[Debatewise RRT] Re: Debate away
- From: Michael Archer <mikearcher87@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: debatewiserrt@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 3 Nov 2009 20:19:45 +0000 (GMT)
Can I take UK defence policy in Afghanistan please.
Mike
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From: Alex Helling <alex@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: debatewiserrt@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Tue, 3 November, 2009 18:39:29
Subject: [Debatewise RRT] Debate away
Evening everyone,
Slightly less than sometimes as there are a fair few debates
without many points atm
http://debatewise.com/debates/1294-corporal-punishment-high-time-for-its-return-in-schools-and-the-home
http://debatewise.com/debates/1298-botswana-should-endevour-to-consolidate-its-democracy-through-constitutional-amendments-with-regards-to-the-separation-of-powers-and-majoritarian-representation-of-members-of-parliament
http://debatewise.com/debates/1289-should-britain-reintroduce-grammar-schools-as-part-of-state-schooling
http://debatewise.com/debates/1285-should-the-uk-adopt-the-euro.
so if you can think of anything for any of them then please add it.
Regards,
Alex
Should the Queen abdicate?
Lets face it our Queen is getting on a bit. She is at an age
when almost anyone else would have retired. She now has two generations of
potential sucessiors, Prince William is even taking over some of her foreign
visits. Is it time for the Queen to abdicate?
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-383595/The-Queen-NEVER-consider-abdicating.html
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8337574.stm
http://www.ipsos-mori.com/researchpublications/researcharchive/poll.aspx?oItemId=109
Has the government been "inept" in its
immigration policy?
Unusually the Home Secretary Alan Johnson has admitted the
Labour’s policy on immigration has been inept. They never understood the
problem many of their previously core supporters had with immigration and as
with being extremely relaxed about people getting filthy rich labour has been
relatively
relaxed about immigration. In particular by not sorting out failures in the
system despite them being pointed out again and again.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2009/nov/02/alan-johnson-immigration
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1548927/Immigration-has-deeply-unsettled-Britain.html
http://www.globalissues.org/article/537/immigration
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/3266855.stm
Cameron had to take a U turn over a referendum on Europe.
Conservative leader David Cameron had very little choice but
to make a U turn over Europe. The treaty is well on the way to being ratified
by all countries. Britain would then look very silly holding a referendum on
something that had been decided and is very difficult to go back on. It is much
less embarrassing to make the U turn now before it became a campaign pledge in
a general election.
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/cameron-admits-uturn-on-lisbon-1813615.html
http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23763810-tory-mps-blast-cameron-over-lisbon-u-turn.do
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/nov/01/peter-oborne-david-cameron
Do Chelsea need to win the Champions league before they
are viewed as one of Europe's elite clubs?
Chelsea have for many years been one of England’s
biggest clubs. They have been among the richest even if Abramovich’s billions
are not necessarily included However Joe Cole says they need to win the
champions league in order to be considered one of Europe’s elite clubs.
Why does an elite club have to have won the Champions league, is not reaching
the semis or the final on multiple occasions enough to be termed elite?
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/europe/8339197.stm
http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/blog/2009/oct/27/premier-league-decline
http://www.forbes.com/lists/2009/34/soccer-values-09_Soccer-Team-Valuations_Rank.html
Is the new Oxford Circus crossing a good idea?
Oxford Circus, probably the busiest crossing in Britain has been remodelled. It
has been redesigned based upon Japanese crossings in the Shibuya district of
central
Tokyo. The designers say the diagonal crossing will allow pedestrians to get to
their destination faster thus reducing congestion. Is it a good idea that
should be copied at other busy junctions?
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2009/nov/02/x-oxford-circus-crossing
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/green-living-blog/2009/nov/03/oxford-circus-urban-cycling
http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23763299-lets-get-ready-to-scramble-now-pedestrians-can-cross-oxford-circus-tokyo-style.do
Dangerous dogs act, should it not be dangerous owners act?
Dogs, particularly certain breeds can be savage and vicious.
However dogs are trained by their owners, a dog that attacks someone can be put
down as a danger to the public but it is really the people who keep and fail to
train, or train for combat, such dogs that are the real danger.
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/article6898663.ece
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/this-britain/the-big-question-are-there-too-many-dangerous-dogs-in-britain-and-what-can-we-do-about-it-417965.html
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2007/may/13/ukcrime.prisonsandprobation
Is Mount Kilimanjaro a good example of Climate Change in
action?
Mount Kilimanjaro’s glaciers have been melting rapidly
ever since it was first measured in 1912, this has been particularly fast over
the last decade. This is seen by many as a dramatic example of climate change
in action. Sceptics argue climate change has nothing to do with it and other
theories have been advanced as to the cause.
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2003/09/0923_030923_kilimanjaroglaciers.html
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2003744089_kilimanjaro12m.html
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/environment/article6900015.ece
Is capitalism creating an expanding gap between the rich
and the poor?
Communism has lost the conflict of ideologies. All that
remains is capitalism, and a failing capitalism at that. While the world is in
recession the investment banks take advantage to continue paying immense
bonuses despite having been bailed out only a few months earlier. When the pay
of workers is cut the top bosses receive ever more share options and perks.
Capitalism leads to an ever expanding gap between rich and poor.
http://www.capmag.com/article.asp?ID=4940
http://www.sa.org.au/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1393&Itemid=106
http://www.apsanet.org/imgtest/TaskForceDiffIneqDevBlecher.pdf
Should Britain withdraw soldiers?
The debate about withdrawing soldiers from Afghanistan rages
on, but what about from elsewhere. Britain has its soldiers, airforce and naval
warships all over the world so why not withdraw them all. Our armed forces
serve in the Middle East, Central Asia, Africa and Europe. Some are not
at all necessary, there are for example still significant numbers in Germany.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4094818.stm (slightly out of date)
http://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/globalops/
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article723283.ece
http://www.transatlantic.uj.edu.pl/upload/59_ac3f_Art.WE_Nato.pdf not quite the
same but many reasons for why the US should remain engaged in
Europe and with NATO are also the reasons Britain keeps troops in Germany. The
best known such article is one the USA’s forces in Asia after the Cold war,
essentially arguing why they should stay by Joseph S. Nye. I however don’t
have access to it some of you uni students might!
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