WEF - Davos - Ulterior Motive?

[joggerjayne]

So the World leaders have decided that the best place to hold the World Economic Forum ... is in the remote, hard to access, town of Davos.

I don't get it.

Why would politicians want to spend a few days, at taxpayers' expense, at a fab and jolly ski resort, in January?

I can't think.

[Gromit]

Doctor Who Convention?

[joggerjayne]

A what ???

[jackthehat]

Perhaps the Bilderberg is having a snooker table fitted.................?

[squarebear]

lol DavRos was the leader of the Daleks in Dr Who.

[joggerjayne]

Is the Bilderberg a place ... or just a group of people.

[jackthehat]

Both..........
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bilderberg_Group

[joggerjayne]

Golly !

Is that in Davos ??

[jackthehat]

No.......

[joggerjayne]

Aah. Right.

[jake-the-peg]

the illuminatii!!!

[joggerjayne]

Do they like skiing ?

[jno]

these meetings have been held in Davos for 40 years. They were founded by a Swiss; if he'd been planning for them to be held somewhere for delegates to have a good time, he'd have picked Blackpool; but he stuck with his home country, which makes sense. I don't think there's a lot of skiing

[joggerjayne]

You don't think there's a lot of skiing ... in Davos ????

(or do you just mean at the WEF?)

[jno]

just at the WEF, I meant. Too many journalists around itching for a good story about how your finance minister has spent your money skiing into trees and quaffing mulled wine.

[jackthehat]

.......in Blackpool. (Probably)

[joggerjayne]

LOL

Presumably "gluhwein" in Davos !

Well, I've skied in Davos, and I wouldn't want to go to any crusty old conference.

(not that I've actually been invited to the crusty old conference)

But I wouldn't pass up the opportunity to to Davos on expenses.

[joggerjayne]

... to "go" to ... Davos !

[sp1814]

Coincidentally, my partner is out there 'working' for a big TV project and if you ask me, it all sounds suspiciously like a beano.

They should've held it in a Travel Lodge..

...in Birmingham.

[joggerjayne]

LOL sp ...

I suspect there may be a small element of ... err ... "relaxation time" in that project.

Oh look, I've found a picture of the busy offices where your OH is hard at work ...

http://www.casinodavos.ch/

[whiskeryron]

And there's me thinking The Bilderberg was just another Davos Bilding Society.