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My late fathers company pension

My father worked all his life and paid into a company pension...ICI which then became AstraZeneca. He retired at 65. Unfortunately, he passed away in December, aged 75. My Mum was then awarded the...

dave50

Strikes here and riots in Greece

All these people opposed to any spending cuts whether in the UK or anywhere else dont seem to suggest any alternative. It seems they just want to bury their heads in the sand and hope it all goes...

oldnitro

What do terrorists hope to achieve?

Do the Muslim terrorists have any sort of agenda or are they just enthralled with the love of killing? I know they have a deep hatred of all things western but even the most strident of their lunatic...

MrIncredible

MicroSoft Word

whenever i wanted to go back and insert a word or correct a mistake the sentence would automatically move along, Now if I go back to insert a word it swallows up the next space/word! i really dont...

Vimto

American Politics.

I am reading more and more about a potential Republican hopeful in the American Presidential race. I refer to Michele Bachmann; much has been written and there will be much more written. I see see...

conehead

mortgage arrears

with house prices losing their value in the last few years,- many people are falling into arrears, - people cant afford to to pay! what with losing their jobs and pay cuts. would it be not a good idea...

dave50

Kenny Everett

Watched the short documentary on tv the other night about the genius that was Kenny Everett. Absolutely brilliant. Does anyone know why none if his shows are ever repeated like on Gold for example?

CanisMajor

Should religious insults land you in court?

Just watching Sunday Morning Live, they are discussing the above question, in relation to he Galliano case and also Wilders remarks etc.

R1Geezer

Not a dry eye in he house?!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/...ld-us-canada-13402845 French socialist nabbed, win double or what?...

macgee

capital gains

I was given some penny shares of value about £200 and I now want to give them to my son. They are now worth aboiut £25K but as I didnt pay for them and will give them as a gift and dont...

Paul22118

Referendum UK

If we were to have areferendum tomorrow on the following how do you think the results as a percentage would come out. 1. Bring back hanging for murder (judge to make decision, appeal to Sovereign) 2....

sp1814

When the time comes, should Margaret Thatcher be given a full state funeral

You could argue that there's a precedent (Churchill), who led the country to victory in a 20th century war. Two opposing stories, and their responses from the Daily Mail, show that there might be some...

joko

using 10% of your brain...?

I was always under the impression that this 'belief' came about as a social comment about our general levels of intelligence...the fact that we have the capacity to be much more intelligent than most...

anotheoldgit

Europe Day.

http://tinyurl.com/6cy4jtj Unlike Gordon Brown, David Cameron refuses to fly the European Union flag at No.10, or any other Government building on tomorrows Europe day. Why doesn't he go the whole way...

Prudie

Us Phone numbers

Sorry I expect this has been asked lots before but why do all US phone numbers that are spoken or written in films always start with 555?

Auntiemoll

Million Pound Drop Live

I cannot believe how thick and lacking in general knowledge some of the younger contestants are on this show...On Friday night... two "beautiful"! people lost hundreds of thousands pounds in...

Answerprancer

Car started after long wait !

I've had a productive day today (after a huge ***-a-thon here earlier) my car has been languishing up the driveway for a couple of months untouched since its head gasket blew last June. I charged up...

sp1814

Are the denizens of 'Middle England' getting more disgusting, or have they always been trash?

I am going to leap to a conclusion, but I would expect most decent people would think that a father dragging his naked (yes, naked) 14 year old son through the streets as punishment for breaking a...

kevgerlan

Early release of pension fund

I started a pension when I was 18, with Standard Life. I was made redundant recently and I am now struggling for cash, is there anyway I can release the pension, according to standard life, the only...