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government immigration policy not working

// Government plans to cut net migration to the "tens of thousands" by 2015 are likely to fail, a report has found. Prime Minister David Cameron and Home Secretary Theresa May have pledged...
03:25 Tue 21st Jun 201113 answers, last by rov1100 15:10 Tue 21st Jun 2011
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FIFA farce

Lord Triesman's accusations of bribery against Jack Warner, FIFA's Vice President will now not be dealt with. Warner has resigned, so all investigation of him is halted and he is apparently, innocent....
16:06 Mon 20th Jun 201111 answers, last by bibblebub 06:39 Wed 22nd Jun 2011
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Bad news for the Europhobes - 50% of us are German

// Top geneticists together with archaeologists who have spent years on dig sites in the UK, the experts conclude that 50 per cent of us have German blood flowing through our veins. It stems from the...
15:05 Mon 20th Jun 201123 answers, last by kinell 09:57 Tue 21st Jun 2011
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Time to Axe Formula1?

The BBC needs to cut 20 per cent from its budgets by 2014. // The BBC paid £300million to screen F1 in a five-year deal which runs until 2013. At almost £3million a race, it costs more...
10:32 Mon 20th Jun 201117 answers, last by joggerjayne 11:29 Mon 20th Jun 2011
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Shameful sackings of Gurkhas, RAF and Navy personnel.

// Almost 150 Gurkhas are to be sacked due to defence cuts after only a handful volunteered for redundancy, figures obtained by The Daily Telegraph Hundreds of RAF and Royal Navy personnel will also...
09:53 Mon 20th Jun 201118 answers, last by em10 16:53 Mon 20th Jun 2011
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87% of new jobs go to immigrants. Did you vote Tory for that?

// In the first year of the Coalition, 87 per cent of the 400,000 newly created jobs have gone to immigrants — as Britons fail to chase work, according to new official figures uncovered by the...
00:59 Mon 20th Jun 201133 answers, last by em10 15:16 Mon 20th Jun 2011
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Muslims are integrating better than christians

Can this be true? http://www.telegraph....-equalities-boss.html...
10:49 Sun 19th Jun 201167 answers, last by Ric.ror 17:53 Sun 19th Jun 2011
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EDL founder charged with assault

// The founder of the far-right English Defence League Stephen Lennon has been charged with common assault. A spokesman for Lancashire Police said: 'A 28-year-old man has been charged with common...
14:47 Sat 18th Jun 201126 answers, last by Craftypig 05:48 Thu 30th Jun 2011
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Cowardly EDL member convicted for attacks on old men.

// An ENGLISH Defence League member who threatened two elderly asian men has been handed a suspended prison sentence. Darren Buck, 50, was involved in the demonstration with the far-right group in...
14:45 Sat 18th Jun 201147 answers, last by Kromovaracun 21:00 Sun 19th Jun 2011
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So after 10 years and many deaths we are talking to the Taliban.

// The US and other foreign powers are engaged in preliminary talks with the Taliban about a possible settlement to the war in Afghanistan, the Afghan president, Hamid Karzai, has said. It is the...
11:26 Sat 18th Jun 201115 answers, last by bednobs 13:40 Mon 20th Jun 2011
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✓

[ "That this House recognises the economic, social, cultural and sporting importance of football to the United Kingdom; is therefore surprised at the paucity of representatives from the world of...
16:54 Thu 16th Jun 201113 answers, last by jno 22:14 Thu 16th Jun 2011
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English FA Cup Sponsors

The FA cup is currently sponsored by E.On, a German Company. Before them, it was sponsored by AXA, the French Insurance Group. It has now been announced that a new sponsorship deal has been reach with...
16:47 Thu 16th Jun 20114 answers, last by Manwithnoname 12:19 Fri 17th Jun 2011
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Bank kept $10million aid given to poor

A court case to open shortly in London will hear that a $10million gift for aid from oil rich Venezuela that was given to Belize was kept by a Belize Bank. The money was destined for social housing...
11:29 Thu 16th Jun 20116 answers, last by BayBoy1 19:40 Thu 16th Jun 2011
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Campaign for Real Bread

Interesting report in todays Daily Mail about the quality (or lack of it) of the bread we eat. http://www.dailymail....s-loaves-bad-you.html // ‘Once, the law was designed to protect us from...
11:30 Wed 15th Jun 201129 answers, last by ludwig 12:50 Thu 16th Jun 2011
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David Cameron announces new £814m donation for vaccinations

// "In addition to our existing support, we will provide £814 million of new funding up to 2015. "This will help vaccinate over 80 million children and save 1.4 million lives." //...
11:54 Mon 13th Jun 201121 answers, last by rov1100 20:51 Mon 13th Jun 2011
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Weekly Bin collections will NOT return

Government U-Turn of the day, and breaking an election pledge, the Government has decided that the fortnightly collection will stay. http://www.dailymail....tml?ito=feeds-newsxml Before the election...
12:32 Sun 12th Jun 201133 answers, last by Dodger666 10:15 Thu 16th Jun 2011
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Start of the silly season...

Or just a slow mews day? http://www.telegraph....at-David-Cameron.html...
21:29 Fri 10th Jun 20119 answers, last by Manwithnoname 11:53 Sat 11th Jun 2011
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Should Thatcher meet Palin?

Sarah Palin would like to meet Margaret Thatcher. Thatcher's aides are less keen, one reportedly calling Palin "nuts". Something called the Tea Party are enraged....
13:50 Fri 10th Jun 201118 answers, last by mike11111 15:25 Sat 11th Jun 2011
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Dambusters' dog to be renamed digger in remake of film

// The Dambusters dog N***r will be renamed Digger for a modern remake of the iconic film to avoid offending American viewers, it has emerged. Script writer Stephen Fry, 53, has confirmed that pilot...
13:42 Fri 10th Jun 201153 answers, last by jackthehat 12:56 Sat 11th Jun 2011
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Good news - I think?

Vince Cable says Southern Cross will not get any tax payers money. http://www.dailymail....l-Southern-Cross.html Hopefully he is right. But Dave is quote happy to do U-turns. What do we do with the...
01:26 Fri 10th Jun 20115 answers, last by ummmm 12:50 Fri 10th Jun 2011

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