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Is Everyone's Opinion Equally Valid Nowadays?

I was reading this thread http://www.theanswerbank.co.uk/Science/Question1312845.html And saw atalanta's reply at the foot of page 1. I was going to write a response (into that thread) along the lines...

dunnitall

Poor Animal And Damn Zoos!

Why, why why? They were offered a home for this poor giraffe but they still destroyed it despite protests and people trying to find a new home for it! This is why IMO zoos should not exist, what care...

anotheoldgit

Is This Why It Is Not A Good Idea To Use Foreign Aid Money To Help With Our Flood Problems?

Well apparently Mr Pickles does, because he says "aid abroad helps towards the battle against global warming". ///...

skylershughes

Senior Thesis Survey - Social Media

Hi, I’m Skyler and I’m Junior at Boston College just beginning research on my senior thesis. If you have a sec, help me get off to a good start by completing this brief survey on the components of...

dave m

Gas Prices

is it true gas is so expensive now as shell/bp have invested in Siberian gas fields,also has our reserve in the north sea nearly gone

emmie

British Jihadists

what do these British Jihadists hope to gain, apart from a possible bloody death. The woman featured is a Muslim convert, i for one don't get this desire to fight someone else's battle....

vinika

How Do You Spot When An Opinion Is Not Based On Good Science?

How do you spot when an opinion is not based on good science?...

Bouncer33

Overseas Foreign Aid

Is it possible for the government in power at the moment ,to divert all the millions of pounds we send to India and Pakistan etc, in foreign aid, and divert all this money to those unfortunate people...

ChillDoubt

Plebgate Officer Jailed For 12 Months

Just on Sky News Ticker. It's the officer who claimed to have witnessed the Plebgate Incident, but obviously didn't. I hope for his sake that PC Toby Rowland has got his own story straight.........

sandyRoe

Isn't Schadenfreude The Meanest Of Pleasures?

http://video.uk.msn.com/watch/video/arsonist-sets-himself-on-fire/2isz2ohm...

joeluke

£440K For 'hurt Feelings'

Everything that's wrong with this country's compensation system Nearly £½million for his 'hurt feelings' because he wasn't man enough to deal with colleagues banter over his OTT actions during...

ChillDoubt

Roache Not Guilty Of All Charges

Just flashed up on Sky. Can't say I'm surprised....

Shemas2

How To Check Your Work For Plagiarism?

Plagiarism....

Bouncer33

Pmqs

I always thought that watching Prime Ministers Question Time, was like watching a load of out of control school children. Today proved it when the speaker gave one Mp one hundred lines for being too...

FredPuli43

Expat Votes

The LibDems have some novel ideas. Any thoughts on expats' MPs or job sharing MPs. If someone has emigrated for over 15 years, have they not distanced themselves from voting ? [Below: The Times]...

ToraToraTora

Should We Have Access To Kinnochio's Briefs?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-26014085 It seems that even the civil service thought the WW was nailed on. If only he hadn't blown it by celebrating victory before ......err Victory! Major must...

manealca

Who Pays For What

going on holiday with my daughter ,son in law & 2 year old granddaughter, we are renting a cottage and hiring a car and I say I should pay a third of the total cost but my son in law says I should pay...

youngmafbog

A Good Idea?

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/tube-strikes-february-2014-mayor-boris-johnson-says-union-boss-bob-crow-is-holding-london-to-ransom-9103398.html Strikes start today, Crow is on a beach...

modeste

Motorways

I travel regularly along the motorways between North Wales and Blackpool. It is little wonder that many people stay in the middle lane, given the ruts caused by HGV's on the inside lane along long...

Canary42

At Last They've "spotted" It.

The E U Commission have "discovered" corruption is rife in EU. Now there's a surprise ! http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-26014387 Whether they will do anything about it is another matter....

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