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Once again, we met on a very hot day but that didn’t put us off from trying to put the world to rights. Our topics included petitions; the glorious 12th; criminal justice; social housing; and surge pricing. We then decided that next month we should try to talk about good news, so ended up talking… Read more

The high heat didn’t put us off from our discussions.  We had a very wide-ranging exchange of views based on the subject of Andy Burnham.  Other topics covered were the royal family or national treasures; Count Binface; sport; Ann Widdecombe; hospital waiting lists; France v Paraguay; vegan objection to birds of prey displays; and 20mph zones. New… Read more

Holiday season appears to have arrived so there were only six of us at the meeting. We had a very good exchange of views, topics discussed included: complaints about well established businesses from house owners on new estates; the covid enquiry; the defence budget; Space X; quibble (a new website seeking suggestions for national ‘quibbles’… Read more

It is amazing how wide-ranging a discussion can emerge from quite simple subject matter.  This month we talked about the Reform party; transplants; religious morality; drones and drone deliveries; inter-generational pen-pals; Starmer; shoplifting; and roman tunnels. New members are always welcome so do contact me if you are interested in joining us.  We meet on the second… Read more

We met on a lovely springlike day and were able to enjoy a very good discussion of news items, including: the doctor’s strike; the possible closure of rural doctor’s practices; the use of Palantir technology in the NHS; the closure of Barney’s register office; shoplifters; the gulf states; the War on the West and chat… Read more