Can Humanity grow out of war?

War and violence seems to be a human condition, it is a constant in human history, all peoples, civilisations and states engage in conflict in some form or another. However it has for a long time been a dream of humans to end war, institutions like the League of Nations and the United Nations are...more...

Europe should announce big unilateral cuts in emissions.

Angela Merkel was supposedly very annoyed that the Chinese were even against the previously agreed commitment to cuts of 80% by 2050 by developed nations (Europe and Japan in particular as the US had its hands tied) being included in the final deal at Copenhagen. The Europeans were also consideri...more...

Rich nations should give swine flu vaccines to poor nations for free

Swine Flu did not become a major epidemic as predicted by the government. The government stockpiled Tamiflu in case a pandemic did occur and now much of this has not been used. But, poorer countries may need Tamiflu to protect them from Swine flu.more...

Should the BBC drop the met office?

The BBC is considering putting its weather forecasting out to tender. There are now numerous independent forecasting companies who may be able to do things cheaper and the met office has been criticised recently for its forecasting record. However this has mostly been the long term or seasonal fo...more...

Globalisation is good.

Globalisation comes in for a lot of flack from all sides. It is blamed for making the world more western, riding roughshod over other cultures. It damages the livelihood of millions, particularly of farmers but also in Manufacturing in countries like the USA. Globalisation however has many upside...more...

Is the III World war inevitable?

Today there are many pending wars in the world but none of them seems to be a threat of a new World war or do they?Wars on the Middle East,violent demonstrations in Greece and China,terrorist attacks in Pakistan and India,the crisis between Russia and Georgia,Iran and South Koreas` development of...more...

The submission of targets for the Copenhagen Accord are the basis for a global deal to prevent cl...

The submission deadline for commitments by countries on reducing carbon emissions for the Copenhagen Accord was January 31st, which has now passed. The result was that 55 countries representing 78% of global CO2 emissions have submitted plans for reducing emissions, or lowering the growth in emis...more...

Religious freedom should come before equality.

Pope Benedict XVI has criticised the equality bill going through parliament for violating natural law. In forcing through equality in employment for gay people the legislation imposes “unjust limitations on the freedom of religious communities to act in accordance with their beliefs.” In a clash ...more...

Book publishers should prevent E readers from undercutting their books recommended retail price.

Macmillan has won a battle with Amazon, creator of the kindle, on the pricing of its books online. The intent is to try to prevent readers from buying their books online and instead purchase traditional style books. However the lessons of the music industry would seem to imply that in order to p...more...

The UNIPCC mislead the world.

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Fourth Assessment Report in 2007 included a warning that global warming could melt the Himalayan glaciers by 2035. This was then picked up upon as one of the most striking and alarming pieces of evidence of global warming and a problem which would cau...more...

Western countries should provide state funding for Islamic schools

The financiers(The WEST) will extensively control the curriculum and the set-up of these schools.And Thus will be capable of correcting, the tainted mindset of Muslim extremist students in the WEST. more...

Macs are better than PCs

They're shiny, expensive and have something of a cult following, but are they actually any better than PCs?more...

Blaming others does not help negotiations

There is a tendancy for everyone to blame other parties, either obliquely or directly. Proposals such as the Danish text create outrage that is often played out in the media. Blame is also pinned on those who are not meeting their Kyoto targets. China for example is blaming the US, EU and Japan f...more...

Delegates and leaders show their disregard for the issue of limiting emissions by arriving by plane

Most of the 11,000 delegates, 3,000 journalists and 22,000 observers attending the conference arrived by plane, and the leaders and ministers arriving over the next few days for the end of the conference are almost certain to arrive by plane as well, many of them will be on private planes rather ...more...

Obama is right about America's working class

In a few ill judged remarks recently described blue-collar workers as "bitter" because they preferred to cling to God and Guns rather than reaching out for the help that the state offered. This is a electoral gaff that will cost him dearly, whether he wins Pennsylvania or not. Yet, he h...more...

Should governments spend their way out of the recession?

The world is fast approaching an economic collapse that would rival the Great Depression of the 1930's. The market, on its own, has appeared to be a dismal failure in halting decline. This has strengthened the case for once taboo massive governmental fiscal intervention. Should governments spend ...more...

Should the UK undergo radical constitutional reform?

Should the UK undergo radical constitutional reform and how far should we go in order to achieve this.more...

2.6 million minutes spent on Facebook each day - we are wasting our lives!

Facebook, we all know, is the ultimate tool for procrastination, but is it entirely pointless? Don’t we need a period of relaxation in our overly hectic scheduled lives? Or are we all going just a poke too far?more...

Have we lost the true meaning of Christmas?

As we come up to Christmas, it is almost impossible to avoid the huge plastic illuminated displays, tacky music and Christmas specials on TV. Is Christmas becoming too commercial? Should we return to more traditional celebrations? What is Christmas supposed to 'mean' anyway?more...