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there have been many great tv shows. Let's look at the current state of affairs. In no particular order. Blue Bloods-just watch episode 6 of the recent season! Gold Rush-yes reality tv, but at its best. Game of Thrones-better than any movie I have ever seen.

In "Little People Big World" we get to meet the Roloff family, Matt and Amy and their 4 kids, Unlike most, their story resolves around dwarfism. Or does it? For me it reminds us that there are NO excuses. In the majority of the world , dwarfs would be victims, and people of ridicule. But what the western world, and especially America has shown us is that through hard work anything really is possible.

Come on Donald! You can win! Against all odds! Like with Brexit, even by one or two percent Come on Donald!

Ok ill go first, how about Chris Cornell's "you know my name" form the Bond movie casino Royale. " Arm yourself, because no one else else here will save you"

Anyone working in the public sector, It's just one big bloody laugh. In the private sector, it can also be fun, but in reality, it is very , very serious.

In many ways, The Right had it all to play for in the 80’s. The majority of world leaders were conservative, led by Asia and the Middle East, but with a not too insignificant Europe and the Americas pulling closely alongside. Communism was in its death throes, the unions were not far behind, and the good guys seemed destined to ride off into the sunset. So what went so terribly wrong? How could the proverbial ball not only be dropped, but the outcome would be also an inglorious own goal? Although many factors will come to the fore during the...

If anything can be said about record-breaking globetrotter Graham Hughes, it's that - throughout his travels - he's always kept his feet firmly on the ground. The 33-year-old adventurer, from Liverpool, has become the first person to visit all 201 countries in the world - without using a plane. Hughes used buses, taxis, trains and his own two feet to travel 160,000 miles in exactly 1,426 days - all on a shoestring of just $100 a week.

I was reflecting recently what my most life changing moment was. There have been many. But one sticks out, and I'll share it tonight. I was 22, and had chosen Australia as my next destination for travel. As a Brit, I was able to get a 6 month work visa to Australia, so I had worked hard the previous year to make it a trip of a life time. I asked the travel agent to give me stopovers in as many countries as possible on both the outward and inward journey, and of course keep it cheap! About a week...

One winter a Farmer found a Snake stiff and frozen with cold. He had compassion on it, and taking it up, placed it in his bosom. The Snake was quickly revived by the warmth, and resuming its natural instincts, bit its benefactor, inflicting on him a mortal wound. "Oh," cried the Farmer with his last breath, "I am rightly served for pitying a scoundrel." RIP Ambassador Stevens, and all those who lost their lives needlessly,

Please Freepmail me if you do, and are willing to help me. Thanks in advance, Philip

OK here are the 5 songs from popular music ( obviously not hymns) which I believe most embellish a conservative work ethic. 1) Life's what you make it-Talk Talk 2) Everything's alright-OST Jesus Christ Superstar ( Rice, lloyd Webber) 3) Stand by your man -Tammy Wynett 4) The devil went down to Georgia-Charlie Daniels Theme tune to the Flashing Blade " You've got to fight for what you want"

I have just finished watching an absolute scorcher of a game between Manchester City and Southampton (the current league champions won 3-2) and would like to state my case why America needs to embrace this game ASAP. 1) Football (soccer) is THE premier spectator sport in the world. This doesn't mean baseball, basketball, Ice Hockey, cricket, American football, rugby, Australian rules etc don't have a place at the table. But week in and week out, the thought that David can and does beat Goliath makes it genuine. 2) It can be played anywhere. Unlike most team sports, no equipment is...

After a couple of days staying on Long Island, it was time to take a bite out of "The Big Apple". My first port of call seemed a no brainier, to view Manhattan from the 110th floor of the WTC. It was a clear July day in 1984, and the beginning of one of the most exhilarating times of my life, a 6 month trek through over 30 sates. As a Brit, I needed to take in as much as possible, and as I rode the elevators up, I glanced at the free pamphlet and read the slogan above the...

I found the holy grail of children songs I hadn't heard this since I was 10!!!!! I'm so chuffed! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=70U47cNi7sA&feature=related I didn't know it was Carole King!!!!!! Sorry for all the exclamation marks :-)

"A charter is the grant of authority or rights, stating that the granter formally recognizes the prerogative of the recipient to exercise the rights specified. It is implicit that the granter retains superiority (or sovereignty), and that the recipient admits a limited (or inferior) status within the relationship, and it is within that sense that charters were historically granted, and that sense is retained in modern usage of the term". Wikepidia There will come a day when the UK (first), and the rest of the western world will kill off the the system of politics as we know it. The...

The Hampshire district of Hart has been named as the UK's most desirable place to live for quality of life. The annual study by the Halifax bank took into account factors such as jobs, housing, health and crime as well as weather, traffic and broadband access. The survey found that 95% of people in the local authority area of Hart were in good health and they tended to have incomes 40% above the national average. No places in northern England, Scotland or Wales were in the top 50 locations. Listed buildand Epsom and Ewell were al11 Quality of Life Survey....

A white farmer has accused the South African government of genocide in a petition submitted to the United Nations. The man, who has remained anonymous for fear of reprisals, blamed the African National Congress' (ANC) policies for a wave of murders and criminal attacks against what he called the "Afrikaner Boer".

Fifa has launched an investigation into claims the North Korean football team were officially punished for their early World Cup exit. Fifa President Sepp Blatter said a letter had been sent to the country's football federation. North Korea kicked off their first World Cup campaign in more than 40 years in promising fashion with a determined 2-1 defeat against Brazil.

Well, Was unfortunate enough to see Ridley Scott's "Robin Hood" today, and what a disappointment. This ain't no Black Hawk Down or Gladiator. But first, lets look at a glimpse of history, which takes us to the end of the 12th century ( I'm pretty sure the captions at the beginning of movie stated we were at the start of the 12th century, but Movies rarely show history in a correct light). In 1192, Richard I massacred over 2,000 Muslims at Acre in reprisal for not freeing over 1,0000 Christians and paying a ransom of over 200,000 gold pieces. So...

They say that the most lethal weapon that most of us will ever "use" is the car. Here are 3 stories which you are free to add to.