I just don't get it, if you are good at your job you don't need it so clearly it's just a device to protect the terminally she-ite at their jobs. Why would anyone want to do that?
Well, over a week ago I posted a thread in which I mentioned that our Prime Minister had recently said to the CBI ‘Brexit is already delivering enormous benefits’ and I asked the Brexiteers to list...
Hi all, I wanted to let you know that I will be stepping down as AB Editor in a few weeks as I am moving on to a new role elsewhere. The AB Editor account will be taken over by the new AnswerBank...
How can any of them look their children in the eye and laim to be fully grown men with pride in themselves and their country?
It's embarrassing to watch....
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-63742281 If the SNP campaign on a single issue surely they'll lose a lot of their current supporters. Not every single SNP voter wants...
A couple of years ago I was walking Camino trails in Spain. The longest of them was a path from Sevilla to Santiago. It was just over 1000 km and took me about 40 days. Now, in my mid 70s, I walk a...
...before it was sealed in foil. I just went to open a bar of Lindt. As I was about to peel the foil away, I could feel an irregular shape. A bit was broken off the corner...a clean break. Not a...
I think it's high time the performing by New Zealand of the haka - and the versions by other teams like Samoa and Fiji - was kicked into touch. Why should the All Blacks be allowed to pump themselves...
It's my annual "what am I going to cook?" Thread. Got about 40 coming for pre Christmas drinks and nibbles. Then 11 on Boxing day. I need ideas for nibbles that do not include pastry or cheese (cos...
We’ve had a seven course tasting menu today (a father’s day present from one of our children) with the wine flight (we paid extra for that ourselves) and have had a thoroughly wonderful day. If I was...
I guess that he doesn't want to give his money to a govt, because they might not agree with his idea of worthy recipients. I feel uneasy that the rich should choose to give publicly to those they...
Tonight will be history night... Starting with Raiders of the Lost Past with Janina Ramirez on BBC4 Followed by Secrets of Egypt's Valley of the Kings on more4. I'm not really in the mood for...
My daughter wants these...or oatmeal coloured. I've looked almost everywhere in town, including tkmaxx and Marks and Spencer, plus Amazon. Nothing plain available. Lots of patterns which are a no-no....