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Another Government U-Turn

// PCS general secretary, Mark Serwotka, said a Home Office decision to hire 1,100 staff – including 800 border employees – had convinced the union to cancel its [strike] plans. "We...
12:42 Wed 25th Jul 201214 answers, last by Quizmonster 06:16 Thu 26th Jul 2012
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Should the Trades Union Congress have an elected peer in the Lords?

Rebel Tory MPs think so. // The seven point plan includes a proposal to allow mass membership organisations – such as the CBI, TUC, General Medical Council or even the RSPB [and the National...
07:09 Sat 21st Jul 201212 answers, last by modeller 14:30 Sat 21st Jul 2012
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A Labour Landslide at the next election?

OK, so it is just a poll mid term of a Government. But all the same, it is not happy reading for the Conservatives. Calls for them to ditch the coalition and call a snap election would seem to be...
23:52 Thu 19th Jul 201237 answers, last by ichkeria 16:02 Fri 20th Jul 2012
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Birmingham Riot victims - Not Guilty verdict

The three men run over and killed in the riot were not murdered jury decides. // Haroon Jahan, 20, Shazad Ali, 31, and Abdul Musavir, 30, were protecting local businesses when it was claimed they were...
15:11 Thu 19th Jul 201222 answers, last by sp1814 17:41 Fri 20th Jul 2012
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Creationist Schools

Should the Government approve and fund by the taxpayer, schools run by Creationist Groups? http://www.guardian.c...approval-free-schools...
08:13 Wed 18th Jul 201241 answers, last by Ellipsis 10:55 Thu 19th Jul 2012
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Are Gary Lineker and Alan Hansen worth £1million+?

BBC salaries for its highest paid entertainers are in the news again. There are said to be 15 personalities earning in excess of £500,000 a year. Many I personally do not like but understand...
10:11 Sat 14th Jul 201255 answers, last by JimmyCooper 10:34 Mon 16th Jul 2012
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Sack the Police

After the astonishing crime figures which showed a 95% drop in crime and all the rioters promising not to do it again, is there any other option than to sack 6,000 frontine police officers?...
00:12 Tue 03rd Jul 201213 answers, last by Gromit 12:27 Tue 03rd Jul 2012
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The best kick from yesterday's big match?

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09:54 Mon 02nd Jul 20122 answers, last by flip_flop 12:22 Mon 02nd Jul 2012
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Brown and Cameron - Soul Brothers

Brown always said that we would joun the Euro when th time was right. But he made sure the time was never right. Now Cameron has said there 'could' be a referendun on EU membership, but only when the...
22:18 Sat 30th Jun 201227 answers, last by em10 09:21 Mon 02nd Jul 2012
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Something to be proud of

Despite the austerity measures and recession we are still the country most likely to grant asylum to people in genuine danger. // Some 14,360 immigrants were given asylum within the UK in 2011. The...
11:11 Sat 30th Jun 201259 answers, last by Answerprancer 22:36 Sun 01st Jul 2012
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Jumping on the bandwagon

The banks almost brought this country to its knees through their greed and ineptitude and their bailout which for which we had to loan thousands of billions of pounds will take years to pay back. They...
08:43 Sat 30th Jun 201216 answers, last by bazwillrun 17:39 Sun 01st Jul 2012
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U-Turns - Policy on the hoof.

It looks increasingly like Government Policy is being made on the hoof. The postponment of the 3p rise in fuel duty took many by surprise, including the Cabinet by the looks of it. // Treasury...
11:00 Wed 27th Jun 201221 answers, last by Quizmonster 14:41 Thu 28th Jun 2012
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Wealthy pensions should lose benefits

Says the Institue for Fiscal Studies: // The Institute for Fiscal Studies argued that “relatively well-off” pensioners had benefited more than other age groups from lower tax rates and...
09:50 Tue 26th Jun 201230 answers, last by Mark1520 09:16 Wed 27th Jun 2012
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The Big Society - Aspirational Waffle

// [The Big Society] is seen by the public as an attempt to hide a “deeply damaging withdrawal of the state from its responsibilities to the most vulnerable. The big society, introduced in the...
09:43 Sun 24th Jun 20125 answers, last by pdq1 15:07 Sun 24th Jun 2012
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Classic TOTP chart rundown

Those were the days...
23:19 Fri 22nd Jun 20125 answers, last by Zacs-Master 06:14 Mon 25th Jun 2012
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I'm predicting 1-1 again

Anyone else more optimistic?
16:39 Fri 15th Jun 201214 answers, last by trt 00:33 Sat 16th Jun 2012
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I'm predicting 1-1

Anyone think we are going to win it? http://www.bbc.co.uk/...t/0/football/18076341...
09:37 Mon 11th Jun 201224 answers, last by Gromit 20:07 Mon 11th Jun 2012
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U-Turns, Climb downs, rethinks and the coalition Government

Margaret Thatcher famously said "the Lady is not for turning" yet her refusal to change the poll tax led to her downfall. Earlier this week the Government did a u-Turn on the pasty Tax and...
12:16 Thu 31st May 201249 answers, last by TWR 18:10 Fri 01st Jun 2012
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Just whe Cameron thought it couldn't get any worse...

// Prime Minister David Cameron's former director of communications Andy Coulson has been detained by police investigating allegations of perjury. Mr Coulson, 44, was detained at his home in the...
09:39 Wed 30th May 201216 answers, last by LazyGun 15:21 Wed 30th May 2012
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Is Baroness Warsi a liability?

The Conservative Party Chairman and expenses fiddler has been caught out again. She has failed to disclose to parliament income from a property she owns. It was only dicovered when she fell out with a...
09:16 Sun 27th May 201238 answers, last by venator 16:52 Mon 28th May 2012

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