News & Politics
A Forensic view of Prison
The case of Anders Breivick certainly raises questions, as have cases here in the U.K., be that Steve Wright or Ian Huntley. The consideration of sanity is a relevant question and whether or not Breivick’s plea of self-defence is the product of a delusional…
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Education Education Education
April 2012 Well, time moves on and the whole debate on education shifts and changes…
Abuse online
It has been an interesting few weeks with the very controversial issues of the reduction…
Health
Irregular heartbeat
Since writing the article below I have come across quite a lot of people that seem to have a similar condition to me but have done nothing about it. Clearly I have advised them to get checked out. Who knows, I might have saved them from the consequences of…
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Hospital Health Care.
24 years ago on Good Friday my father had a heart attack and was taken into hospital. He…
Cardio Risk Calcultor
Are you at risk of a heart attack or stroke? Try this risk calculator devised by the…
Family
Grandparents' Access
There are over one million children across the UK who are denied contact with their grandparents, due to family breakdown. This can be as a result of separation/divorce, alcohol/drug issues, domestic violence issues, bereavement or family feud. As with so…
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The Nurturing of Violence
Some time ago I wrote to the Producer of the BBC programme Eastenders to complain about…
Junk/Spam/Unwanted Calls
I cannot count the number of times that I have answered the phone to find that it was an…
Travel
China a Personal View: by Dr John Crowe
China was an exotic destination that I gave very little thought to as I escaped my childhood. When the ‘Cold war’ was at its hottest in the sixties and I had turned 13, I began to notice increasingly frenetic headlines in the national press in the UK. As an…
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Spain by Ryanair
I must admit that I have never been enamoured by Ryanair. I don't like the way they do…
Gorilla Experience
Check out this amazing video. An American tourist, identified only as "John," was on a…
Finance
Letter to the Chancellor
This is the start of a regular invitation to Silverlinkers to send me a letter addressed to anybody they wish tackling any issue that is important to them. The letter will be published and sent by the Editor to the person concerned. The reply will be…
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Child Trust Funds
A while ago I wrote the article below and as we all might have anticipated nothing has…
Consumer Rights
UPDATE Some time ago I read an article that has been a very useful source of reference…
Food & Drink
Nelson Mandela's Favourite Food
I was reading this week that Nelson Mandela likes nothing better than sitting down to a plate of oxtail stew.It is called umsila wenkomo. I have recently been interested in the number of times top chefs are recommending cheap cuts of meat as having wonderful…
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Save Gaby's Deli
Some of you may be familiar with the famous Gaby's Deli in London. It is at risk of…
Sausages in red wine - the best and easiest
I am going to combine two things in this piece. To tell you of one of the best Sauvingnon…
Tips
Gardening tips for May : by Dave Mitchell
Silverlinker Dave Mitchell, a gardening and landscape expert sent us this tip for May concerning wild flowers. With Wild Flower Gardens all the rage at the moment I have reserved a space in the garden to encourage wild flowers and insects. It’s worthwhile no…
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serendipity
w FROM THE CHIVE.COM Something we all could have done with at some time or other.…
