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54 disatrous days in post - £1.3Million serverance package.

Shome mishtake shurely??
01:31 Mon 12th Nov 201247 answers, last by jno 00:41 Tue 13th Nov 2012
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Cold call cash back

// Richard Herman, 53, was so upset with firms phoning him up and trying to sell him goods and services he decided to charge them for the time they took out of his day. He recorded the calls and then...
08:53 Sat 27th Oct 20126 answers, last by factor30 11:53 Sat 27th Oct 2012
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Another bad day in Afghanistan

// At 2.30pm on Wednesday, Corporal Channing Day was on foot patrol in the Nahr-e Saraj district of Helmand province when her unit came across an Afghan man wearing ordinary clothes. The man...
00:25 Fri 26th Oct 201224 answers, last by Zeuhl 17:38 Mon 29th Oct 2012
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Madness - My Girl 2

I like but is it a mash-up of Fine young Cannibals meets soft cell?
22:05 Tue 23rd Oct 201218 answers, last by lsinbsdf 03:01 Wed 24th Oct 2012
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Should Elected Police Commissioners belong to Political Parties?

// Two parliamentary by-elections have been triggered after Labour MPs Alun Michael and Tony Lloyd stood down from the House of Commons to fight for election as police and crime commissioners. //
12:29 Tue 23rd Oct 201218 answers, last by ichkeria 14:49 Wed 24th Oct 2012
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Frankie Boyle wins libel case against the daily Mirror

This bit made me chuckle... // Ronald Thwaites QC said jurors should not find in the comedian's favour. And he said if jurors thought that Mr Boyle had been libelled they should show their...
21:52 Mon 22nd Oct 201233 answers, last by Duncer 22:32 Thu 25th Oct 2012
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Tories Poll rating plummets - 13 points behind Labour

But good news for UKiP. http://www.dailymail....e-Plebgate-storm.html Does this make a Con/UKiP Alliance at the next election inevitable?...
13:45 Sun 21st Oct 201223 answers, last by Quizmonster 08:15 Tue 23rd Oct 2012
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Private Prisons to be fined...

...if prisoners re-offend on their release. http://www.telegraph....nd-after-release.html Anyone think this is a good policy? Seems unfair and bonkers to me....
11:00 Sun 21st Oct 201211 answers, last by Duncer 11:48 Sun 21st Oct 2012
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Getting Tough on Crime.

Since the election there are 10,000 fewer police Officers in England and Wales. It was surprising therefore that last year recorded crime fell by 6%. conentional wisdom is that crime rises during a...
10:10 Sun 21st Oct 20122 answers, last by Duncer 11:54 Sun 21st Oct 2012
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Police use Taser on blind man after stick mistaken for sword

// A police force has apologised after an officer used a Taser on a blind man whose white stick was mistaken for a sword. Colin Farmer, 61, was stunned by police following reports of a man walking...
11:19 Thu 18th Oct 20121 answer, last by Gromit 11:20 Thu 18th Oct 2012
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Improbable, implausible and contrived.

Is how the Independent assessor summed up John Terry's defence of misconduct charges.. http://www.bbc.co.uk/...t/0/football/19842795 But the magistrate in a criminal court acquitted him. Do you think...
11:50 Fri 05th Oct 20129 answers, last by Zeuhl 15:52 Fri 05th Oct 2012
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West Coast Main Line deal scrapped after contract flaws discovered

// Three civil servants are suspended after flaws in the bidding process for the UK's West Coast rail franchise will see it re-run at a cost of at least £40m. // Anyone else thinking bribes?...
11:33 Wed 03rd Oct 201238 answers, last by infundibulum 17:48 Sat 06th Oct 2012
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Shoyld more be done for ex-soldiers?

Ex-Sodliers Three horrible crimes in today's Daily Mail  and they are connected because the crimes have been committed by ex-soldiers. The man suspected of abducting April Jones turns out to...
01:04 Wed 03rd Oct 201218 answers, last by anotheoldgit 11:30 Thu 04th Oct 2012
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April Jones: Local man arrested. Search continues.

Hope this is a good development.
16:48 Tue 02nd Oct 201230 answers, last by Mick-Talbot 09:04 Thu 04th Oct 2012
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John Terry Guilty of misconduct

The Football Association charged Mr Terry on Friday 27 July 2012 with using abusive and/or insulting words and/or behaviour towards Queens Park Rangers’ Anton Ferdinand and which included a...
15:21 Thu 27th Sep 201227 answers, last by Brenden 17:09 Fri 28th Sep 2012
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Who will be the next Archbishop of Canterbury?

1. The Sun Columnists? 2. Prince Charles' mate? 3. Old Etonian oil Exec? 4. "Pilgrimage on Wheels" Cyclist? 5. Peer and Cricket fan? http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-19712347 Do you have a...
13:10 Wed 26th Sep 20125 answers, last by bazwillrun 13:30 Wed 26th Sep 2012
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Clegg says better off pensioners must give up benefits....

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/matt/...
07:00 Wed 26th Sep 201232 answers, last by Duncer 17:01 Wed 26th Sep 2012
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Nick Clegg: I'm Sorry...

Apologies if this has been posted elsewhere. I am much impressed with this tune which has apparently entered the Top 40. Clegg's credibility is zero. This must be deeply embarrassing to LibDems...
11:39 Sun 23rd Sep 20122 answers, last by johnny37 13:24 Sun 23rd Sep 2012
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Cynical move by Wiltshire Police Constable

After two police murders in Manchester by a fueding gangster member, the Chief Constable of rural Wiltshire as cited this as a reason to issue his officers with more Tazer Guns to stop them feeling...
10:28 Sun 23rd Sep 20122 answers, last by Gromit 18:30 Sun 23rd Sep 2012
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The next coalition?

Just when you thought things couldn't get any worse - the ConUkip's http://www.telegraph....tion-says-Farage.html Dream ticket? Or Nightmare?...
10:06 Fri 21st Sep 20124 answers, last by sandyRoe 11:48 Fri 21st Sep 2012

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