never forget that it was cultivated by the Mob .

[Koshka]

Я уже не читаю Правду. Сделка есть сделка. Мне заплатили ГГ зелеными на развлекалово во время гриппа, я держу слово. Но заплатил не Рюмашка!!!! хи-хи-хи! Три раза!хи-хи-хи! хи-хи-хи!
Похоже вам на пару заплатили с Рюмашкой, вот вы дуэтом и поете

[Koshka]

This will help you understand why we hate you all so much ROFL .

Палата № 6

[brown-raider]

i like pravda, it news of Russia and comedy at the same time..:lol:

[Lucker]

Couldn't agree more with you , Reindeer .
But the trouble is that the internal audience -- for the greater part--- cannot see the funny side because they have no inkling of what is really happening , other than through State manipulated rubbish which is dangerous and offensive , more often than not .
Incidentally , how is the parcel packing going? We heard that Prancer and Dancer were misbehaving again .

[RioRita]

By Philip Delves Broughton

FIRST POSTED NOVEMBER 25, 2008

How quickly could the United Kingdom go bankrupt? Given the speed at which countries and companies have been brought to their knees in recent months, it is no longer hard to envision a scenario in which foreign investors become spooked by the UK's soaring debts and flee.

The hot money, which has propped up the UK economy for the past decade, will seek safety in Switzerland, Japan and the Middle East. And within days, Regent Street will look like downtown Reykjavik.

The bankruptcy scenario goes like this. British output is already falling, and tax revenues along with it. But the government is not merely holding spending steady, but actually increasing it to fund tax cuts and bank bail-outs.

Suddenly the prospect of a £1tr national debt does not seem so distant

This year the government is expected to borrow at least £70bn to add to the £640bn it already owes its creditors. Throw in the hundreds of billions it has made available in credit to banks, and suddenly the prospect of a £1tr national debt does not seem so distant.
Now, if you were a lender looking at the United Kingdom's credit application, how would you feel? Here is a client who spends around 10 per cent more than he earns every year. His income is now set to fall, while his expenses will rise as he has to support ailing family members and pay a mortgage about to reset to a higher interest rate.

He acquired his main asset, his house, with a 95 per cent mortgage and the house has just fallen 15 per cent in value. The client advises that he is going to solve this blip in his personal finances by running up every available line of credit he can and spending. He is already awash in consumer debt and has the lowest savings rate among his neighbours.

Are you ready to lend? Or more inclined to run screaming from the room?

Meanwhile, every other lender around is running around with his hair on fire, not lending to anyone. And the client is also asking to borrow money in a fast-depreciating currency, so the value of his repayments, if you are a foreign investor, is set to fall. Are you ready to lend? Or more inclined to run screaming from the room?

Evidence that investors are doing the latter can be found in the market for UK gilts, which the Bank of England has been issuing at a record pace this year to fund the government's spending and bank bail-outs. In good times, investors are happy to lend to the British government. Not any more.

Over the past two months, it has been reported, foreign investors have pulled out around three quarters of the money they invested in UK gilts over the past four years. Short-term gilts, which the government must repay within a couple of years, are trading at record high prices, while long-term gilts are at 30-year lows.

What this means is that confidence in the long-term future of the British economy is roughly where it was during James Callaghan's Winter of Discontent in 1978-79. Anyone who does lend, wants to be repaid quickly.

To return to the bankruptcy scenario, Britain now finds itself with a falling currency and low investor confidence. Anyone looking for a reserve currency other than the dollar or yen gravitates to the euro over sterling. Britain has to go the Argentina route and start offering higher interest rates to potential lenders simply to pay its interest bills.

Britain is suddenly unable to pay its bills or roll over its debts. It is bankrupt.

Meanwhile, the cost of crucial imports such as food and manufacturing goods soars owing to the crippled pound. Inflation takes hold. A financially cautious world wants nothing to do with Britain's key export, financial services. Foreign currency inflows stall.

The hedge funds and private equity firms which propped up London's economy either close up shop due to the lack of any credit or move to Geneva, where the crime level is lower and the tax regime more generous. Britain is suddenly unable to pay its bills or roll over its debts. It is bankrupt. The IMF, the EU, the Americans and the Saudis will have to come to the rescue.

How probable is all this? With nothing more than a finger in the air, I'd say 10 per cent and rising.

http://www.thefirstpost.co.uk/45968,opinion,bankruptcy-beckons-for-not-so-great-britain,2

[Lucker]

Bella ,
Are you stamping your feet because they have switched off the electricity again ?

[RioRita]

Why do you care? Moderators will come and delete this post. It's none of your business. Or are you a Moderator, too? It will explain a lot.

[Lucker]

Have you been knocking back the Brandy again ?