[Debatewise RRT] Re: debates
- From: Victoria Hilliard <victoria.hilliard@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: debatewiserrt@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 11 Nov 2009 23:27:28 +0000
Hi
I wrote some points for the immigration debate and posted them yesterday,
but can't find them anywhere on the website. Have I done something wrong in
uploading them? It seemed to work at the time.
Victoria
On Wed, Nov 11, 2009 at 11:17 PM, A.I. Maddox <aim31@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Me too please. Same reason. Sorry all.
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> On Nov 11 2009, James Jackson wrote:
>
> Hello Alex, can I please be removed from the mailing list as I have far
>> too much admin and work to receive 30 emails a week!
>>
>> thanks
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>> Quoting Alex Helling <alex@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>:
>>
>> Good evening all,
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> 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!
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Alex
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> 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
>>>
>>> http://allteatime.com/Tea-FAQ/can-i-use-a-microwave-to-brew-tea.html
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> 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
>>>
>>> http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/environment/article6909046.ece
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> 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.html
>>> as much as I
>>> dislike the sun I thought it was best to give the original article!
>>>
>>> http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8349757.stm
>>>
>>>
>>> http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/politics/defence/6529638/Gordon-Brown-apologises-to-soldiers-family-over-misspelled-condolence-letter.html
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> 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?
>>>
>>>
>>> http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/politics/lawandorder/6534319/State-to-spy-on-every-phone-call-email-and-web-search.html
>>>
>>> http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/7962631.stm
>>>
>>> http://press.homeoffice.gov.uk/Speeches/comms-data-consultation
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Would the world be able to cope if oil runs out quicker than estimates
>>> suggest?
>>>
>>> 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
>>>
>>>
>>> http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2009/nov/09/peak-oil-international-energy-agency
>>>
>>> http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/279153
>>>
>>> http://www.newcolonist.com/world_without_oil.html
>>>
>>> http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/3623549.stm
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Should USA drop support for Israel in an attempt to strengthen ties with
>>> Iran?
>>>
>>> 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
>>>
>>> http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/130066
>>>
>>> http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1191257274889 <
>>> http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1191257274889&pagename=JPArticle%2FShowFull>
>>> &pagename=JPArticle%2FShowFull
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> 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
>>>
>>> http://www.newsweek.com/id/221194
>>>
>>>
>>> http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/fullcomment/archive/2009/11/07/george-jonas-gorbachev-didn-t-tear-down-that-wall.aspx
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> 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?
>>>
>>>
>>> http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/boxingandmma/6533635/David-Haye-is-still-a-long-way-from-greatness.html
>>>
>>>
>>> http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/sport/garethadavies/100003254/david-haye-the-new-muhammad-ali-what-a-load-of-lennox/
>>>
>>> http://www.skysports.com/haye/story/0,27000,17213_5660517,00.html
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> 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?
>>>
>>> http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/gamesblog/2009/jul/20/gameculture
>>>
>>>
>>> http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/gamesblog/2009/sep/27/videogames-hollywood
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> 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.
>>>
>>>
>>> http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/news/article-23381421-making-teens-start-school-in-the-morning-is-cruel-brain-doctor-claims.do
>>>
>>>
>>> http://www.independent.co.uk/news/education/education-news/to-sleep-perchance-to-get-better-grades-1817726.html
>>>
>>>
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