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Been considering taking up some form of martial art for a while now. Looking for something practical, I know that statement opens a can of worms. Anyway, from a purely practical point of view there is an eskrima club operating out of the school just down the road, pretty much the only...

Independent judiciary? Just a couple of questions really. I am aware that Supreme Court judges are appointed...but by whom and under what criteria? What penalties, if any, are applicable to those who judges who reach decisions that annoy the government? I'm doing some reading on the...

Hello all, I've just returned from a weeks sailing in Greece. Had a good time. Tales of whipping abound. I'm not sure if you have a similar office over there, think 'party enforcer', the guy who calls you in to his office (and sometimes assaults you) if you fail to tow the party line. One tale...

...in Northern Ireland link *Is this enough? If they know names then they should name. emphases mine. edited to add - not that any of this is radical news of course.

...to beat Donald Rumsfeld? http://www.poe-news.com/features.php?feat=31845 (Probably off-topic but I had to share)

Bet some of you were expecting to be insulted after that thread title. Bad luck, instead I have a flash game for you: http://www.freeworldgroup.com/games/turkey/index.html (OT - And for you anglophiles (:cool: ) fancy a bit of cricket? No knowledge of cricket required, however a sense of...

Been thinking long and hard recently about what I am going to do now I am finished with education for the time being at least. I would be medically disqualified from joining the Forces, despite easily being fit enough to get in, underlying and irreversible medical conditions would exclude me. I...

Tonight saw the second of the two part documentary being shown in the UK that appears to be completely based on a book by David Grossman ex-US Army. Focus tonight was more on the techniques that modern armies have used to try and up the fire rates of the infantry. First we heard from Vietnam...

No, I'm not joking. Was ill today and so was watching some TV after I had exhausted my ability to read. Anyway, there is a long running daily documentary set in Longleat Safari Park a profit making enterprise set up by the Marquis of Bath, interesting man who has 'wifelets', I digress...

(mods - the other thread got a little 'cluttered', I won't complain if you merge though) - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/3509556.stm Suppose this is the latest in what is probably going to be a very long running story. This tape is as yet not validated. Could still be ETA, but...

(Hope this fits somewhere, I believe it has an impact on the way we must view ourselves and our abilities. I will return to this later.) Just watched a Channel Four documentary shown over here. Got to say it was pretty interesting watching. It focussed on some research done after the Second...

Was just doing some nosing around on the internet and returned this page intended for journalists writing on gun crime. Read it, but my ignorance is a factor in judging it, just thought you guys might like to read it. To me it seems reasonably good on trying to educate journalists, not...

A few days ago someone posted videos of gelatin shot at 25m with 9mm (out of MP5), .45 (out of UMP45) and whatever it is that the MP7 fires. Anybody have any more, or links to more? Want to see pretty much everything from air rifles to whatever can be fired into gelatin without totally...

I was reading a thread in 'rifle country' where someone stated that he couldn't stand the recoil on a rifle because there is 'not much up there'. Got me to thinking as to whether any of you train for recoil when taking a whack from a 6 1/2 lb .338 Lapua (names not mentioned to protect certain...

Someone please tell your pilots that East Yorkshire is quite different in many ways (except perhaps the belligerence of the populace) from Iraq. from - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/suffolk/3389957.stm (And I am being mischievous ok)

Might be OT but is big news over here at the moment. First policeman shot dead on duty since 1995. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/3353697.stm (to keep it more on-topic I suggest anyone who doesn't want to have a rant about UK gun laws should not look at the links on the right...

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/2807337.stm Long article, here is the first bit And from further down The responses from the public at the bottom of the page are interesting too.

I hope this is regarded as a serious civil liberties issue and not locked, if not then my bad. We've all read the 'Britain is bad' threads on here, usually I defend my country, if not always its government. Today though I am handing you all ammunition in the hope of some thoughtful answers...

(Mods feel free to move this, I was not sure where to put it as I am asking questions about both rifles and shotguns) As I am an Englishman I do not have access to guns very easily, nor have I ever been involved in a 'survival' situation. Since being introduced to the L&P part of this forum...

I know there will be other threads about this, but as one of the resident Brits I thought I would give you guys the opinions of people I know, and if he does make it up to Sedgefield in County Durham then that is pretty local to me. The story so far. Bush is due to arrive tonight and have a...