On his fairwell tour he has just visited Libya. In doing so he has secured contracts not only for our defence industry but also for BP. As it was Blair who introduced BP to Russia by investing ?5...
Is there a return to McCarthyism...ie Reds under the beds! You would think so judging by the USA's attempts and aided by friends of Tony Blair. To criticize any of the USA and UKs foreign adventures...
I suppose this is a question for the technobuffs. I have seen advertised these black boxes that attach to the input of a normal non high definition TV. It takes the input signal, compares two adjacent...
I am forever amazed at the range of life on Earth and want to look for some parameters that exist. 1. What is the bird that flys the highest. 2. What is the creature that can descend the most into the...
Did anyone see the march of illegal immigrants a couple of days ago in the capital? There was reported to be many thousands taking part. If they are illegal I assume they are paying no tax or national...
My wife was diagnosed with this 6 months ago after having a rear end scan (endoscopy)and which had become inflamed. Since then she has been unable to defecate satsifactorily even after taking...
I was thinking of buying one of those large screen TVs but have not yet decided on the size to get ie 32, 37 or 42. Does the increase in size mean that the definition is reduced or are there more...
We have noticed over the past few days the cold drinking water from the mains is very cloudy and colourless. When left a couple of minutes the water clears. If this is now stirred it still remains...
We are suddenly being deluged with ants in the kitchen especially on the worktops. Is there a reason for this sudden influx and also a way to treat them at source?
Do you agree that a missile shield should be placed in Europe to defend the American continent from roque missiles? Do you believe it is targetted for roque states or from Russia? Do you think that...
Due to the huge increase in air travel in the UK it is intended to bring extra stacking areas to cope meaning that many more people will be disturbed by noise. All this is overland and mostly affects...
I can't get my head around the looking back into space from the Hubble Telescope and seeing events that took place 12 billion years ago. How does this work?
I need to put up some square 100mm plain coloured tiles in the kitchen. What is the usual number or colours required so they create a balanced view without looking uniform but appear random? Are there...
UK population has grown a fifth since 1950. The trend is accelerating and expected to reach 70 million during a child's lifetime although this figure will probably be greatly exceeded. The area of...
I have read that whole colonies of bees are disappearing in America and not returning to their hives. Just recently the same is happening in the UK. Has a reason been found for this? If this continues...
On the news today a woman has donated some Turner paintings to the nation. I enjoy a good picture the same as the next person but do you think some of the praise and also the valuation of some of...
Today its been announced that the UK is acting independently to ban the production of cluster bombs and prevent any more killing of innocent children by picking up explosive bomblets. All current...
