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04-Feb-2010 17:01

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you people are using these sites wrong, don't use them to meet new people, use them to keep in contact with the ones you already know

my daughter went to Canada for 6 months and Facebook meant I could keep in contact with her as often as we wanted, despite the time difference
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04-Feb-2010 15:30

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why are so many being "allowed to stand down" at the next election?

is it so they can claim they left with their head held high - and get the whole retirement package, pension etc?

if they were fired for fraud they would leave with nothing
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29-Jan-2010 12:08

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I would like two sides to one very simple question answered ~

How many people died needlesly while Saddam was running Iraq?
How many people have died needlessly since he was removed?
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23-Jan-2010 10:47

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You must not have Jury Trials in the UK. Here in the US a Prosecutor wouldn't even bother trying to bring a clear case of self defense to trial.
James Newman, Marlton, NJ
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It wouldn't happen here either if it was a clear case of self-defense

however, going to get your brother-in-law and borrowing a cricket bat to permanently cripple an offender AFTER the crime is over and there is no immediate peril is not self-defence

are you suggesting vigilantisim is ok in the US ?
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23-Jan-2010 10:11

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Mrs Thatcher had it right when she said

"They are casting their problems at society. And, you know, there's no such thing as society. There are individual men and women and there are families. And no government can do anything except through people, and people must look after themselves first. It is our duty to look after ourselves and then, also, to look after our neighbours."

note: that's the full quote, not the out-of-context partial you uasually see
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12-Jan-2010 08:19

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I would like to see some 'western demovracy' in the UK
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12-Jan-2010 08:11

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so many here are saying a few day of snow does not disprove 'climate change'

could someone please explain to me why an unuasually hot summer is always used as proof of climate change

but an unuasually cold winter is just bad weather, nothing to do with climate change at all

face the facts guys, 'climate change' has been scientifically proven to be just a natural cycle, and now mother nature has proved it beyond any dispute

time to look for another tax-generation con
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06-Jan-2010 09:59

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I wonder if the people here bemoaning the poor coverage and intermittant service are the same people who objet every time there is a planning application for a new phone mast?
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06-Jan-2010 09:52

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"best before" does NOT mean "no good after"
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05-Jan-2010 08:42

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I think it would be helpfull to ban some of the more dubious supermarket practices.

In the run up to xmas I saw one large UK supermarket chain selling tins of sweets for £5 each

a week later it was "buy 2 for £10 !!"

after that it was "buy one get one free !!" but the cost of one was £10

throughout the whole promotional period the bottom line was two tins were going to cost £10 - it was only the marketing that changed - ie; how can we fool the shoppers this week ...
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05-Jan-2010 08:33

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What waste are they talking about?
The only food ever thrown out in our house is bread, because it goes off so fast, often mouldy before stale.
Everything else gets eaten.

How do I manage that?
Simple, we only buy stuff we will eat, and we buy 2-3 times a week so it's not here long enough to go off.

I do think people should pay less attention to "best before" dates though - "best before" doesn't mean "no good after"
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02-Jan-2010 23:41

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I don't know about you but i expect NEWS to be fact based not fiction.
All i ask for is consistancy from the BBC moderators!

That would be Telling, Lancaster
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sorry to burst your bubble, but this IS news related, this HYS is about Tennant leaving and Smith taking over, it is not about the storyline - it may be the 'light piece' of the day - but it's still news.
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02-Jan-2010 22:33

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If anyone thinks that the Tories will be better for this country than the present government, then they need their heads examined.

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Why wouldn't they be better? they were last time

I know it hurt a lot of people, and some still can't see past that to recognise that it had to be done, and it will have to happen again this time - fixing the mess Labour leaves behind always hurts.

My hope is that this time people will remember who caused the problems and who sorted them out
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02-Jan-2010 12:27

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My 80yo parents watch and enjoy this show
Me and my wife watch and enjoy this show
My teenage children watch and enjoy this show

Is there anything else on TV that appeals to so many from such a broad spectrum?

It is simply some of the best TV that has been on over the holidays, long may it continue
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02-Jan-2010 09:18

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Blair to face war crimes charges?
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