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why is it illegal for under 18s to watch porn? (Pgs: 1 2) 09-10-2017 09 Oct 2017 17:51 Replies: 30
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TSR - Interview With Nick Clegg (Former Leader Of The Liberal Democrats) 09-10-2017 09 Oct 2017 16:07 Replies: 13
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How to make sure your opinion is heard at uni 08-10-2017 08 Oct 2017 17:30 Replies: 8
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London Museum Incident (Pgs: 1 2) 08-10-2017 08 Oct 2017 16:05 Replies: 32
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Catalan referendum: Catalonia has 'won right to statehood' (Pgs: 1 2) 07-10-2017 07 Oct 2017 23:46 Replies: 30
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Africa - statehood questions 07-10-2017 07 Oct 2017 23:28 Replies: 0
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#TakeTheKnee 07-10-2017 07 Oct 2017 19:46 Replies: 13
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Huge New York terror attack foiled by police 07-10-2017 07 Oct 2017 18:27 Replies: 4
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Trump to nazis: "Very fine people", Trump to Black protesters "sons of b*ches" (Pgs: 1 2 3) 07-10-2017 07 Oct 2017 13:24 Replies: 55
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Fascists are warriors against godless communism 07-10-2017 07 Oct 2017 8:29 Replies: 5
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Man loses claim against IVF clinic for “unwanted child” after ex forged his signature 06-10-2017 06 Oct 2017 21:55 Replies: 9
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Mun's 'Model united nations' 06-10-2017 06 Oct 2017 17:54 Replies: 5
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Anti-Abortion politician resigns after trying to force mistress to have abortion 06-10-2017 06 Oct 2017 16:14 Replies: 3
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Iraqi occupation, a solution for peace in Syria? 06-10-2017 06 Oct 2017 16:03 Replies: 4
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Ivanka and jr. were almost charged with fraud in 2012 06-10-2017 06 Oct 2017 15:03 Replies: 0
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Man loses case against IVF clinic for unwanted child. 06-10-2017 06 Oct 2017 13:11 Replies: 5
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Rudd changing law regarding internet radicalisation to convict more bedroom Islamists (Pgs: 1 2) 06-10-2017 06 Oct 2017 7:42 Replies: 34
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The Russia probe is moving into uncharted ground... 06-10-2017 06 Oct 2017 6:52 Replies: 0
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Las Vegas Killer "Could've used anything" debunk (Pgs: 1 2) 06-10-2017 06 Oct 2017 2:25 Replies: 38
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Three US commandos killed in N**** ambush 06-10-2017 06 Oct 2017 1:50 Replies: 7
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Theresa May is handed her P45 (Pgs: 1 2 3 4 5) 05-10-2017 05 Oct 2017 20:37 Replies: 93
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Family guy has gone too far 05-10-2017 05 Oct 2017 17:00 Replies: 15
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Test 05-10-2017 05 Oct 2017 14:09 Replies: 1
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Syrian army faces massive defeats, and Palmyra close to falling back to Daesh. 05-10-2017 05 Oct 2017 3:11 Replies: 18
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Guardian and BBC try to smear Boris (Pgs: 1 2) 04-10-2017 04 Oct 2017 18:38 Replies: 28
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Here is the way out of our corrupt undemocratic system (Pgs: 1 2) 04-10-2017 04 Oct 2017 18:38 Replies: 34
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Theresa May - Boris asked me to give you this 04-10-2017 04 Oct 2017 18:18 Replies: 0
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Dementia Crisis 04-10-2017 04 Oct 2017 17:48 Replies: 7
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Pedophiles are voting Tory. Lets ban the Tory party. 03-10-2017 03 Oct 2017 20:17 Replies: 17
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5 arrested after failed bombing attempt in Paris 03-10-2017 03 Oct 2017 19:58 Replies: 0
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Is anyone else not going Uni on the 5th because of the Tube strike? 03-10-2017 03 Oct 2017 19:13 Replies: 5
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Commuters flee train in Bible panic 03-10-2017 03 Oct 2017 17:08 Replies: 15
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Scotland bans fracking 03-10-2017 03 Oct 2017 15:45 Replies: 1
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Uber loses licence to operate in London (Pgs: 1 2 3 4 5 ) 03-10-2017 03 Oct 2017 13:31 Replies: 270
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Legendary Rocker Tom Petty dies aged 66 following full cardiac arrest. 03-10-2017 03 Oct 2017 13:13 Replies: 10
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Is there a rape culture at University? (Pgs: 1 2 3 4 5 ) 03-10-2017 03 Oct 2017 9:33 Replies: 391
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Austrian ban on full-face veil in public places comes into force 02-10-2017 02 Oct 2017 23:38 Replies: 18
