He was the editor of the Mirror tabloid for years. Investigated for buying shares in a company that was then tipped in the newspaper a few days later, ramping up the share price, then eventually fired for faking (in the back of a lorry) Abu-Graib style prisoner torture pictures and saying they were taken by british…

As a GP (here in the UK we serve as the go to dr rather than a paediatrician) I have definately noticed that there is a lack of good common sense knowledge. Parents seem to be more isolated now, whether through families not being as large (ie having 5 siblings all with children) or drifting apart. There doesn't seem…

Hurray for this comment!

Yes, I shaved my hair off (no. 2 all over) when I was about 23, I got a lot of 'is she gay' side eye which I cheerfully ignored. If anyone actually asked I told them the truth, I was staying in the Caribbean for 2 months and learned to scuba dive. Swimming, snorkeling and scuba diving, are not friends of shoulder…

The fact that everyone seemed to be in on it apart from the affected student gives this much more of an aura of bullying. If one kid did this to one of his mates and then laughed - that seems like a prank.

No, no, 'that's a terrible way to elect a government isn't it' was meant in a knowing, isn't it awful, rhetorical way. I definately got that you were disappointed and disgruntled with the whole business.

Thats sad, I would have thought the independants would have been hungry for information and not just watching the paid for ads.

He who shouts loudest wins?

It's so sad though, here in the Uk we don't have political ads, we have 'Party Political Broadcasts' and they are hilarious in their terribleness.

Fetus is a medical term, like embryo and zygote, what it may or may not mean in latin means nothing to an adult in a reasoned discussion.

Rachel Maddow has been talking a lot about the huge amout of money Scott Walker had behind his campaign. Why does it always come down to money?

This is amazing!

That is what I am hoping too, that maybe it's just a generational thing. Just not sure if I am making things worse by going along and lending it credence by not leaving in protest.

Yes, free across the board for Scottish students, they were going to try to charge English students, to try to prevent a flood of students north of Hadrians wall every year but not sure if that was deemed legal.

And often both...good call.

I went to a few summer camps as a child for a week only. I remember watching 'The Parent Trap' (no, I'm not ashamed) and thinking wow, a whole summer away from home! Especially away from my three brothers...

I agree, disliking our country and thinking it's 'going to the dogs' is practically a national hobby in the UK. I mean, we think we are ok, especially compared to the French - ask the Pub Landlord...

Americans are crazy

Amen to that.

Thankyou, I'm here all week.