Recent content by valenta

Welcome to the forum! I visited London a year or so ago and found this article useful in choosing which stations to visit: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/picturegalleries/9778235/The-London-Undergrounds-most-beautiful-stations.html?frame=2441905

I'm not defending Corbyn's stance, I'm criticising the article headline.

What an absolutely disgusting headline. We've always know that Sky are somewhat biased politically but this is taking it to the next level - http://news.sky.com/story/1587369/jihadi-jez-under-fire-from-his-own-side Should be serious action taken for this, especially in light of recent events...

Hello Switched on my ipad this morning, attempted to browse using google (on Safari and Google Chrome) only to find that the layout of the search results has changed completely, seemingly to prioritise mobile friendly sites. Layout is much more confusing and makes it significantly harder...

Of course if every country took the view that it would make financial sense to import heavy goods rather than produce them, there would be a bit of a problem. I really do object to this sole focus on profits - consider these 2200 people who have lost their jobs, many of whom simply will not be...

Well before all the economic ramifications are considered it should be noted that 2200 jobs will be lost as a result of the closure, which incidentally will be a far greater loss of money for those people than it would be for the taxpayer to pay for a nationalised company. Should the government...

Yes, you make a very intriguing comparison. Following the independence referendum it seems that the SNP vote increased precisely because there was seen to be no imminent threat of another referendum. Thus unionists began to disassociate the SNP with independence, and instead saw relatively left...

We're in a somewhat unusual situation where there is a relatively high probability that the current leaders of England's two main parties won't be contesting the 2020 election as leader. Cameron is almost certain to step down prior to the next election, and it seems the race for leadership is a...

It's bad practice - but there's no real need to land them in trouble IMO, especially as you don't know the circumstances of the person involved.

I echo what others have said. The Conservatives received around 11,334,576, the number of eligible voters is 46,420,413. Thus to say that the Tories received the support of "much" of the population is a huge exaggeration. The British voting system enables them to have a majority at...

Must be right then!:wink: That's why they're cutting tax credits AND inheritance tax - definitely the party of the workers. But, of course, we can't possible have any sort of crackdown on these business owners - we don't want to stop these lovely people coming here and boosting our economy.

Yep, no doubt beginning with the passing of the trade union bill in a couple of weeks. All this as George Osborne boasts at his party conference that people don't need a strong welfare system, because his government is about "getting people into work".

Original article here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-34178412 How does he get away with it?

Indeed, Corbyn has once again been criticised from his shadow cabinet, as happened following his refusal to sing his national anthem. The particular idiom you have used would have been a particularly effective quip for Cameron to have used in the last PMQ's given that took place two days after...

Hmm, it would be interesting to see what Britain would be like now if Mr Attlee hadn't been elected.