[Debatewise RRT] Re: debatewiserrt Digest V2 #29
- From: nadia siddiqi <nadshi@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: debatewiserrt@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 3 Mar 2010 12:26:58 +0500
I'll take:
The USA should sign a peace treaty with North Korea.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/jan/11/north-korea-peace-treaty-us-nucl
ear-talks<http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/jan/11/north-korea-peace-treaty-us-nuclear-talks>
http://www.heritage.org/research/asiaandthepacific/em748.cfm
http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2010/02/01/the_peace_deal_obama_should
_be_making
and US should leave NATO.
Nadia
On Wed, Mar 3, 2010 at 11:09 AM, FreeLists Mailing List Manager <
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> debatewiserrt Digest Tue, 02 Mar 2010 Volume: 02 Issue: 029
>
> In This Issue:
> [Debatewise RRT] Tuesday Debates
> [Debatewise RRT] Re: Tuesday Debates
>
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> From: "Alex Helling" <alex@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: [Debatewise RRT] Tuesday Debates
> Date: Tue, 2 Mar 2010 19:13:21 -0000
>
> Evening everyone.
>
>
> Just as advance warning, we will be looking for help with creating some
> debates for the general election over the next few weeks. I will probably
> send some of the debates out as RRT ones. They will be put on a separate
> election website etc. I will explain more when we send them out. However
> there are none this week as our partner has not yet given us the questions.
>
>
>
> Alex
>
>
>
>
>
> Debates for you to write:
>
> Should Lord Ashcroft relinquish his non-dom status?
>
> Lord Ashcroft has after years of dodging the question admitted that he is a
> non dom and so pays comparatively little tax to the UK treasury. A good
> chunk of what he saves he gives to the conservative party to fund their
> campaigning and in return is not only a member of the House of Lords but
> has
> a lot of say over how the conservatives run their campaigns. Despite this
> does it really matter that he is a non dom? Other parties have big funders
> who are also using the status, it does however look bad for the
> conservative
> party, so should he give it up to help them win the election?
>
>
> http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2010/mar/01/lord-ashcroft-reveals-non-dom
>
>
>
> http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/Politics/Lord-Ashcroft-Says-He-Will-Relinqu
>
> ish-His-Non-Dom-Tax-Status/Article/201003115563095?lpos=Politics_Carousel_Re
> gion_0<http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/Politics/Lord-Ashcroft-Says-He-Will-Relinqu%0Aish-His-Non-Dom-Tax-Status/Article/201003115563095?lpos=Politics_Carousel_Re%0Agion_0>
> <
> http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/Politics/Lord-Ashcroft-Says-He-Will-Relinq
>
> uish-His-Non-Dom-Tax-Status/Article/201003115563095?lpos=Politics_Carousel_R
>
> egion_0&lid=ARTICLE_15563095_Lord_Ashcroft_Says_He_Will_Relinquish_His_Non-D<http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/Politics/Lord-Ashcroft-Says-He-Will-Relinq%0Auish-His-Non-Dom-Tax-Status/Article/201003115563095?lpos=Politics_Carousel_R%0Aegion_0&lid=ARTICLE_15563095_Lord_Ashcroft_Says_He_Will_Relinquish_His_Non-D>
> om_Tax_Status>
>
> &lid=ARTICLE_15563095_Lord_Ashcroft_Says_He_Will_Relinquish_His_Non-Dom_Tax_
> Status
>
>
> http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23810716-lord-ashcroft-confir
> ms-his-non-dom-status.do<http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23810716-lord-ashcroft-confir%0Ams-his-non-dom-status.do>
>
>
>
> Are the Tories to blame for the public's fear of crime?
>
> David Cameron when he started as leader went on and on about Britain being
> a
> broken society that needs to be fixed. The Conservatives continue to
> emphasise crime and often claim that crime is rising even while crime is
> falling simply because it makes a good story. Vote for us or crime in
> broken
> Britain will continue to go up under Labour. Brown is now hitting out and
> accusing the tories of helping to create a fear of crime. Is he correct to
> do so?
