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Income Tax Income versus Benefits Outgoings

This year the state will pay out more in social security benefits than it raises from workers in income tax. I find this shockingly depressing - it also makes me very angry that I'm schlepping my...

rov1200

Quantiative Easing - is it necessary or desirable?

The B of E wants to print ?bns of monopoly money in the hope that the banks will lend to businesses. It is hoped that by buying up the banks bad loans and decreasing the interest paid on government...

Dissolute

Help

I am a 39 year old man abused as a child mentally, physically and sexually. I've been depressed for as long as I can remember. I finally got away from my parents aged 28. Since then I've somehow...

sp1814

Should successful black Britons accept the pitfalls of racial profiling?

Last week, England and Tottenham star Jermain Defoe announced he was going to sue Essex police for unlawful arrest and imprisonment because of the number of times he'd been stopped whilst driving his...

anotheoldgit

Our homegrown terrorists

http://www.dailyexpress.co.uk/posts/view/12128 6/Sick-fanatics-cheer-body-bags Shouldn't these homegrown "jihadis" be hunted down and convicted, with the same enthusiasm as other internet criminals...

Kathyan

Would you trust them again?

I find this totally unacceptable, do they think we are stupid? http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/Politics/MPs- Expenses-Conservatives-Sir-Patrick-Cormack-And...

1ARMEDBANDIT

Afghan elections?

In a nutshell what outcome in these elections are the USA/UK and the western allies hoping for and what if they don`t get it?

Sandraa

Did the British Government play a role in the mass carnage in Sri Lanka?

The sale of arms worth over 22 million dollars by the British government to Sri Lanka in the ended war is public now. A statewment from the British Foreign office states "We do not grant export...

Kromovaracun

Daily Mail headline generator

http://www.qwghlm.co.uk/toys/dailymail/ Only vaguely news-related but I found it quite funny. My favourites include: WILL YOUR LOCAL COUNCIL GIVE YOUR CHILDREN CANCER? HAVE LESBIANS HAD SEX WITH YOUR...

legal girl

Moving house - removing light fittings

We are shortly moving house and our buyer does not want the ceiling lights. If we remove them, do we have to have an electrical certificate saying it was done properly?

shaking

War in Afganistan

3 more soldiers dead, where is it going to end?. Devasted families for what? An unwillable war.

rov1200

Bankers Bonuses

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/8202738 .stm Besides the platitudes what is Labour doing to prevent this?

anotheoldgit

Should he have been banned?

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/arti cle-1206618/Extremist-banned-entering-UK-BNP-f estival.html Preston Wiginton, a close associate of BNP leader Nick Griffin was refused entry into the UK,...

devayaani

sensation of cold and hot

When I try to dip my bare arm in a tub filled with water at 17 degree Celsius, I immediately shiver (my arm at least). However, when I am walking in the street when the air temperature is even less...

jake-the-peg

us or nhs

Who would rather have a US style healthcare system To help decide: The NHS budget is roughly all of the National Insurance take - so that would be entirely abolished The average US familly spends...

rov1200

Why is Britain doing so badly?

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8198766.st m News today that France and Germany have emerged from the recession while Britain is still deeply in a slump. Brown did say we would be one of the first...

gingerflaps

metal detecting in public parks

Hi, I was kicked out of my local park today because i was testing out my new metal detector, there was no signs saying i couldnt do it, but the park warden said there was sings, when i asked him to...

DKnewsES

Revenge.

The baby P case three have now been officially named. Is it right to put their safety and possibly lives at risk?

EDDIE51

Clinical trial?

Has anyone here actually been a volunteer for a clinical trial ? Any inside information on what to expect? I am thinking of volunteering, (no job, no cash, whats to lose) Any comments welcome.

anotheoldgit

Standing idle as our troops continue to die.

http://www.newsoftheworld.co.uk/news/443298/Ro w-upon-row-of-desperately-needed-armoured-vehi cles-are-lying-idle.html Why can't these vehicles be shipped out forthwith? If we haven't the transport,...

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Income Tax Income versus Benefits Outgoings

Quantiative Easing - is it necessary or desirable?

Help

Should successful black Britons accept the pitfalls of racial profiling?

Our homegrown terrorists

Would you trust them again?

Afghan elections?

Did the British Government play a role in the mass carnage in Sri Lanka?

Daily Mail headline generator

Moving house - removing light fittings

War in Afganistan

Bankers Bonuses

Should he have been banned?

sensation of cold and hot

us or nhs

Why is Britain doing so badly?

metal detecting in public parks

Revenge.

Clinical trial?

Standing idle as our troops continue to die.

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