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History of the world in 100 objects

The BBC have made the first part of this series free to download and keep as mp3s http://www.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/series/ahow/all Sorry if you already know - hope you enjoy it if you dont...
07:46 Thu 06th May 20101 answer, last by jno 07:55 Thu 06th May 2010
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Who's the soft touch in Europe?

Just seen figures from Lemode about which European countries most asylum seekers We're surely the most generous aren't we? Nope Italy only rejects 55% - we must be next though? Nope Sweden 66%;...
16:43 Wed 05th May 201010 answers, last by rov1200 09:15 Thu 06th May 2010
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Devils advocate time!

I think you'll all agree that religion is universal - I don't think I've heard of a single civilisation however isolated that hasn't come up the notion of God and life after death in some way shape or...
07:31 Wed 05th May 201015 answers, last by mibn2cweus 15:39 Sat 08th May 2010
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Help for Heroes

Seems soldiers are getting let off speeding offences now http://www.dailystar....to-go-to-Afghanistan/ Justice Secretary Jack Straw said later: “It seems to me that the judge showed appropriate...
11:53 Wed 28th Apr 20105 answers, last by R1Geezer 13:24 Wed 28th Apr 2010
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We're in the money!!

It looks as if the Governments investment in bailing out Lloyds has turned a small profit. http://www.thefirstpo...crisis-recession-over Perhaps if this continues the Government can give up taxing us...
08:24 Tue 27th Apr 20108 answers, last by jake-the-peg 13:59 Tue 27th Apr 2010
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What will the Headlines be when Brown stays in No. 10?

This is looking more and more like a Lib/Lab result - and I can't help imagine how gracefully the tabloid press will take it. I'm wondering how the Mail and the Express will break the news to it's...
14:58 Wed 21st Apr 201024 answers, last by jake-the-peg 22:31 Wed 21st Apr 2010
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Doncaster council failure

Mayor Peter Davies Beloved of Icemaiden and Lonnie http://www.theanswerb...w/Question792378.html http://www.theanswerb...s/Question798520.html and probably others who admired his "no...
13:59 Tue 20th Apr 20108 answers, last by daffy654 10:06 Wed 21st Apr 2010
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Tories support Turkish membership of the EU

http://www.cfot.org.u...al_launch-28Oct08.pdf I didn't realise this - I must have nodded off at some point - I'm pretty pro-EU and I've not decided myself! What do the resident Tories here have to say...
08:42 Tue 20th Apr 20106 answers, last by rov1200 13:47 Tue 20th Apr 2010
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UKIP London Chairman resigns after racist attack on the Queen

Paul Wiffen has resigned - he launced an on-line attack on Muslims, Romanian Gypsies and African and Caribbean communities. No biggie for a You Kipper you'd think but he referred to the queen as a...
08:43 Thu 15th Apr 201017 answers, last by naomi24 17:32 Thu 15th Apr 2010
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University of East Anglia Climate Change Group Cleared of data manipulation

So the inquiry has said that Research group hanot manipulated data and that it's reputation is intact. They've criticized it for not responding enough to freedom of information requests (although the...
07:27 Wed 31st Mar 201028 answers, last by birdie1971 00:12 Sat 03rd Apr 2010
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Boris calls for a return to teaching latin

http://news.bbc.co.uk...nd/london/8571662.stm Boris says it's absurd to leave Latin out of the curricilum. Is he right? Did you study and Love Latin?Is it any use? or is he absurdly out of touch? Any...
14:22 Wed 17th Mar 201036 answers, last by Zeuhl 12:53 Thu 18th Mar 2010
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Can you stab someone in the back in sef-defence?

http://news.bbc.co.uk...nd/london/8546678.stm...
08:27 Wed 03rd Mar 201033 answers, last by ludwig 11:59 Thu 04th Mar 2010
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Coalition or Minority Government?

If Cameron doesn't get a clear majority but Brown and Clegg do a deal would the crown ask Cameron to form a minority Government first or go with the coalition first? Is there a constitutional rule? a...
13:38 Mon 01st Mar 20107 answers, last by modeller 11:30 Tue 02nd Mar 2010
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Marooned in time

I'm going to send you back in time - a one way ticket, at least 100 years To make life a little easier you can take a gold ingot with you 400 troy ounces What year would you like to go to? Don't...
14:22 Tue 09th Feb 201020 answers, last by MarkRae 01:07 Fri 12th Feb 2010
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Should MMR doctor be struck off?

Last Week the General Medical Council found Dr Andrew Wakefield who started the MMR scare did not act in the best interests of his patients. Now the Lancet says the claims in the paper were false...
10:00 Wed 03rd Feb 20105 answers, last by jake-the-peg 11:39 Wed 03rd Feb 2010
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Is crime all sorted in London now?

Apparently Boris is stepping down as chairman of the Metropolitan Police Authority http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/8482549.stm He said when elected he was going to personally "take charge"...
09:45 Wed 27th Jan 20109 answers, last by China Doll 14:29 Thu 28th Jan 2010
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What is English culture?

On a thread (that vanished) someone said that they felt English culture was being eroded I asked what English culture was but didn't get much of an answer What is English culture - surely not Warm...
08:27 Fri 22nd Jan 201041 answers, last by puzzfuzz 20:40 Mon 25th Jan 2010
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Oh dear! I thought the Tories were better than this

I feel sure someone not long ago on here told me that they were "better bred" and didn't do this sort of thing http://news.sky.com/s...%2C_Conservatives_Say Whatever shade of politician you...
15:24 Fri 08th Jan 201016 answers, last by Old_Geezer 14:22 Mon 11th Jan 2010
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Belle de jour unmasked

The blogger Belle de jour is reveaved as research Scientist Dr Brooke Magnanti. Here blog of working as a high class ( I presume £300 per hour is high class) call girl inspired best selling...
16:12 Tue 17th Nov 200910 answers, last by China Doll 20:30 Wed 18th Nov 2009
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Is Cameron scared of the hunting issue?

The country seems rather split on the hunting issue - personally Idont feelstrongly about it but I seem to be a minority. But Cameron has a history of going hunting himself, has described the ban in...
09:28 Tue 17th Nov 200927 answers, last by brionon 19:37 Wed 18th Nov 2009

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