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VHG

Has any serving UK PM never faced an election?

IF Gordon Brown resigns before the next general election it means he will have been Prime Minister, but never actually been part of a General Election as a party leader or PM. Has any other recent...

JockSporran

Atheists' backgrounds

Please - ONLY ATHEISTS answer this one. I'm doing a survey. I would be grateful for your participation. Please answer the following: 1) Were your parents religious believers? 2) Did you go to church...

Julnar

Obama Seeks Reconciliation Between West And Muslims

President Obama has called for new beginnings in the relationship the west has with Muslims around the world. Can the two groups reconcile their differences and importantly, do either side really want...

R1Geezer

"One small step for Man......."

It's 40 years since Armstrong said the famous line, he apparently claimed he said that it was "One small step for A man....". The tapes have been analysed and he definately said the former but...

lankeela

Deep Sadness?

The parents of a British schoolboy who was on the Air France plane that crashed in the Atlantic off Brazil have spoken of their "deep sadness" at the loss. Deep sadness is what you feel when you hear...

Gromit

Is Conservative Party deputy chairman Lord Ashcroft a tax exile?

William Hague explains... http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/newsnigh t/8080379.stm Fair question?

ludwig

Brown to go?

Today's Guardian editorial says about it's time for Labour to 'Cut Gordon Brown loose'. Do you agree? http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/j un/02/editorial-gordon-brown-labour

Julnar

Jaquie Smith to Step Down

Home Secretary Smith is to step down in a re-shuffle. Was this one of those political shoves done with the wink of an eye? http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/8079205 .stm

HillyHugger

Too stupid...

Saw this woman interviewed on 5 news last night . Doesn't appear to be the sharpest tool in the box but I think it's an absolute disgrace . http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/5417283...

sp1814

Is this a more accurate example of 'Diversity' in the UK

Is this group the best argument against those who seek to divide the different races in this country; and an even stronger argument against those who constantly demonise certain groups young people:...

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...

wizard66

To all the believers in the supernatural

How did you arrive at your beliefs? Religionists, how did you arrive at yours? Were you born into a religious family? Did you have a 'revelation'? Did you come to the conclusion that your particular...

rov1200

Is the Swiss way of doing things better?

With the British parliament in chaos and voters unable to put trust of important decisions in their hands is it time to put the power into ordinary British citizens as practiced by the Swiss people?...

kinell

d-day memorials

So the little french bloke doesnt want our Queen to personally represent the hundreds of thousands of UK and Commonwealth young men who died in france in WW2. The next time they surrender they can...

anotheoldgit

All the usual excuses once again?

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/may/27/dr c-congo-deport-torture Notice the Guardian's photo: 'Police at Kin Mazi?re intelligence HQ, Kinshasa, allegedly shown in this covertly taken picture with...

anotheoldgit

Should the BNP stop selling the musician's songs?

http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2009/may/28 /bnp-selling-british-musicians-songs Nigel McCune, a national organiser at the Musicians' Union, told the Times that musicians needed a safeguard against...

brionon

Rapists

Some months ago a woman was raped and then had acid thrown over her. The perps got the usual few years and,we were told,the sentences were to be reviewed. I've heard nothing yet. Have you ?

chas2008

Could only happen in the UK.

http://www.miltonkeynes.co.uk/news/Cop-suspend ed-as-burglar-injured.5293022.jp

BertiWooster

The BBC

From one who objects to being forced to pay a direct tax in order to watch that box in the corner - irrespective of how much BBC content i view ... ..... Message to the Editor of the Daily Telegraph...