http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-17123464 Could we ever manage to expunge the greatest evil of all from the world? Of course I mean all the religions,all as bad as each other. I cannot see how...
The government is now going to pay more than £2000 for each youngster who is offered a place on a course leading to a permanent job. Which sounds all right in theory. However up to now similar...
I know of three people who recently lost their jobs in IT because the companies were able to take on people who were willing to work for nothing . Have those who lost their jobs any redress ? I can...
// Britain is under threat from a rising tide of "militant secularisation", a cabinet minister has warned. Religion is being "sidelined, marginalised and downgraded in the public...
any thoughts on this from my fellow abers? would be appreciated as mr kicker is writing for his MSc on religion and late modernity. some good discussion and other relevant links to this topic (and the...
If, as is claimed, the average working class wage is £17K out of which they have to pay travelling expenses to and from work then logically and fairly the cap should be £17k not...
I see on the news today that nick clegg wants to raise the tax level for when people start to pay tax to £10000. Why could there be any opposition to this from anyone? In fact why not raise this...
I have two PCs ,networked , one using XP and the other Vista . On Vista if I click on View the menu shows Zoom which allows considerable variation in size of the window contents both text and graphics...
Is it really necessary for the various News Channels here in the UK to devote so much of their airtime to the Republican Candidate rigmarole in the US? I can understand when it comes to the election...
http://www.dailymail....e-tells-Scotland.html That news will certainly make Alex Salmond think twice now. 'But don't be vague', does that include all Whisky Mr Hague?...
I have just connected a second PC to my home network and I installed Answer Bank without any problem except it always opens on the welcome page for new subscribers and I then have to open the topic I...
Was just wondering, What will happen to the ship? Will it be towed back to a dock and repaired, allowed to sink, or left where it is and be stripped bit by bit? Any sea faring folk who might know the...
Much has been spoken and written about the rights of the Scottish to hold a referendum and decide whether or not they want to end the 300 year old union, but surely the English (and Welsh and Northern...
for getting the country back on it's feet, what is it Ed, i want to know. He did mention it would take some time. How long i wonder, 13 years like last time, and that wasn't exactly a roaring success....
// The number of elderly people being admitted to accident and emergency departments has soared to more than 1.2million a year, figures have revealed. The numbers of over-80s taken to A&E has...
I had a triple by-pass about 7 years ago but leading up to it I had 18 months of tests including a two heart attack and 5 stays in hospital during all this time they couldn't find any blockages until...