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That reminds me of another thing. As a kid, adults were always Mr... or Mrs... That applied to neighbours, shopkeepers, friends' parents, and all the other adults I had contact with. Never would I be allowed to address an adult by their first name (apart from relatives). That would have been...

I've started to see a lot more publicity about this in the last couple of weeks. My local council are putting out regular social media posts, and other community organisations are re-posting them. Only problem is that not everyone uses social media or follows local councils/organisations. I...

I'd be in the same position. Irrespective of the evidence, I would feel unable to support a guilty verdict if I knew it could lead to execution. I understand why some people support the death penalty, in some circumstances, but I do not believe that the state has the right to take a person's...

Exactly, it is a very odd way of filling the second chamber! I would not object to an outgoing PM being able to give some form of recognition but it shouldn't be a peerage. Be interesting to see Liz Truss' list, if she's brave enough to produce one!

Do schools not teach Home Economics any more? When I was at school (1990s) there was a subject called Technology. This consisted of one term of Home Economics (cooking and sewing), one term of wood and metal work and one term of IT. I imagine they did it this way because all three subjects...

I sold most of my CDs in the mid 2000s because I started using downloads. I then re-bought a few second hand CDs in the early 2010s, because I bought a car which only had a CD player, and at the time was doing long motorway journeys. I got rid of them when I changed the car for a newer one...

My family never drank PG Tips. It wasn't because we thought chimps had touched the tea, it was because we thought dressing chimps up in human clothing to make TV adverts constituted animal cruelty.

I do the same, for the same reason. I normally fill up at half a tank. It's not a big hassle. When I used to do a lot more miles for work, I filled up every week when I did my supermarket shop. I'd start to feel nervous if I went below a quarter tank.

@kristiang85 - did you actually receive an OTP? Because, at the risk of stating the obvious, if you did then whichever account the OTP came from has possibly been compromised, at least partially.

The bit in bold, I agree. We have a prime minister who's acted for the good of the country (when politically it would have been easier to leave it for the next government to sort out), and a leader of the opposition who has given support to the framework rather than playing political games...

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I think an SNP MP made that point last in Parliament last night. Personally I would vote for a party that proposed re-joining the single market, but I think it will be several years before anyone's brave enough to make it a manifesto commitment.

I had a similar experience on a beach when I was little. Although I don't actually think the dog was nasty, I think it was playing. Even now, many years later, I am still not entirely comfortable around big dogs.

Yes I am. Probably the same guy. He sent me a threatening/abusive message on Facebook when I raised my dispute with Paypal.

I wouldn't rule out some kind of security crisis involving Russia. And although we've come through this winter unscathed, next winter still brings the possibility of an energy shortage. Throw in issues with food supplies (although I wouldn't class the current issues as a crisis) and avian flu...

I agree - the blonde one, for all his faults, is still personally very popular with a large part of the electorate, both traditional tory voters and those who switched from labour in 2019. In a sense this is something he has in common with Blair - whatever you may think of their policies, they...

Mine comes about every six weeks and charges £20. He's a local guy who lives round the corner and he uses the long poles. I think use of ladders is very rare these days is it needs a second person under working at height regulations? I had to sack my previous window cleaner. He had a website...

Indeed - although given we're talking about tomatoes transported to the UK from North Africa, perhaps there is a climate benefit to the shortage?

Maybe we'll have to go back to eating fruit and veg in line with the seasons? I noticed there were no tomatoes in Sainsburys last night. Is it due to shortages, or have people been panic buying due to the media coverage?! It would help if supermarkets went back to selling tomatoes...

My sister had that problem when her dog died. She wanted a nice photo but due to having changed devices she couldn't find one. Eventually I found one that she'd sent me that was good enough quality to print and put in a frame, but there will have been hundreds of other photos of the dog that are...