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UK house prices dropped by 1.5% in February. Do you think this means we're heading back into recession? |
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Created on Thursday, 04/Mar/2010 |
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Yes, it's ve |
27% |
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We're not ou |
27% |
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No, these th |
47% |
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Changes are being made to clarify the law on assisted suicide, which can carry a 14-year jail term. Do you think helping someone to take their own life can ever be justified? |
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Created on Thursday, 25/Feb/2010 |
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Yes, if it's |
33% |
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Only if they |
61% |
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It's never O |
7% |
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Should police officers be made to wear name badges? |
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Created on Thursday, 18/Feb/2010 |
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No, what's t |
60% |
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It might be |
14% |
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Yes, without |
26% |
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Is this year's prolonged cold snap proof of climate change? |
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Created on Thursday, 11/Feb/2010 |
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Yes - and it |
12% |
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Maybe, or it |
10% |
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No, climate |
78% |
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Married England captain John Terry was recently revealed to have been having an affair with another player's ex-girlfriend. Should be stripped of the captaincy? |
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Created on Thursday, 04/Feb/2010 |
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Yes, what he |
67% |
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Yes, if the |
12% |
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No, he's sti |
21% |
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Do you support the expansion plans for Southend Airport? |
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Created on Thursday, 28/Jan/2010 |
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Yes, it will |
30% |
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Yes, as long |
4% |
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Not really, |
0% |
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No, it will |
66% |
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Should homeowners have more power when it comes to protecting their properties? |
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Created on Thursday, 21/Jan/2010 |
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Yes, the law |
93% |
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Things are f |
3% |
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No, people c |
3% |
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According to weather officials, we're in the middle of the coldest winter for 30 years. Have you had enough of it yet? |
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Created on Thursday, 14/Jan/2010 |
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Yes, roll on |
19% |
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It doesn't r |
5% |
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No, I want m |
74% |
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I think it's |
2% |
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Barcelona forward Lionel Messi has been named FIFA World Player of the Year, but who do you think should have won? |
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Created on Tuesday, 22/Dec/2009 |
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Lionel Messi |
29% |
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Cristiano Ro |
24% |
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Xavi |
0% |
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Kaka |
0% |
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Andres Inies |
12% |
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Someone else |
35% |
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How do you think your local council has dealt with the snow and ice on the roads this week? |
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Created on Tuesday, 22/Dec/2009 |
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They've done |
14% |
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They could h |
32% |
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They've made |
48% |
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They've done |
5% |
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Do you think the new pre-Budget report will help, or hinder, the average man on the street? |
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Created on Thursday, 10/Dec/2009 |
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Well, we nee |
22% |
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It's still t |
3% |
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It won't hel |
28% |
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We need some |
47% |
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There are now just four weeks left until Christmas. How is your shopping going? |
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Created on Thursday, 26/Nov/2009 |
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It's all don |
3% |
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I've got som |
25% |
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I haven't ev |
72% |
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Does Barking station deserve to be branded one of the worst in the UK? |
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Created on Thursday, 19/Nov/2009 |
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Yes, it's di |
43% |
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It could do |
24% |
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It's no wors |
24% |
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I think it's |
9% |
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Do you think the outcome of X-Factor - and indeed, other reality TV shows - are already pre-determined? |
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Created on Thursday, 12/Nov/2009 |
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Of course th |
75% |
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No, it's all |
1% |
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No, it's dow |
8% |
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It's possibl |
16% |
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An effigy of Katie Price - aka Jordan - is going to be burned on Bonfire Night in Edenbridge, Kent. Who would you have as your celebrity guy? (If they're not on our office shortlist, please write in and tell us!) |
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Created on Thursday, 05/Nov/2009 |
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Gordon Brown |
44% |
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Heather Mill |
10% |
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Davina McCal |
8% |
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Gary Glitter |
15% |
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Nick Griffin |
6% |
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I'll stick w |
18% |
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What are your thoughts on Halloween trick or treaters? |
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Created on Thursday, 29/Oct/2009 |
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Brilliant - |
20% |
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They're harm |
54% |
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They should |
26% |
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Will you be accepting the Swine Flu vaccination? |
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Created on Thursday, 22/Oct/2009 |
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Yes, it woul |
68% |
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Yes, but I'd |
12% |
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No, I'll wai |
4% |
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No, I'd rath |
16% |
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Should the Government sell off the Dartford Crossing to help boost its funds? |
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Created on Thursday, 15/Oct/2009 |
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Yes, the mon |
6% |
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Yes, better |
0% |
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No, they sho |
69% |
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No, it will |
25% |
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What do you think of Alesha Dixon's judging performance on Strictly Come Dancing? |
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Created on Thursday, 24/Sep/2009 |
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I thought sh |
34% |
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She hasn't g |
26% |
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She tries, b |
39% |
