[Debatewise RRT] Re: Debate away
- From: nadia siddiqi <nadshi@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: debatewiserrt@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 4 Nov 2009 16:02:15 +0500
What's left?
On Wed, Nov 4, 2009 at 2:36 PM, Hall, Ineka <ineka.hall@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 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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> *From:* debatewiserrt-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [
> debatewiserrt-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Michael Archer [
> mikearcher87@xxxxxxxxxxx]
> *Sent:* 03 November 2009 20:19
> *To:* debatewiserrt@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> *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>
> *To:* debatewiserrt@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> *Sent:* Tue, 3 November, 2009 18:39:29
> *Subject:* [Debatewise RRT] Debate away
>
> Evening everyone,
>
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>
> 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.
>
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>
> Regards,
>
> Alex
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> *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
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> 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
>
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> 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
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>
>
> *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
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> http://www.sa.org.au/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1393&Itemid=106
>
> http://www.apsanet.org/imgtest/TaskForceDiffIneqDevBlecher.pdf
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>
>
>
>
> *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/
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> 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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> Use Revisewise @ http://revisewise.debatewise.com/
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