The Round Table

Too late for a Darwin Award...

... he already has a four year old son: http://www.fgtnews.com/random/skydiving-stunt-to-attempt-jump-without-a-parachute-or-wingsuit-on-heaven-sent/ Brief extracts for those who hate links: Luke Aikans, a professional skydiver who performed stunts f...

Latin Abbreviations

The Government is intending to ban the use of Latin abbreviations on its websites in order to avoid confusing people who do not speak English. Whatever next! http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/07/23/government-bans-latin-abbreviations-on-its-websit...

GERMANY: axe wielding afghan teen in train attack

An Afghan 17 year year old who arrived as an unaccompanied refugee minor in Germany and fostered by a family, used an axe and cutting implements to attack people on a train. When he tried to escape police shot him dead. 15 people were seriously injur...

when will ebay start to fine non paying bidders ? this could go to charity .

it seems to easy for bidders to walk away without any payments after bidding ,i notice that when i relist the items maybe because i say relisted due to non payers ,i never get the same price (less non paying bid of course ) maybe honesty is not the b...

Dallas shootings - the 'other suspects'

During the shootings Police were putting out stories of multiple shooters and that armed Black men in camouflage, were on the streets as well as the snipers (plural) This guy was listed as an 'Armed and dangerous' Suspect, all over local Media and so...

Interesting..........

..........even if undoubtedly refuted, by those with blinkers and a liberal dose of conditioning !! http://blogs.spectator.co.uk/2016/07/labour-deserves-die/?_ga=1.77894868.1950591059.1469006668

FRANCE attacked again...such sadness and horrific carnage

Yet again France hit by a terror attack in Nice after a firework display on Bastile Day. 77 dead with at least 20 critical ...including several children....with a hundred or so also injured...this is a truly sad day! One image I found particularly po...

Turkey Military Coup

Looks like a military coup is underway!!! Their joining the EU on back burner I guess....

RENTAL PROPERTY landlord using attic space

Does anyone know the definitive answer to this...My pregnant daughter and her partner have just rented a house and move today. When they got into the house there was a new lock on the attic space hatch where they were hoping to store some of their st...

Boris -FS

Boris has had a haircut.A nice bowl cut at that-still a plonker!

Maths Mastery, what is it?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-36772954 They're going to spend £41 million promoting "Maths Mastery" but what the heck is it? Please, no links. Anyone familiar with it? Show some examples of the teaching? I've looked at loads of links and all th...

Tory leadership?

OK, how about saying who your preferred winner would be and predicting who will eventually win? I'd prefer Leadsom but I think May will probably win. Just for once..... is it possible to just stick to the topic?

A good day for UK tennis ......................

Gordon Reid wins the wheelchair singles and doubles, Heather Watson & Henri Kontinen win the mixed doubles,Andy Murray wins the singles. Congratulations to them all.

Brexit scaremongering is coming to pass

So The Pounds in the Toilet (Even with massive Bank of England backing) 31 year low Businesses in panic over rising import costs Companies & Financial Institutions are readying plans to leave the UK Ex-pats in limbo, over whither they'll be allowed t...

Chilcot/Blair.

Is this issue turning in to another blame game? Are people picking on an easy target again? Blair can be got at, the bombers and terrorists can't? I don't care one bit for the grinning fool but after wasting 7 years and heck knows how much money, wha...

Congratulations & Good Luck to the Welsh people & Wales Football Team

On reaching the quarter finals of the European Championship, I wish you every success in the next round.

Pistorious.

Did you see that judge delivering her verdict? On and on........ I gave up watching in the end she was rambling on so much. So she gave him credit for saying sorry eh? Six years....... is that enough and should the prosecution appeal?

Caroline Aherne dies

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2016/jul/02/caroline-aherne-actor-comedian-dies-52-royle-family Great writer of one of my favourite comedies

Brexit

Hello everyone,I searched the forums about this and did not find anything, and I believe it is an interesting subject to dscuss, as the referendum approaches. I know it can be a touchy subject, but I wonder what your thoughts about it? Will it change...

Farage quits.............. again.

Nigel Farage has quit as leader of UKIP. He says he's "done his bit" now and he won't change his mind this time. Will UKIP survive after he goes?

Resolved! EU vote

yes the UK are out, I was here when we signed in.. so now I hope ebay will sort out the many problems it has, and soon realize the UK will leave ebay also if it dont pull its socks up.

They're falling like flies, Crexit now.

First it was DC, then Corbyn came under fire. Today Farage quit and now Chris Evans has quit Top Gear. Is Summer the time for quitting?

Democracy?

Just what is this Democracy? It's supposed to be "The Rule of the People" isn't it? These days some seem to think it's the will of the people as defined by a majority vote...... that is, just so long as it goes your way? If the democratic vote doesn'...

Chris Evens Has left Top Gear

http://www.itv.com/news/2016-07-04/chris-evans-to-leave-top-gear/

Resolved! HMRC.

Has anyone on here heard of a scam involving HMRC? My neighbour has had a text message saying that she is due a tax rebate, and giving a web address. She looked on the website and it wants all her details etc. I advised her to ignore it, as it seems ...

Well I'll go the foot of our stairs.

What a to-do. The leading protagonist for the Tory leadership has just reneged, and removed his name from the list of runners, while the leader of the Labour party, despite strong opposition, is still clinging on for grim death like a limpet. The res...

BELGIUM ranked 2nd best team in the World

100 years ago Today - The Somme

My Grandad and His friends went over the Top at Thiepval wood. They fought their way to their objective and then kept going, sweeping the Germans before them. The 36th Ulster Division & Brave Irishmen from ALL over Ireland, stood Victorious well into...

Politics will never be the same again! So many liars - so many untruths!

Tonight the referendum will be decided, however the result will be the least of the governments worries! This is not like a general election where you only have to put up with the government for 4-5 years. This is permanent and whoever wins there wil...