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Cash-strapped Brixton traders have introduced their own currency - the Brixton Pound - to keep the local economy afloat. Do you think it's a good idea? |
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Created on Thursday, 17/Sep/2009 |
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Yes, it's ve |
14% |
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Maybe, but i |
14% |
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No, how will |
71% |
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Can England win the World Cup in South Africa next year? |
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Created on Thursday, 10/Sep/2009 |
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Yes - no one |
8% |
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Yes - but it |
58% |
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Maybe - depe |
17% |
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No - we're n |
17% |
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According to experts, couples suffer 50% more sleep disturbances when sharing a bed and should consider sleeping seperately for the good of their health and relationship. What do you think? |
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Created on Thursday, 10/Sep/2009 |
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I have no pr |
28% |
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I sleep much |
19% |
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I wouldn't e |
9% |
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I'd love to, |
3% |
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I'd miss my |
41% |
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Who should partner Wayne Rooney up front for England's crucial World Cup qualifier against Croatia on Wednesday night? |
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Created on Tuesday, 08/Sep/2009 |
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Jermain Defo |
24% |
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Emile Heskey |
53% |
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Carlton Cole |
6% |
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Peter Crouch |
18% |
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A new report from The Patients Association has shown that basic care is 'lacking' in many hospitals. Do you think it's fair to say that about the NHS? |
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Created on Thursday, 27/Aug/2009 |
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No, it's doi |
9% |
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No, I'm happ |
3% |
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Yes, there's |
4% |
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Yes, it's a |
84% |
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Should the man convicted of the Lockerbie bombing have been released from jail? |
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Created on Thursday, 20/Aug/2009 |
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Yes, he's do |
2% |
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Maybe, if he |
1% |
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No, the man |
97% |
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This week, more than 25,000 postal workers will be going on strike to protest about pay and job cuts. What do you think about it? |
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Created on Thursday, 06/Aug/2009 |
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Postal staff |
26% |
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Postal staff |
18% |
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It's a waste |
6% |
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It's a good |
51% |
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Basildon Council plans to spend £400,000 on new colourful signs and lamp posts along the A127. What do you think of the move? |
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Created on Thursday, 30/Jul/2009 |
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It will real |
5% |
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It's a nice |
2% |
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It's a massi |
93% |
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According to experts, the housing market is finally starting to show signs of recovery. Do you think we're out of the woods yet? |
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Created on Friday, 24/Jul/2009 |
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Yes, I hope |
5% |
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It's a bit t |
17% |
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No, prices m |
78% |
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Next week, a new mobile phone directory is being launched - and your details may be on it. How does this make you feel? |
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Created on Thursday, 09/Jul/2009 |
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It's a massi |
75% |
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It's a great |
2% |
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I'd prefer t |
20% |
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I don't real |
3% |
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How has pop star Michael Jackson's death affected you? |
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Created on Thursday, 02/Jul/2009 |
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I'm devastat |
8% |
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Good riddanc |
77% |
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It's sad, bu |
11% |
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Oh, he's dea |
3% |
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What do you think about the MPs' expenses scandal? |
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Created on Thursday, 25/Jun/2009 |
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It's awful - |
8% |
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The spending |
11% |
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I couldn't c |
81% |
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Is Cristiano Ronaldo worth his £80m transfer fee? |
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Created on Thursday, 18/Jun/2009 |
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Yes, every p |
6% |
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He's worth m |
3% |
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No, it's rid |
91% |
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Do you think this week's Tube strike can be justified? |
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Created on Thursday, 11/Jun/2009 |
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Yes, the dri |
8% |
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Yes, it's th |
83% |
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No, they're |
8% |
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Should Gordon Brown follow the lead of other MPs and step down as Prime Minister? |
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Created on Thursday, 04/Jun/2009 |
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Yes, he's ma |
79% |
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Yes, out of |
8% |
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No, he deser |
6% |
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No, he's doi |
7% |
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More than 200 people in the UK have now been infected with Swine Flu - and about 13,000 worldwide. Does this change how worried you are about it? |
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Created on Thursday, 28/May/2009 |
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I'm still re |
1% |
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A little - b |
6% |
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I never care |
93% |
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From next month, Southend Hospital will be banning flowers from bedsides on health and safety grounds. What do you think about it? |
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Created on Thursday, 21/May/2009 |
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It's a great |
11% |
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It's ridicul |
89% |
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Radio figures have revealed that Radio 1 DJ Chris Moyles has almost as many regular listeners as Radio 2's Sir Terry Wogan. Who gets your vote? |
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Created on Thursday, 07/May/2009 |
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Moyles, with |
16% |
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Wogan, he's |
16% |
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I can't stan |
68% |
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According to the World Health Organisation, a Swine Flu pandemic is 'imminent'. How do you feel about it? |
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Created on Thursday, 30/Apr/2009 |
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I'm really w |
10% |
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I don't thin |
8% |
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It's been bl |
82% |
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The Government's 2009 Budget was announced this week. How will the changes affect you? |
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Created on Thursday, 23/Apr/2009 |
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They will re |
