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Why Are Uk Houses So Expensive?

So I’m a teacher earning around £30,000 a year, 23 years old living at home with parents. My grandma was saying that when she dies (which hopefully isn’t for a very long time), I could buy her house,...

naomi24

The Orwellian Absurdity Of Logging Rapists As Female

//J. K. Rowling of Harry Potter fame has once again ridden valiantly into the gender wars — this time to object to Police Scotland’s policy of recording rapes as being committed by women, should the...

lankeela

Humanitarian Disaster

Why can we not prevent people from having children when they live in deprived or disaster areas? Ever since I was at junior school there have been appeals for starving children yet they are still...

goodlife

Doing Thing Without A Creator—Why?

People are preoccupied with caring for their family, earning a living, traveling, or other personal interests because they know of no other meaning to life. Albert Einstein once said: “The man who...

sp1814

Johnson Vs The Bbc

Is the Prime Minister right to censure the BBC over its reporting of the Christmas party scandal(s) or is he shooting the messenger?...

gulliver1

More Good News.

The Latest Poll puts Labour Ahead of Conservatives Again... not looking good for the Cons.

sp1814

Full Smoking Ban?

Should the UK follow New Zealand's lead and work towards a full smoking ban? I think it's a very brave move, and personally I'd be all for it....

Gromit

Bleak Omnicron Prediction

Hope this is wrong. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/dec/11/omicron-covid-variant-could-cause-75000-deaths-in-england-by-end-of-april-say-scientists Possible 75,000 deaths by April....

Mozz71

Michael Nesmith Of The Monkees Dead At 78

Only Mickey Dolenz left now. https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/newsmanchester/monkees-star-michael-nesmith-dies-at-78/ar-AARH7CB?ocid=uxbndlbing...

Bazile

Mobo Awards

In the absence of AOG I would like to draw your attention to the fact that the MOBO awards is upon us...

grumpy01

Bbc Breakfast Knife Crime

Just seen an interview with a mother who lost her son to knife crime.Also there was a Chief Inspector from Lancashire on a TV link.He came out with some real 21st century claptrap about working with...

naomi24

Pope Condemns Treatment Of Migrants In Europe

In short I think he's saying we all need to be less nationalistic and more welcoming. Coming from someone who lives In just about the most exclusive area in the world and one that actively keeps the...

tiggerblue10

Anyone Fancy Living Here?

https://metro.co.uk/2021/12/05/you-could-live-in-a-graveyard-for-just-140000-but-theres-a-catch-15717698/?ito=article.mweb.share.top.link It's a bargain ;o)...

bobbinwales

Its Not Going To Stop Is It

Coastguard pulls 100 migrants including babies from rough seas in the early hours as desperate migrants use cover of darkness to make crossing to Britain...

Stableford

Is Removing A Poster Or Drawing A Cartoon A Crime Worthy Of Death?

A man removes a poster containing a quote from the Prophet Mohammed. What do you think happened to him when Mohammed's followers found out? This is in 2021. And not a lone 'extremist' or a single...

Stickybottle

Karzai Says Taliban Are His Brothers

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/world-59505688 Coalition Forces never really stood a chance did they ? No wonder Biden left post haste ! Now Karzai wants Afghans to return to rebuild the country Is he...

tiggerblue10