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Car towing a Car - is it legal?

My friend has asked me to tow a car for him. We have a towing bar, and the car is taxed and MOT'd but i dont know if he is being honest about his insurance. If we get stopped and hes not insured, will...

Gromit

Hague Lied

How can we ever believe anything this future Cabinet Minster says? Should he now be forced to go before the House of Lords standards committee again? http://www.telegraph....-Ashcroft-affair.html...

anotheoldgit

Where was President Obama born?

http://www.telegraph....irth-certificate.html Why don't they stop all speculation, and publish proof beyond doubt that the President was indeed born in the United States?...

Kos

New driver insurance

My son has just passed his test and we are now suffering the shock of getting him insured. I have tried all sorts of permutations but am getting quotes of £2500+ for 3rd Party !!!! His friends...

deggers316

good old hyundia

just had my timing belt changed after 86000 miles at a cost of £115+vat the mechanic showed me the old one it was like new to look at, he said it didn't need a changing but you cant tell just by...

Gromit

Conservative Election Strategy

I have just learned that George Osborne is in charge of the Conservative's election strategy. I have not exactly been impressed with his performance as Shadow Chancellor, and a little surprised that...

rov1200

Anti Matter Discovery

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/291299.stm What is the difference between dark matter and anti-matter?...

R1Geezer

Are we mostly programmed by authority?

http://tinyurl.com/ye4bxlo The French repeat of a 1961 Yale experiment shows that most people will follow "orders", reagardless. What conclusions can we draw from these experiments. The...

youngmafbog

Noo Labour dead and finished ?

Who is now running Britain Unite or the labour party. It rather now looks like Unite. 13 Cabiniet members are in hock to Unite because they take its money for electioneering. this includes Brown,...

anotheoldgit

Come to Britain for a free abortion

http://www.express.co...free-abortions-on-NHS Should these Europeans come to this country and get free abortions on our NHS?...

christmas2010

parking infront of a house but was told not to

I have a problem and need clarification. I have parked outside someone's house in order to pick my kids up from school and it's literally 20 mins max. The property owner came out and said that I...

Oneeyedvic

Patriotism

After a couple of questions / answers below: What do you consider to be patriotic / unpatriotic? Would you consider the German people in 1939 supporting their troops to be patriotic? If you were a...

R1Geezer

Noo Labour spending plans.....

The EU are ordering the governement to rein in the spending but it is widely believed this may well tip us into recesion. So what is Gordon to do? Steal Tory policy or defy the EU? Tough one Gordon!

R1Geezer

Why do people keep saying Brown was not elected...

It just demonstrates how ignorant of our system they are and they probably shouldn't have the vote if they don't understand the system. Here's the news, we do not elect the leader of our country, we...

R1Geezer

Digital Economy Bill?

Will it stop illegal downloads? Is it practical to enforce? I watched the Panorama program last night and it seems there are 2 camps, those that think that downloading for free actually encourages...

k8bailey

work medical questionaire

My 25 year old partner is a carpenter, employed by a small building firm for the last 6 years. He has just been asked to fill out a medical questionaire. Does he have to fill this in? Do employers...

bobjugs12

Discrimination based on former employment

Take out the forces aspects of this story: http://www.thesun.co....aedo-than-a-hero.html Do you think it's right that an employer can do this? I would seriously like to hear both sides of the...