Part 1: Hellos & Menu
Parts 2 & 3: Bin Laden - Better Dead Or Alive?
Would it have been better if the Yankees had captured Bin Laden alive rather than deliberately shooting him dead. By killing him, they’ve made a martyr of the al-Qaeda leader, his death may well inspire a new generation of angry extremists to take up arms. If they’d made him stand trial we could have defeated his arguments in court and brought the war on terror to an end. Mind you, what would they have charged him with?
We’ll hear what you have to say on that before it’s over to Claire for the rest of today’s headlines.
Part 4: Today’s Papers
Part 5: Is Fear Of Missing Out Ruining Your Life?
We’re going to talk about FOMO, that’s fear of missing out syndrome. Do you put your name down for the latest handbag only to want the newer model as soon as you’ve got your mitts on it? Did you get an iPhone 3 only to crave for the iPhone 4 when that was released? Do you spent months choosing where to holiday only to wish you’d gone somewhere else as soon as you arrive? Is FOMO anything to worry about? A sign capitalism isn’t doing us any good?
Part 6: Last Orders For The British Pub
All the pubs I know were rammed to the rafters all weekend and yet I’m always hearing how vast numbers of boozers are closing down. Why? It can’t be due to a lack of demand can it?
Part 7: Unwanted Wedding Gifts
They wanted guests to donate to charity rather than buy them stuff but Wills and Kate still got a load of tat from well-wishers. Is it bad luck to sell, chuck or return unwanted wedding gifts? What did you do with yours?
Comments (19)
1 year ago
mick paine.
Hi Matthew,yesterday Neil Stuke,said he lived in deal kent,and said that deal had a lifeboat,i used to live in deal until 1987,and still go back to see my mum who still lives there,but the lifeboat has gone from deal a few years ago,and now only has a lifeboat station.
1 year ago
eric russell.
of course it was better to shoot him. it will save millions of dollars, that the parasite lawyers would have made trying to defend the indefensible.
1 year ago
Lorraine
YES they was right to kill him !!..these people capture people and bargain them for his release..this should NEVER be a possibility !!
1 year ago
Lorraine
The reason the pubs are closing is beacause the brewery's are excesivly over charging their tenants for rent and tying them into only buying from them, the only pubs that are busy are the managed houses !!
1 year ago
rachael
hi i think he is still alive, why make it all public that he is dead then turn around and say he has been buried at sea? people want prove that he is dead and can no longer kill anymore people!!!
1 year ago
JACK R
yes i think bin ladin being killed is a good outcome because to keep this man detained would have been a logistical and security nightmare, with theats on civilians to retrive this evil man
1 year ago
Shirani
If Bin Laden was captured alive and brought to court, the lawyers would make sure he goes free by showing that he was not directly involved in the atrocities he master minded and it would be back to square one!It's another criminal out in the open!!
1 year ago
Derek Keever
In 1973 I was talking to a young officer in the Guards who was well connected. He told me then that in thirty years time the government (and by that he meant the think tanks behind all party's)Had plans to have us all sat in front of our telly's with our tins in our hands. The idea being that you can be controlled better through your T.V. and you wont be talking politics etc. in the pubs. As an X publican I feel that they are well on there way to achieving there aims. In doing so they have put thousands out of work closed the heart and sole of British culture and removed the best police person for the job a responsible landlord. It was frond upon to drink in the home it was seen as being the proof of someone with a drink problem. The greed of the Breweries and companies who manage the lands public houses hold no bonds. they reward hard work with higher and higher charges it's sole destroying.
1 year ago
darren house
the goverment want the pubs to close as they see this as a way of controling the abuse of booze, rather than controling the prices in the supermarket.
1 year ago
Gloria
Being an "East Ender" I can tell you the main reason pubs are closing in Tower Hamlets is the fact it is a predominantly muslem area and muslem's don't drink alcohol = empty pubs.
1 year ago
jodie
EVERYTHING that is good for the human mind, anything recreational, has gone up in price, can we now do anything that doesn't cost a bomb. Just in my city alone, there has been swimming pools closed down, cinema complex's closed down, pubs, all responsible for holding communities together and keeping social harmony. People already find it very hard to talk to someone they dont know, hard to say "hello" to a stranger walking down the street, the closure of public houses and recreational facilities is only going to worsen this
1 year ago
Steve
Over 6700 pubs ave closed since the 2008 budget. Please support British pubs by signing up to the Back The Pub campaign.... http://www.backthepub.com/
1 year ago
Sheila
Is it possible to email me the name of the sleep specialist Claire Goose mentioned my son and his wife are desparate for some sleep, thanks
1 year ago
Sam
Please could I also have the name of the sleep specialist Claire Goose mentioned? We too are desperate for some sleep!
1 year ago
Clare
IIRC, they mention the name in the first section. You can find it yourself in a few minutes.
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1 year ago
Kal
I don't understand how it can be said that it was good thing that he was killed because based on the evidence available he probably wouldn't have been convicted if he stood trial. Am i missing something but surely if he cant be convicted he is innocent isn't he ? Or is it one rule for them and one rule for us ..again
1 year ago
fahmida
BIN LADEN is dead but america did NOT kill him.he died years ago and america just realised that now...so decided to orcastrate the raid...so they look good
5 months ago
Algov the Unsteady
Conspiracy theories already abound. Shooting the USA's most wanted man and dumping him in the sea, anybody would have to be crazy to do that. Oh, hang on, they are. Maybe id really did happen.