<t>Maxi,<br/> <br/> As a society we send young men to kill and be killed or maimed in conflicts around the world.<br/> <br/> As a society how can we justify ignoring the wishes of someone who wants to die, whose health condition is irreversable, and who is doomed to spend their last months, weeks or...

My GP surgery is absolutely brilliant. I have never had a problem with them and they are quite happy for me to speak for and about my husband.

The problem is there is nothing there specifically for carers in terms of a forum section.

<t>Definitely a big bash. Royal weddings help the economy via selling of tat and boistering tourism. <br/> <br/> Although I'm sure we will all get tired of hearing about it before long, it is a pleasant distraction from all the doom and gloom that we get served up in large doses these days. <br/> <b...

<t>Eun,<br/> <br/> I think this is different because it's not a regular training period, it's a work trial without a guarantee at the end there is even a job available. That said, I think working for free during training should not be allowed. I can see a reduced wage and no benefits (if there are a...

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/sho ... ?t=2840618 I found the thread, if you copy the above link it should take you straight to it. It's crazy that a major supermarket can require someone seeking a job to work full time for nothing for a week as a "work trial." It's free labour for what most l...

Gosh, I suppose the only way around this is to stick with purely neutral terms because the context for some terms changes every decade.

Well, I think this discussion around the connotations of "dimwit" highlights that I am old, old, old!

Vicky, I'm shocked to learn that children with learning disabilities are mixed with a class of kids with pure anti-social behaviour problems.

Vicky, I may be taking your post the wrong way, but I remember when "dimwit" meant students who were not interested in learning nuttin http://www.carersuk.org/images/icon_smile.gif . Not a reflection on their abilities - only their attitudes. Back in those days the height of those students' misbehav...

I remember http://www.carersuk.org/images/icon_smile.gif Children of today will have their own version, of course. I recall a while ago reading about an inscription found on the wall of an ancient tomb in Egypt. The inscription read something like, "children today don't behave the way we did when we...