[Debatewise RRT] Re: Debate away

  • From: "Hall, Ineka" <ineka.hall@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: "debatewiserrt@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <debatewiserrt@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Wed, 4 Nov 2009 09:36:54 +0000

Would I also be able to take the British troops in Afghanistan, maybe the 
opposite side to Mike?
If not I'll do the Queen abdicating.

Ineka
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Sent: 03 November 2009 20:19
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Subject: [Debatewise RRT] Re: Debate away

Can I take UK defence policy in Afghanistan please.

Mike

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From: Alex Helling <alex@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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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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