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Are there too many words?

The English Language is about to get its 1,000.000th word. The average person uses less than 14,000 words. That leaves a lot of redundant words. French and German have about a 10th of what we have....

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Going Underground.

Mr Crow (of the RMT Union) claimed that at 6pm last night, an hour before the walkout began, agreement had been reached at the offices of the Acas conciliation service - only for a phone call from...

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So much for transparency on MPs expenses

Gordon Brown is refusing to publish the independent report which Downing Street says clears Labour MP Shahid Malik over his housing arrangements. Mr Malik stepped down as Justice Minister from the...

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Food waste past its sell by date

Sell-by dates on fresh produce could be a thing of the past as part of a new "war on waste", according to Hilary Benn, the Environment minister. He warned that best-before dates are intended to be a...

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England matches on Setanta

The FA in their wisdom has sod rights to televise England matches to the Irish broadcaster Setanta. They argue that they have sold to the highest bidder so that their is more money to support...

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Not just any old Fat Cat, It's an M&S Fat Cat.

Steven Esom, the former head of food at Marks & Spencer, was paid more than ?1 million for only 112 days' work on its board, the annual report revealed. http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business...

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Liverpool going Bankrupt?

Tom Hicks and George Gillett, the owners of Liverpool FC lost ?42.6m in the year to August 2008. The loss was mainly due to the ?36m of interest payments that Kop Football Holdings had to make to...

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"We are all very angry" with politicians, but can't be ar$ed to vote.

At a time when politicians are said to be at their least popular and given the chance to vote (in the elections) and send a message to the main parties what we really think of them, what do the...

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James Purnell's expenses

"James Purnell, the Work and Pensions Secretary, avoided paying capital gains tax on the sale of his London flat after claiming taxpayer-funded expenses for advice from an accountant, The Daily...

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Cameron's �102,874 expenses.

I am a bit perplexed by Dave Cameron's expenses claims. I realise he hasn't done anything criminal and acted within the rules, but why does a man worth ?30million have to get a mortgage and then claim...

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Is Conservative Party deputy chairman Lord Ashcroft a tax exile?

William Hague explains... http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/newsnigh t/8080379.stm Fair question?

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The Men they Couldn't Hang

have a new album out. Just thought I would mention it. Listening to it now, sounds good. http://www.amazon.co.uk/Devil-Wind-They-Couldn t-Hang/dp/B00274OCG0/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=musi...

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Labour abandons the workers

As the Government goes into meltdown and daily, the rats are leaving the sinking ship, it is easy to miss that the Government have this week abandoned the car workers. While Obama has pledged...

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Which FA cup venue...

was closed after a riot destroyed the Grandstand?

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Blo�dy hell that's sad.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-119006 1/Unbearable-grief-Suicide-couple-leap-Beachy- Head-body-son-5-rucksack.html

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UKIP anyone?

Politicians accused of misusing public money will receive hundreds of thousands of pounds in pensions and benefits as part of a ?20 million payoff for British MEPs who retire this week. ? Ashley Mote,...

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Obama, Brown, the Queen and the D-Day celebrations.

Mr Obama and Prime Minister Gordon Brown will mark the 65th anniversary of the Normandy landings alongside the French President, Nicolas Sarkozy. Buckingham Palace said the Queen will not attend as...

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Will Brown ditch darling after Thursday?

With Labour expecting to do poorly in Thursdays elections, and with the Chancellor embroiled in the expenses scandal, will Brown give darling the chop?

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Should MPs summer holiday be cancelled?

Nick Clegg, the Liberal Democrat leader, wants MPs to be subjected to a Westminster "lock in" throughout the summer until all three major parties agree on sweeping reforms to clean up Parliament. Mr...

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Bumbling Boris' lack of Leadership in Snow chaos

The Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, has been blamed by a cross-party committee of MPs for a "lack of leadership" during February's snow chaos in the capital. The disruption to London transport was...

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Are there too many words?

Going Underground.

So much for transparency on MPs expenses

Food waste past its sell by date

England matches on Setanta

Not just any old Fat Cat, It's an M&S Fat Cat.

Liverpool going Bankrupt?

"We are all very angry" with politicians, but can't be ar$ed to vote.

James Purnell's expenses

Cameron's �102,874 expenses.

Is Conservative Party deputy chairman Lord Ashcroft a tax exile?

The Men they Couldn't Hang

Labour abandons the workers

Which FA cup venue...

Blo�dy hell that's sad.

UKIP anyone?

Obama, Brown, the Queen and the D-Day celebrations.

Will Brown ditch darling after Thursday?

Should MPs summer holiday be cancelled?

Bumbling Boris' lack of Leadership in Snow chaos

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