Three single mothers (and one of each of their children) have lost a legal challenge to the government’s benefit cap. This caps the total benefits they can receive at £500 per week:...
Earlier in the year I queried why a local authority took it upon itself to feed the children in its area free of charge: http://www.theanswerbank.co.uk/News/Question1205273.html But now it seems that...
Just watching QT with, most unfortunately, Russell Brand among the panel members. Two questions should have been put to the panel: 1. Why is Mr Brand such an obnoxious mouthy slob? 2. Why did the BBC...
In December sp1814 posed a question on gay marriage: http://www.theanswerbank.co.uk/News/Question1196737-2.html Essentially I argued that the Mr Cameron’s assurance that the C of E would be...
In the same week that Child Benefit is being withdrawn for higher earners (in a somewhat unfair fashion, it might be argued) here we have a local authority taking it upon itself to feed the children...
I’ve just watched a few snippets of the first Test between England and Pakistan. England unfortunately lost seven wickets for 55 runs to Pakistan’s “wizard of spin” Saeed...
In the middle of last week, Scotland's First Minister Alex Salmond jumped on the EU scaremongering bandwagon and suggested that David Cameron’s use of the veto against the proposed changed to...
Following on from an earlier question: http://www.theanswerb.../Question1074615.html Anyone know the minimum number of points that can be scored in order to win a frame of snooker? (Warning, like the...
Suddenly I cannot open web links from e-Mail messages. When trying to do so I get a message: “This operation has been cancelled due to restrictions in effect on this computer. Please contact...
In this earlier question: http://www.theanswerb.../Question1070105.html I may have given the impression that I believed it would be quite a few weeks before The Great “Deal” That Saved the...
Got to go to the Frozen North (Chester) tomorrow from the London area. I try not to head that way if I can help it because it's all too grim, but cannot avoid it this time. Does anyone know the...
Anybody had any experience of this: http://www.freepcskytv.co.uk/ or anything like it. There's just the occasional programme I'd like to watch that is not included in my current packagaes. Just...
Off to Antigua soon. First trip to the Caribbean – we usually head east.
Anybody know whether Eastern Caribbean Dollars are widely available from ATMs?
Cheers !!!...
The rise in VAT to 20% was announced, I think, last October (it may have been earlier). The day before yesterday the news headlines (certainly on the BBC) were that shoppers were making last minute...
All trace of the “AutoArchive” function in my MS-Outlook seems to have disappeared. On the “File” menu where I expect to see among the options “Archive” to enable...
What's happened to your "Union of European Socialist Republics" (EUCCP) Avatar, Geezer? Surely you've not become a Europhile? If so, I must be the only Europhobe left.
Just watching “Newsnight” with Paxo. He’s at HM Prison High Down in Surrey. The prison handles mainly prisoners serving short sentences. He is there with Ken Clark talking about the...