>
>
> http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/philipjohnston/100027915/gordon-brown-trie
> s-to-have-it-both-ways-on-law-and-order/<http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/philipjohnston/100027915/gordon-brown-trie%0As-to-have-it-both-ways-on-law-and-order/>
>
>
> http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/politics/lawandorder/7346451/PM-a
> ccused-Tories-of-public-panic-on-crime.html<http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/politics/lawandorder/7346451/PM-a%0Accused-Tories-of-public-panic-on-crime.html>
>
> http://www.economist.com/world/britain/displaystory.cfm?story_id=15452867
>
>
>
> Do headlines affect a team's chances?
>
> England coach Fabio Capello is trying to put a line under the stories about
> Terry and Cole's private lives. He has told his players to be careful about
> their personal lives and behaviour in the run up to the world cup as he
> does
> not want to see them in the newspapers. However headlines in a newspaper do
> not have an obvious link to how well someone perform on the pitch. What
> someone does in the private lives is just that private and Capello should
> have no rights over what his players do in their own time. Would more
> headlines about breakups and affairs really affect England's chances in the
> world cup?
>
>
> http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/world-cup-2010/teams/england/73480
>
> 96/World-Cup-2010-Fabio-Capello-warns-England-players-over-their-private-liv
> es.html<http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/world-cup-2010/teams/england/73480%0A96/World-Cup-2010-Fabio-Capello-warns-England-players-over-their-private-liv%0Aes.html>
>
>
>
> Should aid be tied to human rights?
>
> Europe and America have regularly tied aid to developing countries to human
> rights however they are not consistent about this approach. After all the
> US
> gives billions, and not just humanitarian aid but also dollars for military
> equipment, to Egypt and Saudi Arabia. More recently China has been willing
> to invest in development programs with no strings attached, particularly if
> there is raw materials involved. If the west continues being hypocritical
> and keep tying some aid but not all aid to human rights then we will
> increasingly lose out to China.
>
>
> http://www.hrw.org/en/news/2008/01/29/jordan-aid-should-be-tied-human-rights
>
>
>
> http://www.allacademic.com//meta/p_mla_apa_research_citation/0/9/8/5/3/pages
> 98536/p98536-1.php<http://www.allacademic.com//meta/p_mla_apa_research_citation/0/9/8/5/3/pages%0A98536/p98536-1.php>
> <
> http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p_mla_apa_research_citation/0/9/8/5/3/pages
> 98536/p98536-1.php<http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p_mla_apa_research_citation/0/9/8/5/3/pages%0A98536/p98536-1.php>
> >
>
>
>
> Can El Baradei make a difference?
>
> There has been a lot of speculation that Mohamed El Baradei, the former
> head
> of the International Atomic Energy Agency, might be able to shake up
> Egyptian politics. Egypt is currently dominated by President Honsi Mubarak
> and his son and heir apparent Gamal and any opposition, that mainly comes
> from the Muslim Brotherhood, is quickly stifled. Egypt is an authoritarian
> state and so may not be the most fertile ground for a former diplomat to be
> attempting to run for the presidency.
>
> http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/8534365.stm
>
> http://www.newsweek.com/id/234317
>
>
> http://www.thenational.ae/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100227/WEEKENDER/7022
> 69752/1080/OPINION<http://www.thenational.ae/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100227/WEEKENDER/7022%0A69752/1080/OPINION>
>
>
>
> Debates on the site:
>
> Can London learn anything from Vancouver's Olympics?
>
> http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/8541556.stm
>
> http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/olympic_games/vancouver_2010/8541301.stm
>
>
> http://www.independent.co.uk/extras/big-question/the-big-question-what-lesso
> ns-do-the-vancouver-games-offer-for-london-2012-1914324.html<http://www.independent.co.uk/extras/big-question/the-big-question-what-lesso%0Ans-do-the-vancouver-games-offer-for-london-2012-1914324.html>
>
>
>
> The USA should sign a peace treaty with North Korea.
