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The Future of Immigration

Just read a couple of interesting articles in The Economist about the short (and maybe long) term future of immigration to the UK - though both of these focus on EU immigration. As it's kind of a hot...
12:30 Mon 01st Sep 20085 answers, last by rov1200 21:09 Mon 01st Sep 2008
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Colonel Olav Knighted

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/edinburgh_ and_east/7562773.stm Norweigan Colonel-in-Chief Nils Olav has been knighted in honour of his years of service to Norway's crown. Would anyone dare...
09:40 Sat 16th Aug 20087 answers, last by jno 15:50 Sun 17th Aug 2008
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Accountable Police?

So, this morning I was merrily reading this article in this week's Economist. I recommend taking a look - it's quite an interesting read. Anyway, the reason I've posted it here is that later in the...
09:20 Tue 15th Jul 20089 answers, last by Oneeyedvic 11:23 Tue 15th Jul 2008
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Medhi Kazemi

Medhi Kazemi is a 19-year-old homosexual Iranian who was originally in the UK to study. While he was abroad his lover at home revealed that they had a sexual relationship - illegal in Iran. Kazemi...
17:06 Thu 13th Mar 200834 answers, last by fagidill 19:50 Sat 15th Mar 2008
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'The Good old Days...'

I've been tossing this around in my head for a while, and I just can't work it out. The question is, what exact time are people referring to when they harp on about everything being better in 'the...
16:09 Sat 05th Jan 2008109 answers, last by Theland 10:30 Fri 11th Jan 2008
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2008 - Race for the White House!

Thought I'd make a thread on the US presidential race seeing as the start of it has been marked by the Iowa caucus today For the Republicans, it's a good start for Baptist minister Mike Huckabee,...
08:16 Fri 04th Jan 200815 answers, last by Kromovaracun 11:29 Sun 13th Jan 2008
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Politics section

There's a discussion in the politics section over whether to get rid of it due to its inactivity. I thought it might be worth bringing up. Topic is here
13:22 Fri 07th Dec 20077 answers, last by Kromovaracun 10:21 Sun 09th Dec 2007
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Interview with a Pirate

A man with a peg legs, a hook for each hand, and an eye patch went to apply to be a pirate. The interviewer first asked: 'How did you get that peg leg?' "Arrr. I got my leg shot off in the army." "And...
15:19 Fri 09th Nov 20071 answer, last by lankeela 18:58 Sat 10th Nov 2007
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Donkey

A chap buys a donkey from an old farmer for ?100. The farmer agreed to deliver the donkey the next day. The next morning, the farmer drove up and said, "Sorry, but I've got some bad news. The donkey...
19:41 Sun 04th Nov 20077 answers, last by natalie_1982 09:23 Tue 06th Nov 2007
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Polish Divorce

A Polish man moved to the USA and married an American girl. Although his English was far from perfect, they got along very well until one day he rushed into a lawyer's office and asked him if he could...
17:05 Sat 03rd Nov 20079 answers, last by fluffykitten 21:45 Wed 07th Nov 2007
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Recent poll

Hi everyone, I've noticed the most recnet poll on AB about legislation being introduced against homophobic abuse. I can't seem to find anything on the Beeb (but I'm extremely impatient and pressed for...
13:12 Wed 10th Oct 200715 answers, last by Loosehead 10:32 Thu 11th Oct 2007
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Hoorah! Hoorah!

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/69620 65.stm Let's hope that the creative rejig (see further down the article) C4 is proposing for next year's schedule is succesful enough that this eminently...
16:58 Fri 24th Aug 2007
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You think you know pain?

Well look here: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/merseyside/ 4253849.stm The thought will make any male, anywhere, cringe. This isn't really a question, I just felt I had to share this... Perhaps,...
16:18 Fri 15th Jun 20077 answers, last by Pippa68 13:52 Sun 17th Jun 2007
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Favourite Britons?

So, who are your favourite Britons in history? Sorry for the British focus, but that's where nearly all the ABer's I'm aware of are from. Nominees must preferably number no more than 5, and should be...
10:29 Thu 14th Jun 200744 answers, last by Kromovaracun 16:58 Sat 23rd Jun 2007
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Sorry, mate, we don't take your kind in 'ere...

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/ar ticle1851889.ece I was wondering what fellow members of the AB gay community thought of this chap's measures? My own view is that I can more than...
18:29 Tue 29th May 20076 answers, last by Neilzulu1 20:23 Wed 30th May 2007
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Why can't the English teach their children how to speak?

Why can't the English teach their children how to speak? Norweigans learn Norweigan, the Greeks have taught their Greek! In France, every Frenchman knows his language from 'A' to 'Zed' The French...
16:15 Fri 25th May 200726 answers, last by whiskeryron 10:25 Mon 23rd Feb 2015
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Editing

I was wondering what the general consensus was on allowing AB users to edit their posts after they've submitted them? I know there's a 'preview' option, but sometimes you spot a few errors after...
22:12 Thu 24th May 20074 answers, last by warpig3 00:08 Fri 25th May 2007
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Kipling's India book?

Hello all, It's my understanding that Rudyard Kipling wrote something regarding the government, administration and history of British India, which I've been trying to hunt down. I've scoured Amazon,...
18:13 Tue 08th May 20073 answers, last by Kromovaracun 15:14 Wed 09th May 2007
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Proportional Representation etc.

So, with all the threads around regarding the recent elections, I was wandering what the general opinion was of PR as a voting system. My view is that although it's a vast improvement on the glaring...
18:23 Sat 05th May 20071 answer, last by infundibulum 05:45 Mon 07th May 2007
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The Apprentice

So, who else thinks the selection they've got on this year are all useless? I find it hard to believe that this year's selection from 'across the country' was selected on merit rather than dramatic...
15:36 Wed 02nd May 20073 answers, last by Metz 23:03 Wed 02nd May 2007

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