James Murdoch says that this Sunday is the last edition of the News of the World. - Measured response to the crisis engulfing News International, or pulling up the drawbridge to protect the chosen...
You can be exasperated at the striking teachers for disruption and inconvenience yesterday - but to blame the tragic, accidental death of a young teenager on the strike? This is pretty sick, even by...
I recently read this article http://www.cosmosmagazine.com/node/348 On the benefits of thorium vs uranium.All sounds very good and all, but is it feasible for large scale power generation, or is the...
Reading this article did set me thinking - Were the argentinians to flex their military muscle over the Falklands, could the UK, given the austerity cuts, lack of aircraft carriers and military...
Pretty sure I read a question on here a week or so ago asking for opinions on the efficacy of this device. For those who asked, you may find the attached link interesting - A pretty negative ASA...
Flicking between BBC news and SKY this morning, I was struck by the differences between the 2 channels in releasing details of the suspect arrested on suspicion of murder. The BBC and as best I can...
Pretty glad I am not a mid-beds constituent, tbh. How do people like this get to be MP in the first place, and more importantly, get re-elected?
http://www.guardian.c...ne-dorries-blog-truth...
So, there was quite a lively discussion on this topic in here quite recently. I read this article today which was germane to that conversation -thought you peeps might like a linky :)...
So, Zac Goldsmith - Cheat, Creative Accountant, or Innocent Party ,falsely maligned and hounded by the invidious press?
http://link.brightcov...01?bctid=115507914001...
Some interesting chatter from all parts of the political spectrum is being generated over a couple of linked proposals for parliamentary reform. 1. 5 year fixed term parliaments - Remove setting the...
Just wondered what ABers thought about the fact that voters were barred by the clock from voting in some constituencies. Personally, I do not think such incidents do anything but damage our...
Did anyone catch this absolutely fabulous documentary on BBC2 last night, voiced by the always excellent David Attenborough? Fascinating presentation and some gorgeous wildlife shots of these stunning...
This question has arisen as a consequence of reading a notion posted by a contributor to a book I was reading. The author suggested that the institution of marriage as we understand it only happened...
Watching BBC Breakfast today, they showed a clip from interview with Simon Cowell, to be broadcast on Newsnight tonight, about his future plans. Apparently, his next big project is a political show in...
Ed, are you planning to re-introduce the post preview facility, or any sort of post editing facility? I hate to see my typos being exposed to the general public because i have lost the facility to...
Just got through reading this article in "The Independent." http://www.independen...tremists-1810447.html It seems that all fundamentalist sects of whatever religious flavour are, at their...
Originally posted in error in the Body and Soul section. Following on from the legal action being brought by the Equality and Human Rights Commission against the BNP, seeking, amongst other things, to...
Following on from the legal action being brought by the European Human Rights Commission against the BNP, seeking, amongst other things, to overturn the BNPs "whites only" membership policy...