>
>
> http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/jan/11/north-korea-peace-treaty-us-nucl
> ear-talks<http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/jan/11/north-korea-peace-treaty-us-nucl%0Aear-talks>
>
> http://www.heritage.org/research/asiaandthepacific/em748.cfm
>
>
> http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2010/02/01/the_peace_deal_obama_should
> _be_making
>
>
>
> Elections are now about leaders not policy.
>
>
> http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/2010/02/27/brown-election-will-
> be-about-economy-not-personality-91466-25924359/<http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/2010/02/27/brown-election-will-%0Abe-about-economy-not-personality-91466-25924359/>
>
>
> http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704188104575083492418736822.ht
> ml?mod=WSJ_latestheadlines<http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704188104575083492418736822.ht%0Aml?mod=WSJ_latestheadlines>(please
> note the author's potential bias)
>
>
>
> The USA should leave NATO.
>
> http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2010/02/22/let_europe_be_europe
>
> http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2010/03/01/partners_in_decline
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> Use Revisewise @ http://revisewise.debatewise.com/
>
>
>
>
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Date: Wed, 3 Mar 2010 00:13:24 +0000
> Subject: [Debatewise RRT] Re: Tuesday Debates
> From: Harriet Lowe <tehexile@xxxxxxxxx>
>
> I will take '*Are the Tories to blame for the public’s fear of crime?'*
> On Tue, Mar 2, 2010 at 7:13 PM, Alex Helling <alex@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > Evening everyone.
> >
> >
> >
> > Just as advance warning, we will be looking for help with creating some
> > debates for the general election over the next few weeks. I will probably
> > send some of the debates out as RRT ones. They will be put on a separate
> > election website etc. I will explain more when we send them out. However
> > there are none this week as our partner has not yet given us the
> questions.
> >
> >
> >
> > Alex
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > *Debates for you to write:*
> >
> > *Should Lord Ashcroft relinquish his non-dom status?*
> >
> > Lord Ashcroft has after years of dodging the question admitted that he is
> a
> > non dom and so pays comparatively little tax to the UK treasury. A good
> > chunk of what he saves he gives to the conservative party to fund their
> > campaigning and in return is not only a member of the House of Lords but
> has
> > a lot of say over how the conservatives run their campaigns. Despite this
> > does it really matter that he is a non dom? Other parties have big
> funders
> > who are also using the status, it does however look bad for the
> conservative
> > party, so should he give it up to help them win the election?
> >
> >
> >
> http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2010/mar/01/lord-ashcroft-reveals-non-dom
> >
> >
> >
> http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/Politics/Lord-Ashcroft-Says-He-Will-Relinquish-His-Non-Dom-Tax-Status/Article/201003115563095?lpos=Politics_Carousel_Region_0&lid=ARTICLE_15563095_Lord_Ashcroft_Says_He_Will_Relinquish_His_Non-Dom_Tax_Status
> >
> >
> >
> http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23810716-lord-ashcroft-confirms-his-non-dom-status.do
> >
> >
> >
> > *Are the Tories to blame for the public’s fear of crime?*
> >
> > David Cameron when he started as leader went on and on about Britain
> being
> > a broken society that needs to be fixed. The Conservatives continue to
> > emphasise crime and often claim that crime is rising even while crime is
> > falling simply because it makes a good story. Vote for us or crime in
> broken
> > Britain will continue to go up under Labour. Brown is now hitting out and
> > accusing the tories of helping to create a fear of crime. Is he correct
> to
> > do so?
