[Wannaway]

Spoke with HIFX here in Auckland yesterday about the GBP/NZ$ exchange rate.

View seems to be that although been kicking around the 2.60/2.65 mark last few weeks, the NZ$ has probably "topped out" against sterling. With all the talk of possible interest rate rises in the UK as early as May of this year, dealer's view is that sterling is more likely to improve against the NZ$ rather than go down, in his words "sterling is beginning to look a little undervalued". :nice1

I tried pressing on what could be the likely range sterling could go to (eg 2.70, 2.80 the magical 3?) but he was to sharp for that - he would not give me much of a steer when it came to actual numbers. Basically he was saying that we if we are in no rush to exchange we should hang on for a while yet. General election in the UK is unlikely to change things much, unless the Monster Raving Looney Party get in!

[veronica]

I thought they were already in. :laugh :laugh


Good if that currency info proves to be correct.

[leslie]

i miss lord sutch. sigh. he looked a little less crazy than tony but he was just so great...

now having to choose between spoiling the ballot and voting lib dem - sans paddy. if this is democracy it isn't working v well

[Glenda]

I know a party you can vote for ... if they are still going ... :?

Can't remember what they are called now - but they insist on meditation, cross their legs and go 'yogic flying' - jumping around the room on their crossed knees. :yes

Not very helpful am I??? :mrgreen:

[leslie]

yogic flying - i can see that being a good thing in the houses... harry potter-ish... its gotta be better than all that amateur heckling we see on tv

[Iain]

I know a party you can vote for ... if they are still going ... :?

Can't remember what they are called now - but they insist on meditation, cross their legs and go 'yogic flying' - jumping around the room on their crossed knees. :yes

Not very helpful am I??? :mrgreen:

The Natural Law Party I believe....

whatever happened to the Natural Law Party (http://news.bbc.co.uk/vote2001/hi/english/features/newsid_1370000/1370776.stm)

[StevieD]

I like the look of Kilroy's /Kiljoy's party, Veritas (Vanitas??) or the man from Del Monte in the white suit...... :laugh

[leslie]

sometimes you could just cry...

[jonSE]

Othertimes you could just say *%$* this and emigrate to NZ.

I had a questionnaire to complete at work the other day from HR about experiences as a recent immigrant (aimed at what they could do as an employer to make life as easy as poss for new immigrant staff and to make sure they stay)

2 questions stuck out

why did you want to leave the UK? - Best I could come up with was Tony Blair and Ken Livingstone

what do you miss most about the UK
France

Jon

[leslie]

jon, if tony & ken (they sound like barbies - maybe that why they were chosen - to pursue female vote! forget pop concerts, burn all barbie dolls in traf square) were the only reasons you left i want to know where you were living...