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Trump

A former president calls the current president 'an enemy of the state'. Extraordinary use of language and, sadly, an awful example of the debasement of US politics. For at least one person on this...
19:57 Sun 04th Sep 202250 answers, last by Spungle 09:21 Tue 06th Sep 2022
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Truss

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mif07KiZYmo I'd not seen this fuller version of our new PM's performances before. Wow. Oops....
22:25 Sat 03rd Sep 202218 answers, last by archibaldy 23:16 Sun 04th Sep 2022
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The Tories

I suspect there is a majority ant-Tory view among ABers and that's fine. But, as life-long Tory, I just despair that Sunak and Truss are so uninspiring and, frankly, mediocre....
11:50 Sun 28th Aug 202271 answers, last by MissTerious 14:08 Mon 29th Aug 2022
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Jury Service

Got the brown envelope today, at the age of 62. Have to make myself available for ten days in October. Initial reaction, bore. But then thought it might be interesting.
17:14 Sat 27th Aug 202237 answers, last by 10ClarionSt 09:19 Mon 29th Aug 2022
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Cost Of Living Stuff

Woman teacher, earning £48,000 a year, whinging on BBC News that she can't cope with current energy bills. Is it me?...
17:11 Sat 27th Aug 202245 answers, last by Patsy33 11:51 Sun 28th Aug 2022
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Fuel And Kids

BBC Newsnight quotes someone saying kids that grow up in 'cold' homes and 'five times' more likely to experience mental health problems than children who grow up in 'warm homes. If that is true it...
22:05 Fri 26th Aug 202242 answers, last by davebro 15:42 Sat 27th Aug 2022
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Barristers

According to the Beeb junior barristers earn an average of £12,400 a year, a figure I find very hard to believe. Newsnight also says that the government has offered a pay rise of 15 per cent which...
21:47 Mon 22nd Aug 202255 answers, last by Sqad 10:04 Wed 24th Aug 2022
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Inflation

in Turkey is running at 82 per cent. Extraordinary. Sudan, Jordan, even Egypt, face bankruptcy. (BBC News).
10:40 Sat 20th Aug 202211 answers, last by jno 21:11 Sun 21st Aug 2022
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The Greens

Somewhat baffled that, again, the BBC chooses to give considerable airtime to the of the Green Party today. Yet another 'co-leader'. The Party has one MP. It has a few councillors. I think that...
15:16 Wed 17th Aug 20226 answers, last by Gromit 18:52 Wed 17th Aug 2022
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Sunak Stupid Posturing

wants sanctions against Iran (Sunday Times) because of a man's attack on Rushdie. What on earth is the point? What could it achieve? There are already sanctions against Iran. Utterly absurd.
23:51 Sat 13th Aug 202247 answers, last by davebro 08:41 Mon 15th Aug 2022
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Fuel And The Impending Crisis

Would be interested to know if the 'windfall' tax imposed on energy companies equates to the amount already expended by the UK government to help taxpayers, whether there is a shortfall or whether the...
22:06 Tue 09th Aug 20226 answers, last by mushroom25 14:39 Wed 10th Aug 2022
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Dolphins And Seals

On a lighter note, off on the Brixham ferry from Paignton Harbour shortly. Last week we had dolphins one day and seals the next. Regard it as a quasi-religious experience, an hour at sea for a tenner....
09:11 Sat 06th Aug 20223 answers, last by wolf63 19:13 Sat 06th Aug 2022
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Archie

The health trust wants to turn his life support off and then say he can't be moved to a hospice because he is unstable. Is it me?
17:22 Thu 04th Aug 202236 answers, last by THECORBYLOON 11:34 Fri 05th Aug 2022
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Australian Coral

Highest number of coral, Great Barrier Reef, in 36 years. Good news and slightly discomforting to Climate Change predictors of catastrophe. BBC News this morning....
09:44 Thu 04th Aug 202211 answers, last by douglas9401 16:48 Thu 04th Aug 2022
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Abortion, The Us And Islam

Curious that most Islamic countries maintain the same legal fiction that abortions should be available only when the life of the mother is at risk. This is the same definition provided by our '67...
20:45 Wed 03rd Aug 202217 answers, last by sp1814 09:17 Thu 04th Aug 2022
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Cctv And The Chinese

Incredulous that a state-backed Chinese company is in control of 1million CCTV cameras in the UK, according to Channel 4 News, and that now, suddenly, some government departments and local authorities...
18:27 Wed 03rd Aug 202215 answers, last by Peter Pedant 12:14 Thu 04th Aug 2022
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Climate Change

Don't fully understand this climate change business. I can accept that the UK has experienced the warmest summer on record but why was last year's summer the coldest on record?
14:38 Sat 30th Jul 202243 answers, last by Spicerack 08:02 Mon 01st Aug 2022
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Parry And His Partner

Didn't realise that the Labour front bench chap who offended Starmer (for dropping in to a picket line) is the partner of the lovely Labour deputy leader Angela Rayner. Maybe she should resign in...
15:29 Fri 29th Jul 20221 answer, last by Captain2 15:30 Fri 29th Jul 2022
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Snp And Drugs

I wonder if there is a connection between voting SNP and the appalling drug abuse statistics for Scotland published today.
21:18 Thu 28th Jul 20228 answers, last by 10ClarionSt 08:03 Fri 29th Jul 2022

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