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Do We Want A Chancellor With Such Disregard For The Law?

http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-bradford-west-yorkshire-28658217 Hit and run, speeding, using a phone whilst driving, running a red light! Is he going for the full house!...

phleb

Religion..is It There Because It Actually Helps People

in need or do we just rely on it when we have no other support? I'm not against religion. I'm just curious as to what other people think. I have seen a lot of women/men turn to islam, have they...

souxie

I Cryptic Crossword No 609

7 Across, Tune I'm getting arranged as dance music (6) 8 Across, Distinctive qualities of line in tokens of love (8) 9 Across, Like boating equipment, we hear, in remote islands (8) 12 Across, Quite...

sp1814

Capping immigration

I've just seen on the BBC news that the government will be capping non-EU immigration to 24,100 per year. However the total immigration figure per year is 590,000. Will this cap appease those who...

MRB18

UK Olympian Surnames

I am struggling to come up with answers to the follwoing cryptic clues. Can anybody help please? 1. DOES HE ALTER THE WATERS FLOW 2. DOES HE PACK'EM IN 3. COD, TOWN AND HOPE...

WyeDyed

i Cryptic 472

Last one (again)... 4d Anger in an Eastern or Western town (7) A?I?E?E...

buzzyb

Different types of compost

Morning I've just bought some large bamboo plants and plan to transfer them to a large planter. The supplier recommends I use John Innes number 3. Can anyone tell me if this is the only brand of...

HongKongphooey

Cats using garden as a toilet

We have a new neighbour moved in next door and she has 5 cats, one of which has had 4 kittens which she is keeping and there are several using my one long flowerbed as a toilet. Today i had to get rid...

souxie

i Crypic Crossword No 425

4 Across, Mark across one hand,cut...by this?(8) SORRY NO LETTERS 11 Across, American beat record? (7) ??E?L?? 12 Across, Courage lacking at first?Youth's certainly not got it(7)SORRY NO LETTERS 13...

afairclough

Poppies

I have a large oriental poppy plant in my garden. I did have 25 poppy heads on it but the other day I noticed one had broken off. On closer inspection I noticed where the head had broken off there was...

askyourgran

Lily beetles....aaaarrgghh

I just noticed them today. I have a large pot of oriental lillies, today I happened to see three of them, oh rather attractive I thought. Now Ive read that they can strip the plants to nothing in a...

Ric.ror

Indoor olive trees

I am thinking about buying a pair of the olive trees fom M&S. I was wondering would they be ok to have in the living room - I suspect they would not last through the winter up here...

lilypoppyfre

asparagus

my son planted some asparagus crowns some time ago and now the asparagus are growing. The instructions were that they were not to be harvested the 1rst year....so, does he leave them to die and rot or...

carrust

Tomatoes...Gardeners delight

Do you pinch-out the side-shoots on GD tomatoes?

needawin

Bamboo needing a facelift

Have a bamboo plant in the garden. Gets sun and shade and is sheltered. Looking a bit lacklustre and I don't think as green as it should be. Should I be feeding it?

Tilly2

Gardening with a hosepipe ban.

Have you got any suggestions for plants/flowers which will do well without too much water. I have an east/south facing garden and would like some suggestions for filling my borders.

countrywalksgirl

sunday life cryptic

I am left with two clues 18 ac If asked his occupation would he give a stock answer R?n?m?? ( would it be ringman??) 17 down Bends the back and vaults ???h?s ( second letter is the last letter in 18...