Congress today appeared to be set for a clean sweep in Delhi with latest trends showing that its candidates were ahead in all the
seven Lok Sabha constituencies.

Union minister Kapil Sibal was leading by 47,152 votes over his nearest BJP rival Vijender Gupta in Chandni Chowk constituency from where he was elected last time.

Another Union minister Ajay Maken was ahead of his nearest BJP rival Vijay Goel by 8,013 votes in New Delhi seat.

Chief minister Sheila Dikshit's son Sandeep, who is contesting from East Delhi, had a comfortable lead over his nearest BJP rival ace cricketer Chetan Chouhan by 28,532 votes.

Sitting MLA Mahabal Mishra is ahead of Delhi Leader of Opposition Jagdish Mukhi by 33,039 votes in West Delhi seat, which is considered a BJP stronghold.

DPCC chief J P Aggarwal, who replaced senior Congress leader Jagdish Tytler from North-East Delhi seat after his candidature became a controversy, was leading over his BJP rival B L Sharma by 29,537 votes.

Interestingly, in North-East seat, Haji Dilshad Ali, the BSP candidate who withdrew from the race in favour of Congress two days ahead of the polling, has polled 8,862 votes.

In South Delhi, Ramesh Kumar, who replaced his brother and Congress leader Sajjan Kumar, is leading against his BJP's Ramesh Bidhuri by 9,117 votes.

Sitting Congress MP Krishna Tirath is also leading in North-West Delhi seat over her nearest BJP rival by 4,346 votes.
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Hi all forum members,

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Hi all,

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[/u]There has to be a decision on future energy sources made soon before it is too late, but no matter what is suggested the bloody green brigade campaigns against it!! So what the hell can be done?

Nuclear Power is a no no to them.

Coal/Gas power stations pump out too much co2 (fossil fuels are running out anyway) so they are out of the question as a long term fix.

Wind power, which the green brigade once pushed as an answer, are now not the answer as they cause 'blots on the landscape' and noise pollution to those close by. The offshore windfarms seem to cause even more outrage to peoples as their view is ruined etc etc.

Wave power is opposed as it causes other environmental issues!!

Where the hell do they expect the power to come from? I am still trying to perfect my perpetual motion generator but until this is finished I can't see any other viable option other than one of the above.

I live in an area where all of the above affect me personally to a point.

I work in a unique office that looks out over the Irish Sea right on to a large windfarm. Does it spoil my view? No not really, instead of seeing nothing but water and clouds there are little tiny windmills on the horizon. Breaks up the monotony of nothingness to be honest!! On the hills around my area there are wind farms, they do look out of place at first but then you get used to them and not notice them, at night they lurk out of the gloom and remind me of Triffids (for some strange reason) and if you are right up close to one they are noisy. The noise is no more than a big oak tree would make in the wind with the wind rustling through its leaves though, yet they don't want all the trees felled!! Maybe paint them (the windmills not the trees) a colour that will blend in rather than white, but other than that there is no problem.

Tidal power has been a local ambition by some. Build a barrage across an estury that harnesses power 24/7simply by the movement of the moon. How green is that? Yet this might cause a problem for wildlife!! It is not like a dam blocking off all of the water it is simply like a series of underwater windmills using the moving tide instead of the wind, out of sight and all that!! But oh no that is not good enough either, a cockle mioght get injured, despite the fact that if it doesnt the Chinese will just bag it up to sell to us for 10 times they were paid to collect it.

The oil/gas/coal option is out of the question as this nation does not have enough to support itself and due to the co2 problems that causes.

Nuclear power is not wanted by most people in their back yards but I think is accepted by many now as the solution for the moment. Obviously the green brigade won't have this either but I live within 40 miles of Sellafield, which although doesnt have a power station (I don't think) processes all the waste from all of the others and is more of a risk than the power stations themselves. Since the accident at Windscale (Sellafield)in the 50's there have been no major problems in the UK with Nuclear power.

