Thought Id start this one going because its rather dead on this board at the moment and I suppose all my usual muckers are either at the Stella tennis event watching Dim Tim (lose again) or at Henly Regatta eating cucumber sandwiches (they wish,...NOT).

Anyway please feel free to just talk to yourself blast away and let it go on any company or subject you wish. Just wish Id thought of this one before.

cheers GF.

An estimate by the UK Home Office placed the value of the illicit drug market at between £4billion and £6billion a year, while the cost to the taxpayer of dealing with drug use is substantially more.

When taking into account crime, social security and bringing drugs offenders to justice, the figure rises to over £10billion.

This is grist to the mill for those arguing the only answer is decriminalisation.

Research by the charity Drugscope found that around one in six people have used illicit drugs in their lifetime.

Furthermore, they estimate 13.9% of those aged 16 to 59 have used a Class A drug at least once in their lifetime, 3.4% used at least one Class A drug last year and 1.6% in the last month.

A,

Are you taking illicit drugs or just the usual medication ?

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Hackers had 'full functional control' of Nasa computers

Hackers gained "full functional control" of key Nasa computers in 2011, the agency's inspector general has told US lawmakers.

Paul K Martin said hackers took over Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) computers and "compromised the accounts of the most privileged JPL users".

About time.

Has Britain fallen out of love with lager?

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/lord-ashcrofts-bank-rocked-by-downturn-7536468.html

Anybody who recalls Gladstone Pacific Nickel may like to know that RAB Lost their court battle with Clive Palmer and now will hand over their shares at .05 cents per share in lieu of costs. I well remember him being welcomed with open arms which was akin to getting into bed with a cobra.Only the skull and cross bones are missing.

Judge says to Mickey Mouse
'I can't give you a divorce because Minnie Mouse has protruding teeth'
Mickey says
'I didn't say she had protruding teeth, I said she was f-----g Goofy.'
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Syrians fleeing Homs accuse troops of atrocities

People fleeing the central Syrian city of Homs have told the BBC that security forces are committing atrocities there.

One woman told the BBC's Paul Wood on the outskirts of Homs that soldiers had slit the throat of her 12-year-old son on Friday - a day after rebel fighters withdrew from the Baba Amr district.

She said 35 other men and boys from her area had also been detained and killed.

http://www.youtube.com/versusdebates?gl=GB&user=versusdebates

"Has Britain fallen out of love with lager?"

Oh gawd I do hope not, you know what happens when the youngsters start buying things in quantities.. up go the prices and RA is dear enough -):

the USA is a third rate country the way they have dealt with a man of 65 from the uk is a disgrace americans are full of shit . when are they going hang bush for war crimes and blair

Has anybody ever dwelled on how pathetic this all is? We sit at our little screens banging on about things we have no power over in an effort to boost our inflated ego's. When not doing this we try to outwit the markets by gathering every crumb of news and analysing it every which way in order to steal a march on our fellow punters. I for one am tired of all this crap, maybe its time I retired.

Just heard on the BBC that the government is considering a 'Minister for happiness' (honest I'm not kidding).

Perhaps they should see if John Cleese is available. After all he was minister for 'silly walks'.
Whilst I appreciate that mental health is a serious problem, do we need yet another money draining ministerial position.

TANKER

I agree with you 100% , its a disgrace at the way the US have treated him , and its a disgrace that the UK Government keeps saying its a fair agreement and not one-sided .

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-17266000

Cant imagine them appointing a woman

bee. cameron and now the labour party calling for gay marriages . disgraceful .
so when are they going to knock down the churches and burn all the bibles because what they are saying goes againt all the bible and god said in the bible .

Perhaps, Cameron fancies George!

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Just an object of distinction.

No need to knock down the churches, just convert them into flats to help the housing problems. And the sooner the better. What do we need churches for.