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I've got an SUV, even that's getting quite a bashing on the country roads round here... We are seeing quite a lot of pot hole repairs round here, I'm sure it's not connected to the county councillor...

Look on the bright side Mark, summer's on its way:

This image says it all about Britain's roads and the state of its infrastructure generally. It's the same round here and all over the country.

TBH I don't think that's a foregone conclusion. Let's remember that it seemed certain that the Remain vote would win the day, especially after the Jo Cox murder less than a month beforehand, so the...

Here's a heartening message from our friends in the Republic of Ireland. Thomas Sheridan has announced that he is featuring in a new documentary, The Awakening Soul of Ireland. It is about the people...

An elderly couple in Wellingborough (not far from where I am), in the East Midlands, got one heck of a shock when the North Northamptonshire Council sent them a letter regarding compulsory purchase...

Both valid points from you both Jaybee and John; events seem to be spiralling out of control in the UK, though from forum posts regarding other 'western' countries it is no better elsewhere. The...

There were 60,000 conscientious objectors in Britain during WW2, we can all expect a massively larger number if they bring this in. Conscientious objectors were reviled and imprisoned during WW2 but...

I've just had a look at those Migration Watch stats; over half of them are made up of students who usually go back to their country, and for work such as filling gaps in healthcare, personal care and...

Yes partly, but regarding the statement in bold, house prices remained high from the early 2000s due to the Blair government pushing the Buy to Let scheme. Anyone with the spare cash - or borrowing...

Mahyar Tousi is reporting on rioting today in south London, he has mentioned Southwark which is south of the Thames.


https://youtube.com/watch?v=f83dcYgNAUM

I'm speechless.... the Welsh government has produced a video featuring young teenage schoolgirls welcoming migrants to Wales, advising them of all the benefits they can receive, including housing....

Comedian Andrew Lawrence gives his overview of the country approaching the Christmas season, very funny but he's spot on with the total mess that is the state of the country. Just under 3 minutes.
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What do any of our members from the ROI think? I don't mind if any news from Ireland is included in this thread and they do say in Britain that everyone has some Irish ancestry. (My great-grandad was...

Having spent 6 hours at a hospital A&E yesterday accompanying my other half and having no sleep for 21 hours as a result, only to find that there was nothing wrong with my other half as his doctor's...

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I can believe this absolutely Tintin, seeing as I was a civil servant 'in a previous life' (so it seems, I've moved on to a lot of other and better jobs since then, don't miss it at...

Thanks for that Bill; I had seen that story. It's quite a conundrum in a country where there are significant numbers of Muslims in the major cities who will tend to side with the Palestinians. With...

The resistance to London's ULEZ (ultra-low emission zone) - introduced "to combat climate change" - goes on, with drivers resorting to ingenious ways to avoid paying this tax on driving in Greater...

Good old Twitter... by that reasoning:

It's only Chaucer/Shakespeare/Dickens - ChatGPT can write some more.
It's only a 14th century manor house - we can build something modern.

The news upset...

When I studied law we were taught that the monarch has to sign the act, so it would now be the king.

We discussed the scenario of whether the monarch could refuse to sign an act of parliament...