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6 doctor terrorists

Hmmm, i heard on the news that 6 of the terrorists arrested yesterday were docotors. Dont doctors have to take some sort of oath to pledge to try to save life, no matter what?

10ClarionSt

Alcohol costs this country more than smoking?

I make no apology for raising this issue yet again, but the smoking ban is totally unnecessary. Passive smoking never harmed anyone, let alone killed them. There is no proof. If there was proof, it...

Loosehead

Prison over crowding ..... a solution?

How about outsourcing the job to another country, preferably one that has proper prisons. I understand that it costs apprx ?40000 to keep a prisoner for a year. So what about paying, say Turkey for...

Iggle Piggle

Why doesn't the Government 'cap' store card interest rates?

I have seen store cards with interest rates of around 29% this is daylight robbery and should be made illegal ! If you have one of these cards, take a bank loan at around 7 or 8%, pay off the store...

sambro

avcs

Does anyone know if I will be able to draw out my contributions as a lump sum rather than use it to buy a pension when I retire?I have recently had a statement and the estimated pension is a joke....

fairkatrina

Smoking Ban + NHS

Does anyone else think the government have shot themselves in the foot here? 1. The NHS is practically run from tax on cigarettes, but we are being encouraged to cut down / quit. 2. The biggest threat...

TEAK36

Postal Strike

I just wanted to get peoples opinions on todays Postal Strike. Do you agree that Postal Workers grievances justify striking? I agree with the strike, but I think the workers are being unrealistic with...

SheenaKSC

Careless driving

I was recently pulling out of a tight parking space and touched (and I do mean touched) the car in front of me. As I slowly pulled out my passenger and I looked and could see no damage so I didn't...

Valann

Speed endorsement

Does anyone know please how many years speeding endorsements stay on the driving licence for?

methane

Electromagnetic field

Coming from a non scientific background I have trouble understanding the concept of fields in general. I know it represents the strength of a force at points in space, but if space is empty then what...

filthiestfis

cheque

I dropped a cheque into my account yesterday, and today I have checked my balance and its showing as gone in. The cheque was from another bank. Im surprised that its gone in so quickly, or has it? I...

whiffey

The Middle East - If ?

USA and UK are often (well, usually, nowadays) portrayed as unwanted Western aggressors in the area, who cause more trouble than they prevent. So, to speculate, if all USA / Western forces and...

fiesta7

Driving without due care and attention

I have just been sent through a court summons for the above discretion and i am completely incensed by the whole thing. I was approaching a roundabout on a duel carriage way (2 lanes) which was...

orange-gnome

Cost of respraying?

I am about to buy a land rover defender 110 but I will want to get it resprayed. There is nothing wrong with the paintwork, in fact its a reasonably new paint job. Does anyone have any idea how much...

China Doll

Article in the Independant

Hi All, I was reading an article in the Independant earlier about life on other planets and whether or not we should actually be advertising our presence or not. I just wondered what anyone else...

mike1222

Paid in error.

How would I stand legally if my bank account was credited twice by a government department when it should have only been a one-off payment? This is obviously only a hypothetical situation !

prunes

Outstanding CCJ's + coming into money

If I have outstanding CCJ's and at afuture date inherit either shares or cash, what happens?

speedyvic

Speeding fines

I hope someone will be able to help me out on this, my brother has just received a summons. It states he was caught on radar(i assume a mobile speed trap van) twice on the same day by the same van. He...

Loosehead

Glastonbury....?? I just don't get it!

Now I may have missed the point here but can someone tell me the attraction of camping in a muddy field full of dope heads listening to what passes for music and paying hundreds of pounds for the...

Gromit

UK will in Afghanistan for decades says diplomat

The UK presence in Afghanistan will need to go on for decades to help rebuild the country, British ambassador Sir Sherard Cowper-Coles has said. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/6220856.stm The stated...

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