What do people think on this matter? What should the answer be? All I know is that I am sat in a freezing cold house that 2 years ago was toasty hot. I simply cannot afford to heat it now and want an affordable solution that will get me and my kids warm again in the winter.

What do you think of the failed US bailout? Should it have gone through or not? One side listened to the voters and the other listened to the Bankers.

I can understand both arguments, and I am no expert in any area here, but surely if things continue without the bailout then the markets will crash, hence will pensions and housing and make things worse.

I have been asking for years why people are stupid enough to pay so much for houses and why banks let them. It has been so obvious that the market was going to hit a point where it would all fall through for the last 4 years, yet people were stupid enough to pay the prices asked and banks were even stupider to let them borrow money that was alwaysys going to end in negative equity!!!

WHY??

How have banks and bankers gone to the wall so quickly? For years upon years they have been making billions, yet in a few months they are going bust!! What happened to all of the profits? I am guessing that they have been drained off by the bosses and shareholders that have been reaping the rewards.

So if for all these years they are rewarded by doing such a fantastic job, how come they are not liable for the failures?? Surely the fat cat salaries they have taken should be paid back. After all it is their actions that got them the bonuses and hence it is a 2 way street and surely they should be made liable for their faults. It is the same for all of the top company CEO's. They have to take the rough with the smooth.

Ok we are in a global mess but these people got us there and should pay the biggest price. I am all for these government bailouts if they really will get the economy stabilised, BUT the people that are responsible, the heads of the banks, companies etc that have made millions should be personally liable and be forced to pay back the 'earnings' and 'bonuses' they have made by bringing their companies to the wall in the long run.

The ENRON and other people were prosecuted in the end, I think there are a huge amount of people that have created this world situation through their own greed, have profitted through it and should now pay the price. They have lived the high life and the rest of us are now paying, they should be the ones made to suffer in destitution, not me and you. Strip them of ALL their assets and put them back in to the economy, do not send them to jail and make that their punishment as they will cost us even more to keep them. Make them pay back for the rest of their lives!! Then maybe the next generation will be that bit more careful and think twice about taking millions in payoffs and bonuses and living the dream.

Right, nobody seems to be posting at all anymore, yet when you log on there always seems to be several guests logged on. Am going to make a last attempt to get a discussion going!!
Although this is totally out of the things the site usually covers it is an argument that gets people talking. It regards F1 and in particular Lewis Hamilton.
Personally I cannot stand the guy. He is an arrogant tosser who has so much hype that he believes he is the best driver in the world ever. This is far from the truth. There are much better drivers out there, it maybe you or me. Could we ever have the finance to prove ourselves? Unless you have Millions behind you the answer is no. There are hundreds/thousands better that do not have the funds to compete at a higher level. I know of people that have consistently beaten him in lower formula but have dropped out due to lack of funding!! He is far from the best!!

I am from the UK yet I want to see anyone but Hamilton become champion!! I really do not get why people support him at all? What makes things worse is the partisan commentary from ITV and the way they concentrate on the one driver and nobody else!! There are 19 others out there FFS

I have not been following the US elections too closely, they get so much air time as so much money is spent on these elections that I feel that the winners are not there out of merit but out of the show they put on.
It makes a farce out of democracy and free and fair elections. How can they be free and fair when so many millions of Dollars are pumped in to the campaigns?
How are they any free and fairer than any other dictatorship, where the rich control the poor? None of them have had to struggle to survive, none of them understands what it is to live day to day hoping there will be food on the table tomorrow. If they did they would think twice about alienating most of the electorate by wasting fortunes on their own glorification!!
The final choices for the American people are between Obama and McCain, what a choice!! Am not sure about McCain but there something not quite right there, don’t know what it is, but something doesn’t ring true. As for Obama, well the falseness is just so obvious how anyone would vote for him is beyond me!! I can see him being another Bush, only worse, if that is possible!!
At the end of the day though it proves that to be President in the US is pretty much as democratic as being President of Zimbabwe!! There may be a bit more choice but the potential candidates in Zimbabwe can come from any corner where the candidates in the US are about as likely to come from a real background as I am to walk on the moon.
So much for the ‘free world’
All of the dictatorships in the world are not that far removed. They may limit opposition parties and declare free elections, but the US is proving that ‘free elections’ are between 2 of the richest people in their nation. It cannot be contested by just anybody, just anybody with millions of dollars and preferably a bit of celebrity behind them.

