[Debatewise RRT] Re: debates
- From: Phillippa Martin-Moran <phillippamartinmoran@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: debatewiserrt@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 10 Nov 2009 20:07:40 +0000
I'll take the one about the government storing records of all our
communications. I'm quite happy to share this one if someone else is also
interested.
Regards,
Phillippa
On Tue, Nov 10, 2009 at 7:18 PM, Alex Helling <alex@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Good evening all,
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>
> I apologise for not sending you any
> questions over the weekend, my fig leaf reason for this was so that I did
> not get in the way of the discussion about the Global Youth Panel. The real
> reason was that I was too busy working on that same project and so was too
> lazy to also work out some more questions for you lot over the weekend!
>
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> Alex
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> *Reheat tea in the microwave*
>
> Kettles use a lot of electricity, particularly as many of us boil more
> water than we need to make our cup. We also often let our beverage go cold
> and then make some more, after all no one likes cold tea or coffee. So we
> waste yet more electricity, instead we should stuff it in the microwave to
> reheat it so use less.
>
>
> http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/earthnews/6531540/Reheat-cold-cups-of-tea-Government-waste-watchdog-says.html
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> http://allteatime.com/Tea-FAQ/can-i-use-a-microwave-to-brew-tea.html
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>
> *Ration holidays*
>
> Holidays should not just be about the physical price of getting to your
> destination and staying there, but should also be costed for the carbon you
> use to go on holiday. Many areas such as Canadian and US National Parks
> already charge people to enter in order to pay for the environmental damage
> done there by the tourists. Should we each be assigned a certain amount of
> CO2 we can produce by going to and being on holiday which we then can’t go
> over?
>
>
> http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1137204/Ration-holiday-flights-cut-pollution-says-Browns-adviser.html
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> http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/environment/article6909046.ece
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>
>
> *Can it really be considered an insult to receive a letter from the Prime
> Minister?*
>
> The family of every soldier killed receives a hand written letter from the
> Prime Minister. However Gordon Brown made numerous spelling mistakes
> including the spelling the family name as James in his letter to Jacqui
> Janes. Should the PM really be vilified for something as minor as this, at
> least he went to the effort of hand writing the letter, he can’t really be
> expected to know the name of every soldier who is killed if his staff give
> it to him wrong and he can’t be expected to check everything he writes.
>
>
> http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/campaigns/our_boys/2720283/Prime-Minister-Gordon-Brown-couldnt-even-get-our-name-right.htmlas
> much as I dislike the sun I thought it was best to give the original
> article!
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> http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8349757.stm
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> http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/politics/defence/6529638/Gordon-Brown-apologises-to-soldiers-family-over-misspelled-condolence-letter.html
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> *The Government should store records of the public’s communications?*
>
> This labour government seems to be determined to trample all over civil
> liberties. Normally the public support them in their quest to catch
> terrorists or whoever may be engaging in some anti social misdemeanour
> however this time consultation has shown the public to be against the
> scheme. The Government intends to go ahead with plans to store records of
> every communication we make, whether my email, phone, text as well as every
> web page we visit. Many are arguing there are far too few safeguards. Should
> the government be allowed?
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> http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/politics/lawandorder/6534319/State-to-spy-on-every-phone-call-email-and-web-search.html
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> http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/7962631.stm
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> http://press.homeoffice.gov.uk/Speeches/comms-data-consultation
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> *Would the world be able to cope if oil runs out quicker than estimates
> suggest?*
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> Oil is running out. As a fossil fuel there is not more oil being produced
> so as we use tens of millions of barrels of oil every day it is inevitable
> that the Oil will run out sooner or later. However production may well
> decline long before oil runs out as oil will reach peak output and then
> decline when we can no longer expand output. This will create a crisis in
> our way of life which is totally oil dependent.
>
>
> http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/datablog/2009/nov/10/energy-statistics-oil-coal
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> http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2009/nov/09/peak-oil-international-energy-agency
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> http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/279153
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> http://www.newcolonist.com/world_without_oil.html
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> http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/3623549.stm
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>
>
> *Should USA drop support for Israel in an attempt to strengthen ties with
> Iran?*
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> The USA has for decades staunchly supported Israel and in turn gets
> vilified across the Islamic world, including Iran. The US support for Israel
> is no longer needed as Israel is both the strongest military power in the
> region despite its small size and a nuclear power. Israel has its own
> sophisticated defence companies so does not even need American weapons. All
> the while rage at the US continues for its support of Israel, would it not
> be strategically wise to reduce ties with Israel?
>
> http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/nov/09/us-american-hikers-iran-border
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> http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/130066
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> http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1191257274889&pagename=JPArticle%2FShowFull
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>
>
> *Was Gorbachev a key player in the fall of the Berlin Wall?*
>
> Gorbachev has been praised for his role in the fall of the Eastern Bloc,
> however he was not directly on the scene in East Germany so his impact was
> indirect, on how the East German government and people acted and reacted to
> his statements. Does he deserve to be seen as a key player in the fall of
> the wall, as opposed to the Eastern Bloc as a whole?
>
> http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=120188545
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> http://www.newsweek.com/id/221194
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> http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/fullcomment/archive/2009/11/07/george-jonas-gorbachev-didn-t-tear-down-that-wall.aspx
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>
>
> *Does David Haye have the ability to be Britain's best ever heavyweight
> boxer?*
>
> David Haye has just won the World Boxing Association heavyweight belt,
> however he still have three more to win before he retires to even be
> considered as the greatest. As it is obviously not the case yet does he have
> to potential?
>
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> http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/boxingandmma/6533635/David-Haye-is-still-a-long-way-from-greatness.html
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> http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/sport/garethadavies/100003254/david-haye-the-new-muhammad-ali-what-a-load-of-lennox/
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> http://www.skysports.com/haye/story/0,27000,17213_5660517,00.html
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>
>
> *Are good video games is worth more than good films?*
>
> Video games are both becoming increasingly expensive and getting
> increasingly large returns on their investment. They are beginning to
> outperform blockbuster movies in takings. They give many more hours of
> entertainment and they are engaging rather than being a passive
> entertainment, so better all round?
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> http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/gamesblog/2009/jul/20/gameculture
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> http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/gamesblog/2009/sep/27/videogames-hollywood
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> *Schools should have a later start time.*
>
> As we get older we need less sleep, conversely forcing teenagers at school
> to wake up for a long journey into school at the crack of dawn is
> counterproductive. They would do better starting school later to allow teens
> to sleep in and be properly awake when they star school.
>
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> http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/news/article-23381421-making-teens-start-school-in-the-morning-is-cruel-brain-doctor-claims.do
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> http://www.independent.co.uk/news/education/education-news/to-sleep-perchance-to-get-better-grades-1817726.html
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