In the light of recent events clearly something must be done urgently to stem the flow of immigrants into this country. Could the solution be to restrict all benefits to those who have lived in this...
My kindle which holds 100-plus books, mostly reference books that I need, has died - probably because I dropped it down the stairs yesterday. All the books were bought from Amazon so my question is if...
We have a lovely lady pheasant sitting on eggs under a bush right beneath our kitchen window - and dad visiting occasionally. It's a busy area regularly frequented by our dogs, so why she decided to...
Mikey, you said on another thread that you're an ex-Christian. I didn't want to hi-jack someone else's thread, so I'm asking separately - what prompted you to abandon the religion? Same question to...
Even though we're non-believers, we always have fish on Good Friday - a throwback to childhood I think - a bit like having turkey at Christmas. Does anyone else still follow the tradition?
Following on from the Food Banks thread, if hunger in Britain really is as prevalent as it's claimed to be, you would think the Daily Mirror, the champion of the ‘working classes’ might have taken...
This question arose in my mind from the 'HIGNFY' thread in News. What is going on in this country? So many easily offended people! If they’re not instantly apparently practically mortally wounded by...
A controversial Evangelical Christian and "witch hunter" arrives in the UK in the hope of performing exorcisms on children. But in Nigeria witch scares have resulted in violence, torture and death....
//Government intervenes at school 'taken over’ by Muslim radicals// http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/religion/10716855/Government-intervenes-at-school-taken-over-by-Muslim-radicals.html //Fury as...
A survey of 2,000 British adults was commissioned to mark the launch of the new TV series ‘Believe’. The poll asked respondents about their beliefs as well as superstitions that still hold sway in...
Does Shakespeare hold more wisdom than any religious book? Sir Trevor Nunn thinks so. He argues that Shakespeare’s works teach an “understanding of the human condition” not present in Holy books...