Trying to lighten the mood in these times of doom and gloom.

I have heard that the PC brigade are out again, this time over the road signs that are placed around old peoples homes and the like. Apparently 'Help the Aged' find these signs offensive as they show 'stereotypical old people' This is an old man stooping with a stick holding the hand of an old lady. Am not being funny but this sign really does remind me of my Grandad and grandma, who were probably stereotyopical of people of their age. Where is the problem though?? They wouldn't be offended by this!! What the hell is the sign supposed to show?? It is all so senseless to say this is offensive to many when it does portray a reasonable icon of the elderly population.

What next? The children crossing sign shows children holding hands? That is so wrong isn't it? Peadophiles might see it and get the wrong idea and think the wrong idea!!

All of this bollox has gone too far. There far more are serious issues such as the elderly keeping warm thru the winter, not them being protrayed in the wrong light.

On the issue of discrimination though, I think I have the candidate for the most downtrodden almost forgotten race. The English!!

Wherever you go or whatever you do the nationality of English does not ever apply. The only place you ever see English apply is in software installations, even then you are offered language choice of 'English (US)' then ountry will always be 'UK'. The UK is not a country!! The Welsh and Scottish do a little better as they have their own laws etc but the English have to suffer from the votes of all the GB nations. Yet we pump more money in to the other nations of the UK for them to spend as they like yet they get a say on what happens to us!! The only distiction comes with football, I cannot think of anything welse here there is any English unity.

I caught a bit of a film on TV the other day, something like a St Trinians from the 60's or 70's and the phrase 'Paki' came in to it several times, showing a person of Indian/Pakistani descent. This may be controvertial nowadays, am surprised it wasn't cut. Calling someone a Paki from Pakistan is the same as calling someone from Britaian a Brit!! Yet bringing someone from India being called a Paki I can see beigd offensive to them, as they are bitter enemies, but they are of the same previous rulers and should take as much offence as the Scots or the Welsh being put under the same status as the English.

The world is so petty right now, there are much more important things to focus on and sort out. Let us stop all this petty crap and focus on the the real issues.

Sorry for the waffle, but lets get things in perspective!!

It's that time of year again, 'A' level results are at record highs of A grade, AGAIN. GCSE's are due soon, no doubt with the same kind of reaction. Now universities are worried that they cannot tell who the star pupils are, the same can be said for employers looking for the best degree student. Now they are looking at bringing in A*'s to find the top students, but how long will it be before there are record high amounts of A* students? The more students getting top marks just dilutes the prestige of getting an A grade!!

I may well have said much of this before, but it is topical at the moment. Why do the exam boards and Universities sit down together and come up with a better formulae to work out the top grades? In my eyey it is quite simple. Just give the top 5% of students passing an A grade the next 10% B etc.... This way it does not matter how easy or hard the exams or coursework etc is, it is the best 5% that get the ultimate grade!

I know for a fact in coursework on GCSE that the structure is given, If you put certain things into your work it is worth an A, a few less a B etc etc. This results in some quite shoddy work getting marked A when some far superior thought out coursework can get a C, even though the overall look and feel has superior quality. Because a couple of the scoring marks have been missed out by a student giving greater depth to their coursework, taking great pains to make it excellent, a lazy sloppy student can get an A grade by just simply looking at the marking scheme and including all that they need with no thought about doing a good job.

It is hard to get the coursework things right, it is a delicate balance and down to discretion, but needs to be looked at to make it fairer. As for the overall exam passes though surely the top percentage only should get the top marks, this then also stops the argument that exams are getting easier!! I am pretty sure when I took my GCE's that the results were broken down in this way. What are your views?