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Gromit

MPs over claimed for Council Tax

Eric Illsley, the Labour MP, is thought to have made the highest phantom claim ? recouping more than ?6,000 over and above his council tax bills since 2004. Over 50 other MPs have claimed more than...
20:08 Sat 20th Jun 200916 answers, last by rov1200 11:56 Mon 22nd Jun 2009
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R1Geezer

Have the indiginous UK population had enough.....

...of the foriegn invasion? http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/northern_ir eland/8104287.stm Is the public starting to say, enough is enough or are they just not very tolerant in Belfast?
09:23 Wed 17th Jun 200924 answers, last by trt 21:21 Wed 17th Jun 2009
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exweaver

unpaid wages

company has stopped trading but not insolvent i a court judgement for unpaid wages and severance but who do claim against
14:17 Mon 15th Jun 20094 answers, last by factor30 13:13 Sun 21st Jun 2009
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Oneeyedvic

Would you work for nothing?

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8102862.st m British Airways is asking thousands of staff to work for nothing, for up to one month, to help the airline survive. The appeal, sent by e-mail to more...
14:19 Tue 16th Jun 200933 answers, last by icemaiden 13:17 Wed 17th Jun 2009
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kinell

worth the risk?

One things for sure, I will not be taking an Air France flight to a holiday in Pakistan, Its all about risk and reward, Plenty of risk and no reward.
12:13 Wed 10th Jun 200910 answers, last by jackthehat 10:52 Fri 12th Jun 2009
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R1Geezer

Time to slap another fiver on a pack of snout?

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/8086142.stm It seems the direct cost of smoking to the NHS is now ?5bn, not to mention the indirect costs not just to the NHS, which are huge! Personally I'd slap a...
09:33 Tue 09th Jun 200948 answers, last by Davethedog 10:44 Wed 10th Jun 2009
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R1Geezer

Are we becomming more EU sceptic?

UKIP improve on their 2004 result which at the time was derided as some sort of fluke. They claim they would have done even better had the debate not been dominated by the expenses fiasco, so is UK...
10:58 Mon 08th Jun 200913 answers, last by waterboatman 06:11 Tue 09th Jun 2009
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Gromit

Not just any old Fat Cat, It's an M&S Fat Cat.

Steven Esom, the former head of food at Marks & Spencer, was paid more than ?1 million for only 112 days' work on its board, the annual report revealed. http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business...
13:23 Fri 05th Jun 200919 answers, last by Coobeastie 14:06 Sat 06th Jun 2009
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Gromit

Obama, Brown, the Queen and the D-Day celebrations.

Mr Obama and Prime Minister Gordon Brown will mark the 65th anniversary of the Normandy landings alongside the French President, Nicolas Sarkozy. Buckingham Palace said the Queen will not attend as...
12:19 Tue 02nd Jun 200918 answers, last by Grizelda43 20:18 Tue 02nd Jun 2009
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rov1200

Muslim domination cont:

I have a relative who is C/E and about to marry a Muslim. Although he says that religion is not his strong point insists that his children are brought up in the Muslim tradition. Is she right to...
08:10 Sun 24th May 200917 answers, last by Oneeyedvic 16:21 Wed 27th May 2009
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chinadog

It's over here!

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/index.html
01:13 Mon 27th Apr 200926 answers, last by roomster 09:45 Tue 28th Apr 2009
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paraffin

Just Announced: Actress Natasha Richardson has died.

Natasha Richardson, wife of actor Liam Neeson, has died following a skiing accident a few days ago. Great pity she wasn't wearing a helmet at the time of the accident. Chances are she would have...
00:03 Thu 19th Mar 200913 answers, last by Lindylou 18:00 Thu 19th Mar 2009
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sp1814

The Weird Thing About The Irish

Not sure whether this is an appropriate question for the news section, but here goes... I've just been out in Covent Garden celebrating St Patrick's Day with a few Irish mates, and a few 'fake Irish...
00:02 Wed 18th Mar 200965 answers, last by anotheoldgit 11:11 Sun 22nd Mar 2009
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Joy11

The meaning of the word Asylum

My understanding of asylum would be, to go to the first country of safety if you are being persecuted in your own country" It's our Benefit system that is luring people here, this morning I see on the...
08:05 Tue 17th Mar 20097 answers, last by Joy11 15:38 Tue 17th Mar 2009
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R1Geezer

Manslaughter by proxy?

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/7909 563.stm both these sound like nasty bits of work and jail is the best place for them, but can someone clarify. It seems that one person can be prosecuted...
12:26 Thu 26th Feb 200913 answers, last by kinell 08:44 Fri 27th Feb 2009
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Sneekykid

Americanism?

Why are we using the american definition of a billion? It can get confusing when we are now counting in Trillions! How much is a Trillion? Is it the same as a British Billion or what? Maybe the French...
20:22 Sat 21st Feb 200919 answers, last by Sneekykid 09:43 Wed 25th Feb 2009
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Eljohnno

Barclays critical illness cover

Been considering looking for an alternative for a few weeks , this morning I get details informing me that they want to increase my monthly payments from ?43 to ?71 to keep my level of cover at...
12:32 Tue 24th Feb 20093 answers, last by buildersmate 08:52 Wed 25th Feb 2009
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anotheoldgit

The English once had a sense of humour.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-115364 5/As-BT-suspends-30-staff-telling-Irish-joke-v eteran-comedian-Frank-Carson-defends-great-com ic-tradition.html Good on yer Frank you and the Irish...
13:58 Tue 24th Feb 200922 answers, last by kinell 08:32 Wed 25th Feb 2009
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anotheoldgit

Would this solve the immigration problem?

http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2009/feb/24/fewer -polish-migrants-coming-to-uk We just need to re-introduce National Service now, and our immigration problem would be solved forthwith.
16:49 Tue 24th Feb 200925 answers, last by sp1814 00:18 Fri 27th Feb 2009
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silverlace

North south divide.

Do the people up north (England) really hate the people down south?
21:43 Wed 11th Feb 200972 answers, last by RTFishall 21:12 Fri 20th Feb 2009

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