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Blair manages to get the UK into two conflicts as Primeminister out in the Middle east. And then, strange indeed, gets appointed as "peace envoy" in the same region - and most of it erupts. Is he just an unlucky SOB - or was his appointment a calculated decision?

Save The Children claim that over 1.5 million children in the UK are living in extreme poverty. http://web.orange.co.uk/article/news/mor... Is it time that this country saw to the needs of it's own before handing out millions to countries such as India who can afford to enter the "space race"

a memorial to brave men and women who gave their tomorrow for YOUR today http://web.orange.co.uk/article/news/roy...

A cross group party of MP's say air pollution is probably responsible for more deaths than passive smoking, RTA's and obesity. But the Government has chosen to ignore the facts. Is this another case of New Labour incompetence or a cover up for economic reasons?

http://web.orange.co.uk/article/news/mps... Will we actually see justice or is this just another PR exercise to quell public anger?

http://web.orange.co.uk/article/news/arm... Then people wonder why the families of those KIA get upset!! This is about the eighth round of cutbacks on HM Forces since New Labour came to power so is it now time to pull the plug and bring the troops home?

As yet another former Chief of Defence questions equipment, manpower and operational purpose is it time that Flash & Co dropped the rhetoric of "keeping our streets safe" and actually started listening http://web.orange.co.uk/article/news/bro...

remind me again why so many good men have died to bring polling booths to Helmand.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/aug... As the 204th member of HM Forces makes the ultimate sacrifice does the above article make a mockery of "their sacrifice ensures freedom and democracy for the people of Afghanistan"?

http://www.orange.co.uk/news/topstories/... Do you work on the "nothing to hide, nothing to fear" principle or consider "big brother" now has too much power? Why do the local councils need access to our communications data?

Whilst there are people in the UK who genuinely need this allowance is it right that Junkies and Alcoholics should receive it for care and mobility needs due to their addiction? Official figures show the number of addicts claiming up to £114 a week has quadrupled in the last ten years from 4,800 to 19,300

Hospital at Camp Bastion get the blood from for the wounded Taliban Fighters they treat?

Taking into account BP announcing a further 6% rise in profits for the second quarter of this year thanks to rising oil prices, whilst UK motorists pay the highest fuel prices in Europe??

Will it make any difference???

Blair claims back his TV licence money. In a time recession are they really the type we want telling us to tighten our belts??

standing on a cliff edge One with a budgie in his hand , the other wearing an overcoat and and a parrot on his shoulder. They shake hands and the first guy jumps off the cliff and smashes onto the rocks below. The second guy looks over, takes a gulp and also jumps - the parrot flies off and he pulls a shotgun from under his coat and blasts the parrot to smithereens before landing next to his mate. The first guy says " I don't reckon much to this budgie jumping" The other turns round and yells back " And this free fall parrot shooting isn't what its cracked up to be either"

Following on from a question a couple of days ago. Support our troops (UK) wristbands available from - www.supportingourtroops.co.uk Its a charity endorsed by armed forces for those asking where the money goes. Cost £2.60. Special mention to Quasar for having provided info under another question on this site.

Anybody know if "support our troops" wristbands are on sale in the UK as they are in America?. Are there any plans to start selling them? And no - I don't agree with the Iraq war but I believe in supporting the men & women deployed - my son included!!