There was a joke many years ago about a Presidential library burning down and the President being furious. He hadn't finished colouring in the...
@redstar I would love everybody to buy produce grown as near to home as possible. The problem is that somehow they manage to ship food from the...
Animal husbandry in this country is generally pretty good, but it's certainly not perfect. I saw one photograph regarding the piglet and that was...
This is only the second time we've missed the Malvern Spring Show in about 30 years. First was after a particularly poor experience where the...
With reference to various religious backgrounds, I worked with a guy who wouldn't eat anything in front of other people. I later discovered from...
Clearly I wasn't the only one disappointed. I've enjoyed coverage in previous years, even when I have been to the show.
I'd be interested to hear other people's opinions of the coverage of the Malvern Spring Show on Gardeners' World on Friday evening.Personally...
@Tidemark thanks for that, I was struggling to remember the term for it.
Trump is all about looking good in his own eyes, and those of the ones sucking up to him and telling him how great he is. We know from his first...
Yup. He made his views on Trump clear not long before becoming Pope too.
Sorry if I gave the impression that's what you were suggesting, that certainly wasn't the intention. I wonder how many million Americans will be...
Some working from home is utterly ridiculous. Apparently one of the systems recovery team needed by Heathrow after the electrical fire was...
Even if empty containers aren't being moved, the effect for dock workers, and hauliers, is the same. No work and no pay. Also no income for...
@pete I had a double glazing salesman at the door not long after the notice was put on said door saying 'No Cold Callers'. I pointed at it and...
I would imagine that the sudden drop in imported goods is having a serious affect on those working at docks too.
@pete Why didn't you just say "Not interested" and shut the door? There's no reason to waste 10 minutes of your time on cold callers. We have a...
How do you think the majority of people got the money to put into savings in the first place. It generally wasn't from rich parents or from...
My brother still lived in the family home when my mother died, and continued to live there. The house was valued at about £200k. That would have...
Taxing savings will simply encourage more people to 'p*ss it up against the wall' i.e. not save anything but spend every pound they earn. Then,...
The suggested system would tax income at 25%, then tax any money given to family members at 25%, then tax anything left in wills at 25%. The same...
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