http://www.independent.co.uk/news/education/ed ucation-news/tax-threat-could-hit-hundreds-of- public-schools-1744947.html And if the only test for a charity is "public benfit" shouldn't drugs...
On last nights program on homelessness the actor Bruce Jones, in a rather emotional state, offered to be the nations executioner for all the paedophiles and murderers. But the difference between an...
It's pretty clear that whatever government is elected next year there will be cuts in public spending. However there are rumours that the Tories are still at least considering cutting if not...
As part of the reforms to Government should we make it a legal requirement for any party standing for election for the UK government to allow membership of their party to any UK citizen? No elected...
If, heaven forbid, you found you had a rapidly degenerating sight problem and that in a month you'd be blind - how would you use that last month of vision? What would you do or go and see while you...
How exactly does this Jesus saving everybody by dying on the cross work? I'm seriously interested because I've never quite gotten my head around how it is that Christians think this works. Is it that...
I saw an anglican priest on the history of Christianity program last night who was a member of this group http://www.sofn.org.uk/sof/index.html They see religious faith as a human creation. Ideas,...
Baroness Warsi wants the state to do more to prevent polygamy http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7900779.stm But wait a minute - the state doesn't recognise multiple marriages and it's against the law to...
Lets get it started then: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-113878 2/Expenses-row-Jacqui-Smith-faces-sleaze-probe -116-000-expenses.html Do they point out that under the rules to 2004 this was...
A lot of Newspapers seems to think this is a good idea in criminal justice. But should it apply to them? 3 sucessful libel cases against them in a year and they lose the right to publish?
After the posting of blatent propaganda this really is worth reading http://www.amnesty.org/en/news-and-updates/new s/gaza-civilians-endangered-military-tactics-b oth-sides-20090108 Amnesty is...
No not all that tommy rot about the ox and the ass and the wise men. The real first Christmas - the first time that December 25th was used to celebrate Jesus' birth. When was it? who decided to do it...
News item: British 10 and 14 year olds are out performing almost all other western countries in maths and science How is it reported? School children in the UK lagging behind the Far East!...
Muslims are calling for Moonpig.com to cease trading. They have called it an Insult to Islam to link the Pig ( a dirty animal in Islam) with the Cresent moon - a potent symbol of Islam Where will this...
You are in an airliner and the captain and co-pilot have collapsed. Amoung the passengers are a retired pilot (atheist) who has not flown a jet but and is a bit out of practice and a priest / rabbi /...
Whilst we're on the theme of war and religion. Serious question though - Obviously Jesus didn't I can't recall any of the Apostles having done so. Do we have to wait until Constantine adopts...
My father (mid 70s) has decided he needs a sat nav system. Whilst his driving's fine he's not the world's greatest computer user Can anyone suggest a model with most user friendly interface, limited...
What qualifies this man to be chancellor of the exchequer? His degree in History? The fact that he was a member of the same upper class dining club at Oxford as Cameron? Even the Telegraph commenators...
What alternative to the proposed resucue bid are the Tories suggesting? Surely there's no suggestion that they would have come up with the identical complicated plan had they come into power a year...
