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So who will be better off staying in / or leaving the EU. Corbyn says stay in so does Cameron. Differing business owners say stay or leave. All quoting it's best for the economy, and what good for the economy is good for us. Oxfam's report in January 2015 shows that the gap between the rich...

The producers of a new Channel 5 documentary which sees benefits claimants handed £26,000 in cash have been forced to deny that the show is a form of 'poverty inappropriate content'. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3429613/Makers-Channel-5-documentary-benefits-claimants-handed-26-000-deny-exploits-poor.html

99% of the worlds wealth is owned by 1%. The report is here >>> https://www.oxfam.org/sites/www.oxfam.org/files/file_attachments/ib-wealth-having-all-wanting-more-190115-en.pdf I remember when we were told as the rich get richer so will we --- whats the use - they lied to us.

Say your Lottery numbers have come up. All six of them. £33M. What will you buy or do with the cash? Ferrari - not with my back. It would take me 5 minutes to get out of the thing. Super model girlfriend - too scary. I don't think I could keep up the pace. I'm 65 next. Set up a charitable...

Which is it: (1) Yur run us (2) Your anus

I was watching a TV programme about 70's TV showing the Black and White Minstrels. I had a thought, why is it OK for men to dress up as women (and vice versa) on TV but not to black up? The more I thought about it the more confused I got. I kept getting to reductio ad absurdum situations...

Hipster beards are appearing everywhere. Prince Harry has got one. My Local MP has grown one. Two chaps who live up the road from me have grown them. Even saw one on a tv advert the other day. Whats going on. Or more to the point why when I try to grow one do I just look scruffy?

Passport Air tickets Phone charger Suntan lotion Clean undies Swimming cossie And a new one I came across today http://www.no-fly-list.com/

A British citizen fighting for Islamic State is killed in Syria by a British citizen in England piloting an armed drone. Irrespective of whether Reyaad Khan had it coming or not David Cameron must provide the legal basis for his actions the killing. The law of murder is set out in common law...

Got thinking again. Then God said, “Let the land produce vegetation: seed-bearing plants and trees on the land that bear fruit with seed in it, according to their various kinds.” And it was so. The land produced vegetation: plants bearing seed according to their kinds and trees bearing fruit...

Been biding my thoughts on Jeremy Corbyn. I am not sure if returning the party to traditional values with a decreased chance of the party being elected is preferable to voting for one of the alternative candidates who has a better chance of winning a general election. My personal perspective...

How true the maxim:- "If you want to be happy for a few hours get drunk. If you want to be happy for a few years get married. If you want to be happy for life get a garden." What is happiness anyway? ps for those wondering the title quote is by Basil Fawlty

They are upon us. Who is going to be the first to report hearing "I'm bored". One of my girls said it on the first day of the holidays last year.

Been thinking again - will this work to increase the wages of the less well off and at the same time create a more egalitarian society? Set an new tax rate of 75% on earnings over £250K a year. This only comes into effect if the highest paid employee's pay rate exceeds 10 times the pay rate of...

It's been a hard week at work. You're watching the TV and have just finished your second can of beer. Your heart is gladdened and your starting to feel mellow. You start to get up and go to the fridge again and your spouse issues the killer words. "You've had two already." Immediately your...

There are three main pedestrian thoroughfares through my local town. Chuggers ambushed me on all three on Saturday. Nuisance or Necessity?

I found myself shouting at the TV yesterday (again). Two announcers on the BBC ( they should have known better) said that 1st June was the first day of summer. Summer starts on the solstice on 21 June.

The proposed rail strike got me thinking. Why don't we have many private sector strikes in the UK anymore? Are private sector workers content with their lot nowadays? Mind you the efficacy of striking has always been puzzling to me, when occupation of the employer's premises always seemed more...

I've started reading Asimov's Foundation trilogy again. The last time was 40 years ago. Just about to start Second Foundation. Well worth revisiting. :thumbsup:

Not Alcohol Not Tobacco Not Crack Not Meth Not inappropriate content Mark Boyle thinks its money: - https://youtu.be/OVB-5Br5pVU I think he is right but I'm blowed if I can beat this addiction.