OK Can i just say, the TV/phone system is run by a private company.

Gordon Brown is to apologise for the UK's role in sending thousands of its children to former colonies in the 20th century, the BBC has learned.

Under the Child Migrants Programme - which ended just 40 years ago - poor children were sent to a "better life" in Australia, Canada and elsewhere.

But many were abused and ended up in institutions or as labourers on farms.

Officials are consulting with survivors of the programme so that a statement can be made in the new year.

On Monday, Australia's prime minister will apologise to the 7,000 UK migrants living there for the mistreatment.

He will deliver a national apology to the "Forgotten Australians" and recognise the mistreatment and ongoing suffering of some 500,000 people held in orphanages or children's homes between 1930 and 1970.

As they were compulsorily shipped out of Britain, many of the children were told - wrongly - their parents were dead, and that a more abundant life awaited them.

Many parents did not know their children, aged as young as three, had been sent to Australia.

Care agencies worked with the government to send disadvantaged children to a rosy future and supply what was deemed "good white stock" to a former colony.

In many cases they were educated only for farm work, and suffered cruelty and hardship including physical, psychological and sexual abuse.

Never have understood why men always wake up wiv huge boner's lol pardon my french

What is meant by the 'left' and 'right'?

I’ve just met a girl with an engaging personality but unfortunately she also has a wonky eye which means you never quite know if she’s talking to you or the person standing next to you!

no amount of condolence letters are going to help are they?

And why do most of my profile viewers seem to be Aries?

since when did being "offended" become a life threatening occurrence to be avoided at all costs?

I wonder how many other basic tasks he is incapable of, up to now it seems he fails at every hurdle he comes across.

Does Gordon Brown deserve such criticism over his miss-spelt letter?

A former prisoner who took drugs in jail has been awarded £1.4million compensation because officials failed to prevent him becoming an addict.
Ellis Sherwood said he was 'pushed into a corner' to abuse heroin, cocaine and cannabis over 11 years after he was wrongly convicted of murder.
He was later cleared of the crime and suffered a serious stroke after being freed. His lawyers have since proved that the stroke was related to his prolonged drug abuse in prison.
But the amount of compensation was criticised amid warnings that the payout could open the floodgates for other claims from drug-taking prisoners.
Critics argued that no one is forced to take drugs in jail.

I thought he may have known about me turns out he did not and well lets just say he invited me back to his but I declined then I was left wondering how am going to deal with the situation, if I was to tell I know he would treat me different even dump me

I think someone earlier said there is no real recovery, no such thing as an ex addict, the temptation will always be there.

but do you think such realtionships can survive the urges of their past addictions

He said that the birth rate in Europe is "dying" because people are too selfish to have children, preferring to spend their money on "consumerism and instant gratification".

Obama's middle name is Arabic, Hussein I think without bothering to look it up on Google.

Its not possible too generalise based on a name, for example not every Tina is slag, or everyone called Tarquin is posh.

Possibly but that dosen't answer my question? :) are we getting onto dangerous ground by turning innocent until proven guilty on its head?

Thats a very bold statement to make, much like saying every Irish person named O'donnell is an IRA supporter

Arent we getting onto dangerous ground with this train of thought though? i.e. Guantanamo Bay @guilty till proven innocent?

So at last, it is official. Personal convictions about the environment are no longer to be regarded as matters of logic or science, but belong to the world of faith. As from this week, they are subject to the 2003 Religion and Belief Act. A belief in global warming has been put on the same legal footing as a belief in the resurrection or the existence of hell.

While the position regarding employment rights is now clear – you can refuse to do anything which offends your green beliefs, however daft – there is some uncertainty as to how this will impinge on our daily life.

Is the acronym so overused on this site it has become meaningless?

There was a time not so very long ago when certain behaviour was looked upon as being ‘unladylike’ and would be frowned upon but nowadays it seems anything go’s and women seem to be trying to outdo men in what some might call ‘outrageous behaviour’!

Is this a good thing, do men really want women to behave more like men, and do women really want to behave and be treated like men?

I probably take things to much to heart

It was also a first world war memorial. A symbol of 'Britain' emperial/slave mongering/raping and pilaging past between two parts of the same empire. To call it a war would be foul play. It was a disgrace. Better off getting the JCB in and pulling it down. Better forgotten than remembered and anyone who was jumping the queue for 'national service' leaving their families behind was nothing other than a fool.

Thank you I didn't think it was that confusing but clearly I'm not popular enough here to be allowed a valid opinion and the object seems to be to just to try and beat people down with their superior attitude whatever happened to friendly debate?

Who/what is the Life Guard?

of course making multiple daily posts on a forum and debating issues isn't going to make someone come accross as uncompromising or over opinionated !

why is it wrong to state what we don't like, it's how we make informed decisions ...

So is it possible to love your ex and still move on to a new relationship

Is it possible for the sort of love you have for someone to change?

Intelligence versus Intelligibility.....have you ever wondered about the import/impact of your words, not necesssarily about what you mean or the intent of what you say.........but what it means to someone else ?

I'm not talking about other indicators just this one if you'd like to make a thread about other indicators feel free.

In the article that im referring to it showed people reacting favourabily to symetrical images thats why i said it, I didnt pull it from thin air as an opinion. Perhaps i should have sourced it? it might make it easier to understand for you then? so here you go