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THIS SCEPTRED ISLE It is said that Hitler ordered that the Brighton Pavilion should be "spared" from destruction as he intended to use it as his HQ during his occupation of Britain. Rochdale Town Hall was also "spared" from German bombing. Is there any evidence of orders to the Luftwaffe to spare UK buildings from damage? (3 answers) What are the boundaries when it comes to a freeholder V property owner? You can cut their grass without permission, plant a tree in the garden, but how far can you dig down? (one answer) Does any other country other than Britain pay for a TV license? (14 answers) We are always hearing about landowners trying to remove public footpaths from their land. How easy would it be for them to create a new one? (3 answers) Scots seem to have a problem with the 'oo' and 'u' sounds. For example, BBC's Eddie Mair says 'fud' for 'food' but 'bootcher' for 'butcher'. Why this inconsistency? In fact, oo's right and u's wrong? (11 answers) Why are the British surnames Black, Brown, Green and Grey fairly common, but Yellow, Red, Blue, Purple etc very rare? (6 answers) The Simpson's Snake Whacking Day is obviously modeled on England's Dog Whipping Day. Did the English actually do this on St Luke's Day, and, if so, when did the custom cease? (2 answers) How much does the UK government spend on road sign? Either per year or for each new sign. (2 answers) Has the Pope, or any of his predecessors, apologised for (or annulled) the bull (or fatwa) issued by Pius V in 1570, by which Elizabeth I was excommunicated and deposed and her subjects ordered not to obey her laws and commandments under pain of damnation? And if the fatwa was not annulled and still in force, what is the position of Catholics who are subjects of Elizabeth II? (3 answers) How are bus routes (especially London bus routes) numbered? In my area of south London the numbers vary from 3 to 690, with a few odd letters stuck in there too. Why?! (one answer) What is the origin of the stereotype of the Scots as being mean? (6 answers) Can peers choose the place of which they are made Lord or Lady? Must one have a particular association with that place? Are there any upper or lower limits on the size of that place? Can two peers be Lord or Lady of the same place (e.g., Haringey in the case of Andrew McIntosh and Tony Harris)? Are there any other restrictions? (3 answers) I have heard often and frequently that many countries of Europe and the Isles dread Americans visiting them. If so, or if not, would it be possible to solicit views from the public from these areas regarding their opinions of having visitors from the United States who are born and bred from our nation. (9 answers) I have received a fine for parking one back wheel on the kerb. Would this fine be valid, or can i dispute it? (5 answers) When, and why, did British road signs warning of a steep hill change from the perfectly understandable `1 in 5' to the quite meaningless `20%'? (7 answers) Is more public money spent in London, per head of population, than anywhere else? (one answer) How is it that fee-paying schools in the UK ever came to be referred to as 'public schools'? (3 answers) I read that Scottish clan tartans are historically a fraud, that they are primarily inventions of the 19th Century weaving industry and assorted Romantics. Is this true? (9 answers) Everyone knows that the Battle of the Boyne is celebrated on July 12th (despite having been fought on the 1st) in order to allow for the calendar revision of 1752; but why is it almost alone among pre-Gregorian events to have had its anniversary thus corrected? (3 answers) The other week it was suggested that the wars in Iraq and Afganistan have cost USA $750 billion. How much in money has Britain spent on these Wars? And what is likely to have been the impact on public spending? (2 answers)  |
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