Why is the word "like" added so many times during conversations (especially by younger people). Is no-one corrected about poor communications anymore or has it gone down the pan with manners,...
Today on Channel 4 proof was given that climate change is not related to carbon emissions but instead is a cyclic phenonemon which is due to solar flares. If we get this wrong in our diagnosis it...
This story is all over Sky news at the moment and the BBC have the footage on their website. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/south_yorks hire/6429569.stm What are your thoughts on this incident?...
A woman who sent a series of explicit text messages to a 13 year old boy has been spared from going to jail, partly because programmes for sex offenders are aimed solely at men....
http://www.itv.com/news/index_7e88c8bdbefacef9 9608f81424f1263a.html so whats the general feeling on this one, she doesnt seem to be helping herself, comfort eats, snacks, loves take aways....
A shed, that was a boat, then a shed again, and a white room with mood lighting in several different colours. No one can criticise the Turner Prize for a lack of variety in the art it showcases. But...
I think people should be refused treatment on the NHS who smoke. Why as a non smoker should I have to pay for someone who damages themselves at the expense of my treatment. Its wrong, the tax they...
A court has ruled that the Diana and Dodi inquest must be heard by a jury. Do you think this is the right decision, or do you think that the public are too emotional over the tragedy to make an...
Following on from an earlier question about the 2012 London Olympics, if in less than 2 years the budget for the Olympics has quadrupled to ? 9 BILLION what do a'bers think the final cost will be in...
There are now tougher penalties for drivers caught using hand-held mobile phones. The offending drivers will now not only pay a fixed penalty of ?60, but they will also have three points added to...
Our local paper has informed us that we will be getting wheelie bins instead of just bin liners and that the collection will be every other week, rather than weekly. Can any of you ABers who already...
Wimbledon is to pay women the same as the men. Surely this is sexual discrimination against the men, isn't it? They are getting the same money as the women despite the fact that the men do almost...
More severe penalties for using phones in the car: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/6382077.st m but I have noticed that in any situation the ringing phone is like an itch that must be scratched....
British women are the fattest women in Europe a report has revealed. 23 per cent of women are clinically obese and men don't fare much better with 22.3 per cent of them being clinically obese. Experts...
what do you think ruth kelly is up to reguarding social housing, is it a back door to ending social housing, selling off council housing stock to private land lords. 10% stake was mentioned in buying...
UK-- A pub has been criticised for selling a dish called 'Barrymore Pie - Faggots swimming in gravy'. The name refers to the death of Stuart Lubbock, found drowned in the pool at Michael Barrymore's...
Letter in The times yesterday was querying why he refers to himself as black when his mother is white. Same with Halle Berry - she has a white mother yet refers to herself as black. It got me...