8% |
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I'll be wors |
87% |
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I don't real |
6% |
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The Government plans to offer subsidies of up to £5,000 to encourage people to buy electric cars. Would the extra cash sway you? |
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Created on Thursday, 16/Apr/2009 |
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Yes, I want |
5% |
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Yes, but tha |
2% |
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No, electric |
62% |
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No, cars are |
31% |
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Sir Michael Parkinson recently said that the late Jade Goody came to represent "all that's paltry and wretched about Britain". Do you agree? |
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Created on Thursday, 09/Apr/2009 |
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Yes, absolut |
62% |
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No, I though |
10% |
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Maybe, but s |
25% |
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I don't real |
4% |
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Yellow Advertiser is running Good News Week with only good news stories appearing in its print editions. What do you think of this idea? |
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Created on Tuesday, 31/Mar/2009 |
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It's a great |
40% |
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It's alright |
12% |
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I don't care |
3% |
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I'd rather h |
17% |
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It's a shock |
28% |
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Some girls as young as 11 will soon be able to ask for the morning after pill by text message in a scheme planned in Oxfordshire. Do you think this is wrong? |
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Created on Thursday, 26/Mar/2009 |
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Yes - they a |
43% |
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It's the par |
13% |
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No - It's a |
43% |
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On average, UK train fares are 50% higher than those in Europe. Is our rail service worth it? |
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Created on Friday, 20/Feb/2009 |
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Yes, it's va |
19% |
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Yes, but it |
8% |
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No, definite |
72% |
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Should children under the age of 15 be allowed to consume any alcohol? |
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Created on Friday, 30/Jan/2009 |
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No-one under |
36% |
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No they are |
18% |
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Yes, as long |
33% |
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The younger |
14% |
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Should Darts become a Olympic sport in London 2012? |
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Created on Thursday, 15/Jan/2009 |
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Yes - it's a |
30% |
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No - it's a |
62% |
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Only on a tr |
8% |
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How long should it be before people should stop saying Happy New Year to each other? |
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Created on Thursday, 08/Jan/2009 |
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A week |
99% |
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A fortnight |
1% |
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End of the m |
1% |
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After a mont |
0% |
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Do you think Christmas has become too commercial? |
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Created on Thursday, 04/Dec/2008 |
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Yes - it alw |
27% |
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Yes - but on |
64% |
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It's going t |
2% |
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No - the mea |
7% |
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Redbridge Council has recently agreed a measure to ban smokers from fostering children starting in January 2010. Do you think this is fair? |
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Created on Thursday, 13/Nov/2008 |
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Yes - It wou |
55% |
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No - what ab |
45% |
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Is the 12 week suspension given to presenter Jonathan Ross by the BBC enough following the prank call row? |
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Created on Friday, 31/Oct/2008 |
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Yes - its mo |
39% |
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No - should |
61% |
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Do you think sports fans should be able to boo members of their own teams or rivals? |
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Created on Monday, 13/Oct/2008 |
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Yes - fans s |
26% |
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Yes - as lon |
38% |
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No - players |
6% |
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No - fans sh |
30% |
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SHOULD soaps tackle controversial subjects, such as paedophila in Eastenders recently? |
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Created on Friday, 26/Sep/2008 |
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Yes |
60% |
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No |
13% |
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If it is pas |
27% |
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Do you think there is too much money in the Premier League after recent activity during the transfer window and the takeover of Manchester City? |
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Created on Thursday, 04/Sep/2008 |
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Yes - far to |
95% |
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No - money t |
5% |
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It's just ri |
0% |
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Should local councils and other public bodies be given the power to monitor our e-mail and internet traffic? |
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Created on Thursday, 14/Aug/2008 |
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Yes |
6% |
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No |
94% |
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Should Daniel Pothecary be allowed to return to teaching in January? |
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Created on Thursday, 03/Jul/2008 |
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Yes - he's d |
52% |
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Yes - but wi |
12% |
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No - his ban |
12% |
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No - it shou |
24% |
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The Royal Family cost taxpayers £40million in the last financial year - £2million more than the year before. Are we getting value for money? |
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Created on Friday, 27/Jun/2008 |
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Yes |
38% |
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No |
62% |
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Is David Davis right to resign and call a by-election to help protect 'British freedom' after the extension of the terror detention limit to 42 days? |
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Created on Friday, 13/Jun/2008 |
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Yes |
61% |
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No |
39% |
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Should Gordon Brown's plans to detain terror suspects for 42 days be allowed? |
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Created on Thursday, 05/Jun/2008 |
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I think it s |
41% |
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I think it's |
23% |
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I think it s |
32% |
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They should |
5% |
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Will Southend United recover from their play-off heartache and clinch promotion next season? |
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Created on Thursday, 22/May/2008 |
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Yes |
22% |
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No |
78% |
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