> >
> >
> >
> http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/philipjohnston/100027915/gordon-brown-tries-to-have-it-both-ways-on-law-and-order/
> >
> >
> >
> http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/politics/lawandorder/7346451/PM-accused-Tories-of-public-panic-on-crime.html
> >
> > http://www.economist.com/world/britain/displaystory.cfm?story_id 452867
> >
> >
> >
> > *Do headlines affect a team’s chances?*
> >
> > England coach Fabio Capello is trying to put a line under the stories
> about
> > Terry and Cole’s private lives. He has told his players to be careful
> about
> > their personal lives and behaviour in the run up to the world cup as he
> does
> > not want to see them in the newspapers. However headlines in a newspaper
> do
> > not have an obvious link to how well someone perform on the pitch. What
> > someone does in the private lives is just that private and Capello should
> > have no rights over what his players do in their own time. Would more
> > headlines about breakups and affairs really affect England’s chances in
> the
> > world cup?
> >
> >
> >
> http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/world-cup-2010/teams/england/7348096/World-Cup-2010-Fabio-Capello-warns-England-players-over-their-private-lives.html
> >
> >
> >
> > *Should aid be tied to human rights?*
> >
> > Europe and America have regularly tied aid to developing countries to
> human
> > rights however they are not consistent about this approach. After all the
> US
> > gives billions, and not just humanitarian aid but also dollars for
> military
> > equipment, to Egypt and Saudi Arabia. More recently China has been
> willing
> > to invest in development programs with no strings attached, particularly
> if
> > there is raw materials involved. If the west continues being hypocritical
> > and keep tying some aid but not all aid to human rights then we will
> > increasingly lose out to China.
> >
> >
> >
> http://www.hrw.org/en/news/2008/01/29/jordan-aid-should-be-tied-human-rights
> >
> >
> >
> http://www.allacademic.com//meta/p_mla_apa_research_citation/0/9/8/5/3/pages98536/p98536-1.php
> <
> http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p_mla_apa_research_citation/0/9/8/5/3/pages98536/p98536-1.php
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > *Can El Baradei make a difference?*
> >
> > There has been a lot of speculation that Mohamed El Baradei, the former
> > head of the International Atomic Energy Agency, might be able to shake up
> > Egyptian politics. Egypt is currently dominated by President Honsi
> Mubarak
> > and his son and heir apparent Gamal and any opposition, that mainly comes
> > from the Muslim Brotherhood, is quickly stifled. Egypt is an
> authoritarian
> > state and so may not be the most fertile ground for a former diplomat to
> be
> > attempting to run for the presidency.
> >
> > http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/8534365.stm
> >
> > http://www.newsweek.com/id/234317
> >
> >
> >
> http://www.thenational.ae/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100227/WEEKENDER/702269752/1080/OPINION
> >
> >
> >
> > *Debates on the site:*
> >
> > *Can London learn anything from Vancouver’s Olympics?*
> >
> > http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/8541556.stm
> >
> > http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/olympic_games/vancouver_2010/8541301.stm
> >
> >
> >
> http://www.independent.co.uk/extras/big-question/the-big-question-what-lessons-do-the-vancouver-games-offer-for-london-2012-1914324.html
> >
> >
> >
> > *The USA should sign a peace treaty with North Korea.*
> >
> >
> >
> http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/jan/11/north-korea-peace-treaty-us-nuclear-talks
> >
> > http://www.heritage.org/research/asiaandthepacific/em748.cfm
> >
> >
> >
> http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2010/02/01/the_peace_deal_obama_should_be_making
> >
> >
> >
> > *Elections are now about leaders not policy.*
> >
> >
> >
> http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/2010/02/27/brown-election-will-be-about-economy-not-personality-91466-25924359/
> >
> >
> >
> http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704188104575083492418736822.html?mod=WSJ_latestheadlines(please<http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704188104575083492418736822.html?mod=WSJ_latestheadlines%28please>note
> the author’s potential bias)
> >
> >
> >
> > *The USA should leave NATO.*
> >
> > http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2010/02/22/let_europe_be_europe
> >
> > http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2010/03/01/partners_in_decline
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Use Revisewise @ http://revisewise.debatewise.com/
> >
> >
> >
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> End of debatewiserrt Digest V2 #29
> **********************************
>
>
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