freebo

Nice argument Guess we should put Steve Maclaren back in charge of the England football team, that Capello bloke seems to have no idea what not to do

MartinLuther

I assume that I would have to know who Steve Maclaren and that Capello bloke are for that analogy to work?

paulry

A good theory . But first they have to acknowledge that they got it wrong in the first place.

...How much did you sell your vote for?

koalakim

When Labour first came to power I actually thought they did quite well for the first few years but then slowly it all seemed to fall apart with more stealth taxes etc. Things just seemed to have got worse since Tony went and left Gordon at the helm.

Yes, they've had all this time in office so you just can't blame outside factors as I'm pretty sure things were on the downturn in the UK before the GFC happened. Gordon said that the UK was in a good place to weather the storm but looks like they've taken one of the biggest hits.

Britain needs a strong figure at the helm now and I don't think anyone in politics these days really fits the bill.

freebo

Just wanted to say I agree with that.

I'm not sure who to vote for, but I am in no doubt who I won't be voting for.

I see you're in Mornington - nice spot!

koalakim

Hi Freebo - Yes, it is a lovely spot - we always say it's like Sussex with gum trees! We lived in Brighton (Brighton UK to Brighton Mel ) when we first got here and although it was nice being by the sea we found we missed the countryside.

I must look into the voting from overseas for the election thing so I can have my say!

Hey, maybe we could form the Expats Party - all policies only to benefit those having left or about to leave the UK, surely a winner?

MartinLuther

Much less than I bought it for

Just before leaving I calculated how much tax I had paid the UK government (not an onerous task as I had been doing tax returns since I was 23) and it was quite shocking.

mohogony

They will be calling the Pound the " Pommie Peso" soon.

iamthecreaturefromuranus

You might.... nobody else will.

bcworld

Ad nauseum I suspect - could be the new catchphrase.

Hino

I've just checked the exchange rate and the GBP has now broken the 1.70 barrier and is trading at 1.68. Thought I was joking when I said 1.50 was possible, now I'm not too sure.

Time to book a ticket to UK. Now that we are into March, I guess that their airports and roads will be opening soon

asprilla

This is wrong.

I suggest that you check the exchange rates using another site, e.g. google or yahoo.

koalakim

Yes, I feel rather sick thinking about the current rate.........

I'm guessing the pound will be very volatile now up until the election. They are talking about a 0.25% rate rise this week so that will have been built into the current trading.

Lets just hope that whoever gets in at the election has a clear lead and a good policy to tackle the deficit otherwise there is no hope for the pound until it is well and truely out of recession and growth is improving which on it's current performance may be some way off yet.

The OP is right - Ozforex spot rate is 1.68

Ianevs

I was going to put an order in tomorrow with moneycorp at 1.70!!!!
might fall further if interest rates go up in OZ .SSSHHHH!!!!!!!!TTTTT

Wol

Remember the market's ahead of you - they have anticipated the increas(es) already.