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Student loan repayment threshold to be raised. (Pgs: 1 2 3) 02-10-2017 02 Oct 2017 21:10 Replies: 51
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Hugh Hefner: Playboy magazine founder dies aged 91 02-10-2017 02 Oct 2017 19:14 Replies: 12
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Catalan independence referendum: Hundreds injured as police crackdown (Pgs: 1 2) 02-10-2017 02 Oct 2017 18:31 Replies: 20
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Rape victim sentenced to 30 years in prison after stillbirth 02-10-2017 02 Oct 2017 14:33 Replies: 16
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Two dead after knife attack in France 02-10-2017 02 Oct 2017 11:30 Replies: 12
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Feel Good Fridays Takeover!: 25th - 29th September 02-10-2017 02 Oct 2017 10:48 Replies: 5
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Two women stabbed to death in Marseille 02-10-2017 02 Oct 2017 8:37 Replies: 0
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Marr wiped the floor with May 01-10-2017 01 Oct 2017 21:33 Replies: 2
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Jeremy Corbyn calls out Daily Mail editor. (Pgs: 1 2) 01-10-2017 01 Oct 2017 21:06 Replies: 35
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At least one Democrat gets why they lost. 01-10-2017 01 Oct 2017 20:15 Replies: 1
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Leadgate 01-10-2017 01 Oct 2017 20:12 Replies: 1
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Two Years Since El Faro 01-10-2017 01 Oct 2017 15:35 Replies: 0
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Hugh Hefner hero or villain? (Pgs: 1 2) 01-10-2017 01 Oct 2017 15:16 Replies: 32
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OJ Simpson released on parole from Nevada jail 01-10-2017 01 Oct 2017 15:01 Replies: 3
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Hang the Tories 01-10-2017 01 Oct 2017 14:37 Replies: 3
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Poll: Should the Benefit cap be changed 01-10-2017 01 Oct 2017 14:34 Replies: 9
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Who will win the war in Syria and what is the likley outcome? 01-10-2017 01 Oct 2017 14:29 Replies: 0
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Russian Prisons are amazing!!! 01-10-2017 01 Oct 2017 13:11 Replies: 2
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'Communism will win' says US Army officer (Pgs: 1 2) 01-10-2017 01 Oct 2017 10:36 Replies: 23
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Flat earth believing rapper B.o.B. crowdsourcing to check if Earth is flat... (Pgs: 1 2) 01-10-2017 01 Oct 2017 0:24 Replies: 21
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India 30-09-2017 30 Sep 2017 23:22 Replies: 5
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Teenager killed himself after rail fare prosecution and threat of jail 30-09-2017 30 Sep 2017 18:12 Replies: 14
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Ethnic Cleansing 30-09-2017 30 Sep 2017 15:03 Replies: 6
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Poll: A Train railway track is to be built in Amazon rainforest , what is your opinion ? 30-09-2017 30 Sep 2017 15:02 Replies: 13
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Poll: Oprah running for president 2020 30-09-2017 30 Sep 2017 1:35 Replies: 7
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The fine-tuning argument - is it idiotic? (Pgs: 1 2) 29-09-2017 29 Sep 2017 20:57 Replies: 26
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German Elections 2017. 29-09-2017 29 Sep 2017 20:41 Replies: 12
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STUDENT FINANCE FUNDING FOR EU (help with living costs) 29-09-2017 29 Sep 2017 19:47 Replies: 2
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DebateShould the UK proceed with the purchase of the F-35? (Pgs: 1 2 3 4 5) 29-09-2017 29 Sep 2017 16:23 Replies: 91
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US to pull staff from embassy in Cuba following 'sonic attacks' 29-09-2017 29 Sep 2017 15:26 Replies: 0
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Muslim surgeon stabbed outside mosque in suspected hate crime (Pgs: 1 2) 29-09-2017 29 Sep 2017 9:58 Replies: 25
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Police station 29-09-2017 29 Sep 2017 0:27 Replies: 1
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Crude explosive devices =/= professional terrorists (Pgs: 1 2) 27-09-2017 27 Sep 2017 23:27 Replies: 34
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219% tariff imposed by the US on Bombardier Jets for British and Canadian subsidies 27-09-2017 27 Sep 2017 19:30 Replies: 14
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Is it wrong to call Donald Trump a White supremacist? (US sports host in trouble) (Pgs: 1 2 3) 27-09-2017 27 Sep 2017 12:38 Replies: 40
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Republicans withdraw vote on latest Obamacare repeal bill 27-09-2017 27 Sep 2017 11:20 Replies: 0
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Good News Story: Nerve implant revives man from coma 27-09-2017 27 Sep 2017 10:23 Replies: 0
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