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Politics, News & Issues > People in the News Assessing the media's role in "outing" Prince Harry's presence in Afghanistan: 9 of 17
The media was gagged by the government imposition of a D notice forbidding any disclosure of the subject matter relating to the princes tour of duty in Afghanistan. The sweetener for compliance with the D notice was to be access to official media coverage of the princes heroic exploits once his tour of duty was complete and ... More..
Home & Garden > Gardening (Other) True gardening stories: How it all went terribly wrong (humor): 76 of 140
I am not an expert gardener, or even a keen one for that matter, but now and again I have an enthusiastic go at growing something I like. Seems a shame not to really because we have a garden that used to be a market garden where the soil has been nurtured and treated for centuries. The previous owner used to grow prize water... More..
Creative Writing > Memoirs Memoirs: Life after the smoking ban: 6 of 11
Sad times indeed. The majority have had their way and the minority must pay. No tolerance, no compromise, just do as we bloodywell say. Gone forever the simple pleasure of a pint in a smoke filled snug. Replaced by a new atmosphere clinically clean, where the healthy, half pint, Camra(Totally british, CAMRA is for Campaign f... More..
Society & Lifestyle > Society & Lifestyle (Other) Congestion pricing: Is it the solution to our traffic problems?: 5 of 7
Congestion charging is a foul concept dreamed up by greedy uninspired governments who want to rake in a lot of cash quickly without regard to fairness or equality. Congestion charging will work because it will price the average car driver off the road and force the less wealthy onto the loser cruisers(buses and trains). Brit... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Politics in the UK Questioning Gordon Brown's right to be Britain's prime minister: 5 of 7
Questioning Gordon Brown's right to be Britain's prime minister? Gordon Brown has a political right to be Prime Minister because his party allowed him to become leader but he does not have a moral right to assume this position. No one in the UK voted for a government with him as the leader and who would have voted for such a... More..
Computers & Technology > Computers & Technology (Other) Why Microsoft is lagging behind Apple and Google in innovation: 5 of 7
Why Microsoft is lagging behind Apple and Google in innovation. Is it? Whoever came up with this question has to be living on another planet. There is nothing else out there yet to rival microsoft operating systems and support. Gimmicky hand helds like ipods and iphones come and go and serve mainly as amusement for the masse... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Politics in the UK Assessing Gordon Brown as prime minister of the UK: 8 of 11
Really it should be quite easy to assess a prime minister, both as a person and on a performance basis. A new prime minister arrives in office with a to do list, a manifesto that has been declared, published and voted upon by the nations electorate. Assessing the incumbents performance as time progresses is then just a matte... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Politics, News & Issues (Other) Smoking in the UK: Was the government right to ban smoking in all public places: 24 of 31
Smoking in the UK: Was the government right to ban smoking in all public places Well, that I think depends upon the sort of government you want, or perhaps deserve! Perhaps as a non smoker you applaud a government that imposes such a ban. You feel that this is really good for your health and the health of the nation and of c... More..
Jobs & Careers > Getting Ahead Listening skills: The key to effective work relationships: 15 of 17
Success in marketing and sales comes from the ability to listen, retain high value information and use it for maximum value in the the company/personal plan Listen and learn what makes your customer tick, talk and preach and bore him to death or seduce his views with carefully considered open questions and listen to him talk... More..
Creative Writing > Memoirs Memoirs: My great, true, personal garden story: 355 of 391
My great, true, personal garden story: My personal account JACK AND THE BEAN SHOOT (A tale from Dorset England) For once in my life I am going to do something properly. This was my resolve to develop my gardening career after inheriting a small extra patch of vegetable garden. Where I live the late fall is a good time to pla... More..