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Western Hubris In Afghanistan

Polly Toynbee's appraisal "The Taliban’s victory in Afghanistan has laid bare the magnitude of western hubris" is most enlightening and, sadly, true....
12:00 Tue 17th Aug 20219 answers, last by Peter Pedant 12:45 Tue 17th Aug 2021
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Orthography

Is the not infrequent poor orthography found in messages on this site a reflection of our education in the UK?
05:48 Tue 17th Aug 202117 answers, last by AZardoz 18:36 Tue 17th Aug 2021
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Cop 26

With politicians of all parties not wanting to make the very urgent decisions to stem the advance in world-wide "tipping points", as that would ensure the party in power would be out in the following...
19:35 Sun 15th Aug 20211 answer, last by bobbinwales 19:59 Sun 15th Aug 2021
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Haul It All On The Rails To Decentralised Distrbution Centres.

Quoting a participant on the problems with haulage: "Trucks pay enough based on weight already. Haulage is in a bad state at the moment, with a shortage of drivers, lack of decent parking and...
05:25 Tue 10th Aug 202110 answers, last by Hopkirk 23:57 Tue 10th Aug 2021
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Weight-Based Motor Vehicle Tax

Weight-based motor vehicle tax would help financially to improve the general state of UK's roads. This factor in the calculation of a vehicle's tax should, hopefully, lever the owner into reducing...
06:39 Mon 09th Aug 202116 answers, last by theshedman 05:21 Tue 10th Aug 2021
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Psyllium Husk Powder For Making Jelly

Not wanting to use gelatine, I have found *Psyllium husk powder* as an alternative. Wanting to use this to make jelly, I would appreciate advice on suitable recipes. Thank you. I have juices I have...
15:26 Mon 26th Jul 20213 answers, last by pastafreak 15:50 Mon 26th Jul 2021
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Standards In Uk. What Standards?

Alas, the standards necessary for safe, modern living are invariably quite lax. For buildings, their quality is reflected, as one example, in the cladding scandal. This particular issue has been a...
08:39 Wed 14th Jul 20213 answers, last by bobbinwales 09:31 Wed 14th Jul 2021
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If You Want To Take Care Of Your Pet . . .

. . . you should pop it in a cage....
20:44 Tue 13th Apr 202117 answers, last by woofgang 16:30 Fri 23rd Apr 2021
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Dell Notebook Speaker . . .Doesn't

The speaker on my Dell notebook suffers apparently from 'diaphragmitis': a gurgling, barely-recognisable sound emanates. Roughly two metres distant, I have: 1) a DVD recorder - Panasonic DMR-EH50 2) a...
07:33 Mon 12th Apr 20211 answer, last by Buenchico 15:44 Mon 12th Apr 2021
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Muffins In A Glass -- With Used Jam-Jars?

I have chanced upon this recipe which utilises glass jars instead of the usual baking tins. The recipe points out that any screw-top, glass jars that one would otherwise throw away could be used. I...
07:02 Mon 12th Apr 202123 answers, last by woofgang 17:40 Mon 12th Apr 2021
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P E C T I N - - 1: How To Make? - - 2: Make Jellies/Jam?

I would like to make my own pectin and then use it for making jellies and jams. It would be appreciated if anyone with experience in this respect be kind enough to help me. Rather than using...
19:58 Tue 06th Apr 202112 answers, last by woofgang 15:08 Thu 08th Apr 2021
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O R G A N I C -- Away From Industrially-Processed Fodder . . . And P L A S T I C S ...1

Many moons ago when I was an innocent student . . . (no nothing to do with Noggin, the Nog) A friend of mine worked in a sausage-making factory for the Summer. He never bought the bangers of yore...
18:36 Mon 05th Apr 20213 answers, last by gl556tr 19:43 Tue 06th Apr 2021
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Millions Of Millions Of U.k. Funding To Battle Covid-19 Is A Comparative Small-Cash Solution . . .2

. . . compared with that already affecting the biosphere. The Earth is suffering from a continuous onslaught, the likes of which humans have never experienced. Around £30,000,000,000 has been...
14:57 Mon 05th Apr 20219 answers, last by Old_Geezer 09:55 Tue 06th Apr 2021
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Millions Of Millions Of Uk Funding To Battle Covid-19 Is A Comparative Small-Cash Solution . . .

. . . compared with that already affecting the biosphere. The Earth is suffering from a continuous onslaught, the likes of which humans have never experienced. Nearly a quarter of the UK’s territorial...
11:28 Mon 05th Apr 2021
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Cross-Channel Travel By Train Or Ferry

Has anybody any experience in cross-Channel travel during this Corona period? Train-travel dictate face-masks and distance. How do Eurostar deal with this? . Is a ferry-crossing safer?...
08:05 Wed 05th Aug 20207 answers, last by mushroom25 10:17 Thu 06th Aug 2020
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New Buildings - Planned For The Future

As the annual average temperature rises progressively, new buildings need to be built to be cooled, too. No more wilting in Summer in the office or at school. Using the usual central-heating systems?...
19:40 Fri 03rd Jul 2020
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Fighting Earth's Poor Health

In the light of environmental pollution and the urgent need to counter the causes, as well as understanding the science of issues involved, the categories listed require modification. Me thinks....
08:40 Sat 01st Feb 20208 answers, last by jim360 10:06 Sat 01st Feb 2020
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Technology & Art: How Uk Expresses Their Importance

Recent weeks have shown how UK Ltd values its home-grown technology and a painting. The former was allowed to be grabbed by a foreign firm. The latter was given an export ban. . This, at a time, when...
07:22 Thu 26th Dec 20199 answers, last by TonyV 09:36 Fri 27th Dec 2019
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Christmas! What A Surprise! Again!

Another year, the same surprise: Rail prices will be increased. In the light of the seemingly little-noticed climate emergency, one would expect that transport by train and tram would be made cheaper....
07:45 Sat 30th Nov 201918 answers, last by gl556tr 04:50 Sun 01st Dec 2019

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