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For a moment I thought this might be a medical question!

Being of a very cynical nature, maybe they have a share in the ownership of Osmo!!

And I thought Philately was a bit niche!!

The Civil Service is now so appalling because no one stays in the same post or even department long enough before transferring to yet another department.. Read 'How Westminster Works.. and Why it Doesn't'

Don't be silly, there's a great big damn round the whole circumference (not the whole globe obviously!)

Thanks for this, ordered!! Might give it to my SiL who's a material scientist!

Just to give another stir! You could double the money poured into the NHS and STILL not get the service most people want for a number of reasons:- Management - too many of them Paperwork, as with the Police and Teaching, far too much of it Increasing cost of new medicines, procedures etc well...

Politicians. Yes, many are terrible, mostly now either have had no other job other than in politics or are barristers with no real knowledge. Gone are the days of politicians who had other life experiences. But!! MPs are put up as candidates by increasingly small 'CABALs' of activists in...

They weren't Italians until the 'squashed fly' biscuit freed them! Before that they were mainly a load of city states or puppet states of France etc. That's Garibaldi! Phil

I went to have a dodgy wisdom tooth removed under local anaesthetic. 2 nurses and a lovely orthodontic doctor who explained everything perfectly. Not the nicest operation, drill a couple of holes then put in a puller and crack, bits of tooth out! When did this take place? Sunday 9.30 am...

There is something of a difference between Smoking and Drinking and taking drugs of any kind, in the western world. The use of drugs has really only, in the western world, been available at large since the mid/late 19th Century. Think the Opium wars, Laudanum and the original Coke! The main...

I presume the next job is the tape the engines on!

Re Fujitsu 1 - If they did the lied in court then the CPS need to prosecute for perjury. Simple legal principal. 2 - If they were interfering with the system without PO being aware, then they were exceeding their remit and the PO should take action. They won't because they are also implicated...

I too have followed this in that august organ for many years. However, something on TV that is seen by millions AND talked about to others seems to be the best way to deal with attempts to bury incompetencies. Don't forget the Hillsborough documentary which showed the incompetency of the...

AMAZING

Yes, but a number of water companies, especially in the South East have put forward plans for new reservoirs only to get trapped in the hell that is Planning with all it rules and NIMBYs!!

I might put mine up after Christmas when I have tidied up all the shavings that the mad dash to finish stuff for Craft Shows seems to have deposited in drifts al over the shed floor, worktops, stored timber etc!! Phil

Of my 3 daughters, the eldest and youngest have some practical ability and will handle DIY and, for the youngest, some car work as she was taught the basics at secondary school. The middle daughter relies on her partner who is a plasterer and plumber! Now the eldest has reached her 40's, she...

You're not trying hard enough Blister!!! Phil

Paul I think balsa might be a tad tricky!! Phil