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So would I. When they have fully exploited then as slaves in all but name, that still isn't enough, they steal their pensions as well.

Yes, they have many staff on zero hours contracts in their huge distribution depot at Shirebrook in Derbyshire. It's like working for a mill owner in the 17th century, but all packaged in a modern looking building.

Sports Direct? Isn't that Mike Ashley's company? The prices are low because he exploits his work force. Terrible company to work for.

Sorry to trigger your withdrawal symptoms again. Thanks for starting this thread though. If you had not, I may never have found this excellent programme. Still anxious about coming to the end of series 5

Sorry to resurrect this again. I started watching Breaking Bad last year but gave it up after a couple of episodes. Last month I was quite ill. After running a half marathon with a chest infection, I spent a week confined to bed getting over it. So, I had another attempt at this series. Now...

Labelling would be a good start, then at least we would have the option not to buy meat produced in this way. I have been to a slaughter house and seen conventional slaughter techniques. Even this is far from ideal, but if we are to demand meat in the quantities we require, this is how it will...

Those acts do happen, but today they are illegal here. Torture happens in the UK today, but again, it's illegal. In some Islamic cultures, stoning a woman to death as a punishment for being raped is quite acceptable. Flogging people to death is also acceptable and Saudi Arabia still crucify...

That was hundreds of years ago. We don't do it any more, we've grown up and moved on. Why would we want to wind the clock back and import cultures that still believe in and support acts that we gave up way beyond living memory? In essence, what you are suggesting is that it's OK to carry out FGM...

The tens of thousands of unskilled young men flooding into Europe will not enrich us culturally. Many have cultural beliefs that are 1000 years behind western culture. Germany are seeing this in their cities, but of course this is being swept under the carpet because it is incompatible with the...

It's good that your children's Facebook friends are made up of a range of different nationalities. It doesn't alter what I said though. We can and must put the brakes on. Quitting the EU will be putting pressure on the brake pedal.

Now I see that Cameron is warning us of war breaking out if we leave the EU. Really? Are they going to attack us if we stop paying in? Do we want to be members of a club like that?

flecc, trex, I accept that investing in a bright foreign child can pay dividends. But for each foreign child with outstanding ability, how many are average, passing through the system and swelling class sizes? How many arrive with or will develop problems absorbing overstretched special...

I think skin becomes conditioned to the type of razor you use. I know if I used a disposable or traditional blade, it would irritate my skin for a while and I'd have lots of small cuts. Once had a shave from a Turkish barber with an open razor. That was a really good shave. He even tidied up...

This is what I don't understand. Why is it good that a foreign child comes to the UK, enters an education system that their parents have contributed nothing at all towards and does well? The child's education cost fall onto the shoulders of long term UK residents who have paid into the system...

Don't start me going on Phillip Green and the whole BHS pensions issue. I have a feeling that we will definitely find agreement there despite our differing views on the EU.

I read today that 25000 children arrive here each year as a result of EU free movement rules. I don't know what percentage are English speaking. When I think of the school that I went to which had 1000 children and the staff, upkeep of the building and other resources, it's staggering to think...

I use those Gillette Fusion Pro-Glide blades. They are the five blade type and cost about £3.50 each. I find that a blade will last a month of daily use, so I always change it on the first of the month. So, I'm spending about 12p per day in razor blades. I don't know much about the double...

I would think £100 to £200 mark depending whether the battery has any life left in it. These were great bikes in their day, but so were PCs based on the Intel 486 processor. You could chance it on the classified section of this forum.

When any UK government tries to persuade people to do something, they instinctively do the opposite. I was too young to remember this, but I've seen it reported in documentaries; Back in the 70s when we had the power black-outs due to the striking miners and the government wanted us to save...

This is a good move by the UK government, for once. There are people in the UK who are incapable of using a toilet properly. If you allow these people to administer a bank account, they will abuse it, commit fraud, and run up debt. The fruits of their activities will then fall on the shoulders...