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Crisis? What Crisis?

In the same week that Child Benefit is being withdrawn for higher earners (in a somewhat unfair fashion, it might be argued) here we have a local authority taking it upon itself to feed the children...

anotheoldgit

Why Is This? It Never Happened In 'my Day'.

http://www.standard.co.uk/news/education/violent-school-pupils-attack-900-london-teachers-a-year-8440965.html In Britain we may not have anything like India's brutality to women, thank goodness, but...

joggerjayne

Ipad Defaults To Mobile Version

If I go to a web page which has a normal and a mobile version, like say the Seagulls website, my iPad automatically takes me to the mobile version. Which is crap. Can I stop it doing that? J x...

madiba

Updated Itunes Library

Is it still possible to drag & drop files from "My Music" to the updated iTunes library. If not can anyone suggest a tutorial covering the subject. Thanks in anticipation....

anotheoldgit

Nick Clegg To Go On Air.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2258339/Nick-Clegg-host-LBC-radio-talk-win-voters-Lib-Dems-warn-12-months-turn-polls.html Why has the Deputy Prime Minister chosen a London based commercial...

flip_flop

Gay Marriage

Why is David Cameron so determined to push through this legislation, when there are more pressing things to be dealt with in the House? Personally I couldn't give a tinker's cuss either way because it...

Scylax

Lance Armstrong

....wants to exonerate himself by confessing to cheating by drug usage. Can anyone just forgive and forget? In my book he is a criminal and requires 5 years of imprisonment and confiscation of all his...

modeller

Is East Belfast Violence Justified ?

I can't find a post on this problem so I would like to hear your views on the violence by loyalists in NI. Where does the fault lie. ?...

anotheoldgit

Will Cameron Be Able To Stop The Flood Of Additional Immigrants?

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/9783545/David-Cameron-we-will-keep-out-EU-benefit-tourists.html With the five year old quotas limiting the number of people from Bulgaria and Romania due to...

anotheoldgit

Cameron Wants Another Seven Years In Office.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2013/jan/06/david-cameron-seven-years-downing-street So Cameron wants another seven years in office, if you think that there is 'NO CHANCE', who would you wish to...

PetitAnglais

Cameron's Position On The Eu?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-20926563 Following the Marr interview is anyone any clearer what it is? What will be our relationship with the EU going forward? Especially if the Tories win the...

anotheoldgit

Why Have There Been No Arrests And Convictions Over This Barbarous Practice?

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/special-report-female-genital-mutilation--unreported-ignored-and-unpunished-8439824.html...

anotheoldgit

Do We Want Further 'nanny State' Controls?

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/labour-calls-for-cut-in-sugar-in-food-would-see-some-breakfast-cereals-banned-8439388.html Yes many reject politician's controls on such matters as...

anotheoldgit

Is It Really Important For Gay Footballers To Come Out Of The Closet?

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2257057/West-Ham-star-footballer-appear-gay-magazine-cover-tries-crush-games-stigmas.html /// Changes in attitudes within football were highlighted following a...

ShallowQueen

What Is Wrong With These People

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2256717/Indian-politician-Bikram-Singh-Brahma-beaten-villagers-raping-woman.html Is it a cultural thing?...

emmie

Some Good News For A Change

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-birmingham-20908439...

pdq1

Why Should Terror Suspects Be Allowed Their Freedom?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-20882357 Yet again another suspect has escaped surveylance and is now roaming the country and able to plot terrorist acts. Qatada is in a similar position watched by the...