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« Reply #135 on: Wednesday, December 24, 2014, 13:37:32 »

This was a pretty balanced Documentary by Iain Stewart on it a while back. http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x1z39ui_e14-fracking-the-new-energy-rush_tv
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« Reply #136 on: Sunday, December 28, 2014, 13:14:13 »

Nigel Ferage, The Times Briton of the year
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« Reply #137 on: Sunday, December 28, 2014, 14:02:26 »

Odd from a paper that's desperately trying to bring him down
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« Reply #138 on: Sunday, December 28, 2014, 22:20:09 »

Drug policy should be far more of a political issue than it is. The fact that we have a government who ignore - and even it appears deliberately suppress - scientific advice and evidence in favour of kow-towing to the Daily Mail, is an absolute disgrace.

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/exminister-norman-baker-leaks-details-on-home-secretarys-drug-stance-9945643.html
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« Reply #139 on: Monday, December 29, 2014, 07:46:07 »

Drug policy should be far more of a political issue than it is. The fact that we have a government who ignore - and even it appears deliberately suppress - scientific advice and evidence in favour of kow-towing to the Daily Mail, is an absolute disgrace.

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/exminister-norman-baker-leaks-details-on-home-secretarys-drug-stance-9945643.html


Surely they are widely available in Manchester aren't they ?
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« Reply #140 on: Monday, December 29, 2014, 09:22:48 »

Anyone who thought Scottish independence was a good idea still think so with the price of crude oil disappearing down the plug hole? Mr. salmond is strangely quiet for a gobby revolutionist.
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« Reply #141 on: Monday, December 29, 2014, 10:29:00 »

Interesting to see that the Pope, is issuing an encyclical on the subject of economic systems and climate change....good stuff from the Pontiff...

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“An economic system centred on the god of money needs to plunder nature to sustain the frenetic rhythm of consumption that is inherent to it.

“The system continues unchanged, since what dominates are the dynamics of an economy and a finance that are lacking in ethics. It is no longer man who commands, but money. Cash commands.

“The monopolising of lands, deforestation, the appropriation of water, inadequate agro-toxics are some of the evils that tear man from the land of his birth. Climate change, the loss of biodiversity and deforestation are already showing their devastating effects in the great cataclysms we witness,” he said.

In Lima last month, bishops from every continent expressed their frustration with the stalled climate talks and, for the first time, urged rich countries to act.

Sorondo, a fellow Argentinian who is known to be close to Pope Francis, said: “Just as humanity confronted revolutionary change in the 19th century at the time of industrialisation, today we have changed the natural environment so much. If current trends continue, the century will witness unprecedented climate change and destruction of the ecosystem with tragic consequences.”

There are of course plenty of climate change deniers in Christian churches, particularly in the US....in the same way there are probably of climate change deniers on the TEF.
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« Reply #142 on: Monday, December 29, 2014, 10:33:15 »

The Pope's been saying a lot of stuff lately that goes against what fundamentalists might think. It seems that he is recognising that religion needs to stay in touch with the modern world or risk fading away.
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« Reply #143 on: Sunday, January 25, 2015, 12:01:28 »

With the discussions about the TV debates with the party leaders, I want to know why we can't have local debates?

Hold it at the Wyvern (one night for each constituency), allocate tickets by ballot, have all the candidates present, then go for it Question Time style. Broadcast it on the internet for those that can't attend, have a Twitter discussion go on and all that stuff.

Would be a good way of getting people a bit more involved in political debate and to find out more about the candidates.

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« Reply #144 on: Sunday, January 25, 2015, 12:06:51 »

Local debates happen all the time, we had one in Bath the other day, but they tend not to be broadcast.
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« Reply #145 on: Sunday, January 25, 2015, 12:16:29 »

Do they? Have we had them in Swindon?

Never heard of any happening before.
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« Reply #146 on: Sunday, January 25, 2015, 12:19:58 »

Do they? Have we had them in Swindon?

Never heard of any happening before.

We had Question Time in Swindon less than a year ago....

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« Reply #147 on: Sunday, January 25, 2015, 12:32:06 »

With the discussions about the TV debates with the party leaders, I want to know why we can't have local debates?

Hold it at the Wyvern (one night for each constituency), allocate tickets by ballot, have all the candidates present, then go for it Question Time style. Broadcast it on the internet for those that can't attend, have a Twitter discussion go on and all that stuff.

Would be a good way of getting people a bit more involved in political debate and to find out more about the candidates.



They already do, they're called hustings events...
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« Reply #148 on: Sunday, February 8, 2015, 10:08:26 »

http://www.thesundaytimes.co.uk/sto/news/uk_news/National/article1516726.ece?CMP=OTH-gnws-standard-2015_02_07

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« Reply #149 on: Sunday, February 8, 2015, 11:18:42 »

Another reason to hate the Tory cunt
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