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It seems to be impossible to underestimate the intelligence and temperament of some people on the internet. Let's ignore them as there is nothing to be gained from acknowledging them. I also take little from this interview about the gender pay gap, as Cathy's interviewing style is so inept...

This interview is very much worth watching. I'll explain why I think so. I feel it's important to be an independent thinker, i.e. not to follow themes from one side or another, accepting them without thought. I am also passionate about identifying the underlying cause of issues rather than...

I'll admit, I struggled to reconcile these two statement for many long hours into the night. The meaning of the first sentence seemed clear to me and yet the second appeared to be contradictory. However your assertion that it was my mistake rather than a miscommunication from you drove me on...

How about Steven Benson?

Why do you think that? Don't you think that people with cystic fibrosis would prefer to have been born without it? We have to separate the benefits of technology used responsibility from an emotional response to history. Hitler was a vegetarian; should we therefore all eat meat? I guess you...

I did it about 10 years ago - a long case (lasted about 6 weeks). I really enjoyed the experience; the case was really interesting. It related to drugs trafficking and the gang leaders had already been convicted. Our case was three men lower down in the gang hierarchy. We got to listen to...

Well no, I wouldn't want to associate myself with a person like that either.

I agree - wasn't going to engage in that - none of them are perfect and moreover as they are all politicians they are probably all less perfect than normal people. I know next to nothing about Eugenics though so I picked up on that. :)

Advocating a crime is different though isn't it? Just like someone attending a Eugenics conference and advocating genocide. But attending a conference on Paedophilia and discussing ways to stop children being harmed isn't wrong.

Actually I'll go further. There should be no topic that is off bounds for discussion and education. Becoming knowledgeable about something is not the same thing as believing in doing it in a bad way. Should people not attend meetings or discuss quantum physics because it can be used for...

Eugenics is an interesting topic. One that obviously has strong negative connotations because the Nazis and also one could argue Pol Pot used it alongside genocide, which I believe everyone here would condemn. However what if it were used, say, to ensure that children were born without sickle...

Apologies for having triggered you. I'm sure he is against homophobia and Boko Haram but just felt it inappropriate to bring up during a debate on Syria.

I read in the Times today that Hillary Benn is top of the Deselection list. What a shame - he's an intelligent and thoughtful man and I respect him. The paper also suggests that the new Momentum council in Haringey plan to cut senior teachers' salaries by 40%.

It's a good point about interest rate swaps and it makes sense that they are part of the financing. The PFI provider would have taken on the interest rate risk as part of the contract and hence had to hedge it using swaps. The article is correct that the cost of tearing up the tickets on those...

Up to a point, yes. And I'm definitely in favour of cross-party committees to resolve thorny issues. There are technical reasons why it's not just a simple transfer from a forward obligation into debt. These are some things to consider; I don't know if it would end up making sense to bring...

Agree; dislike them intensely. It's just a weasel way to hide debt, even if it ends up costing far more than being straight in the first place.

It's a clear sign that someone has won an argument when the other ignores facts and trots out irrelevant insults, as if that proves anything: 1. This link shows money that has been put into the NHS over time. The NHS budget and how it has changed It is a fact that the money has increased and...

Does Max get the credit for both the assist (his header) and the goal?

Cannot disagree with any of that. Robotics is coming... as I said in the cryptocurrencies thread, I've bought an exchange traded fund in Robotics companies for the long term. Many are concerned it will mean fewer jobs but history tells us that whenever there is a big leap in technology it just...