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A lot of the 'far-right' killings in the US are religious nutcases killing people because they refuse to live by their beliefs and see those people as evil heathens. Doesn't that sound a bit familiar to the Islamic terror threat?

Social media has made it worse, but I think it's basically all media. Since they've had the opportunity to be on TV etc it's a load of posturing and doing stuff to get your name mentioned or a clip of you on the news. Basically like reality tv contestants. But then do I want all this stuff to...

I'm completely on board with you. But it isn't me you have to convince. It's those who think short term and what am I getting NOW. They literally can't think long term, so if they can't see this apocalyptic future happening right in front of their face right now it isn't happening at all...

Of course it would be IF there was no second referendum, which is why it has to be done first. As I pointed out either party could add all sorts of crap hidden into manifestos knowing that all that what will largely matter will be their Brexit position. Do you want to nationalise industry? Well...

I'm aware the main work is done behind the scenes. But it feels like more and more the Commons main chamber has become akin to a reality TV programme, with 'personalities' posturing to get air time. So let's do away with that nonsense and see some actual proper work being done instead.

Just out of interest are you a perfectionist? Procrastination is often a sign of it because the anger and frustration of not doing something as well as you like is so huge the slight remorse of not doing anything and wasting time is far preferable.

Unfortunately it does matter who's bringing the message. We are sadly living in an age of celebrity and who is delivering the message seems to be more important than the message itself. A lot of people are saying how great it is that someone so young is spearheading (or at the very least is the...

Watching that I was wondering can we have a vote of no confidence in parliament as a whole because from yesterday I was wondering if it's actually fit for purpose. That whole thing was a shambolic embarrassment and if you had a bunch of 6 year olds behaving like that they'd be excluded from school.

If you're treating a GE as a referendum (which you really shouldn't) then just have the second referendum without the chance for it to be argued about it being a multi-issue election and therefore not necessarily representative of public perception of Brexit. If you treat a GE as a...

Last time I heard that was in a Tim Minchin song about plastic bags.

With the first paragraph the worst case scenario for the economists/capitalists would be spending lots of money on something that isn't (in their eyes) a pressing issue. The money is of greater importance to them than any other benefits, inc. fewer deaths. Plus if you wanted to take a slightly...

It does indeed, but how do you get to do that at that age without help. I'm sure there's loads of kids (even adults) who'd love to be able to discuss their thoughts and ideas at summits with world leaders. They write to people, get involved in campaigning and interest groups. Just get ignored or...

The point I'm making is that both are completely fixated on one issue and so everything else becomes almost meaningless unless it works towards that main aim. With her likely to become even more ensconced in the climate change movement it's going to become like an echo chamber reinforcing her...

That does also highlight her childish naivety on the issue. When I was young I wondered why some things weren't being done that seemed obvious, but it was because I didn't understand all the things related to it that would be affected. For example if I'd asked my mum to not drive the car to...

There are a lot of insect species struggling but there are some that are having booms in population due to more favourable conditions. They can also be 'farmed' much more quickly due to a shorter life cycle and in less space than livestock, although obviously the massive increase in demand would...

I've heard of the film and have seen some of the things you mention in documentaries etc. I think QI did the fact about the amount of water needed for a hamburger. But as I say that change will have to be gradual - we can't just put every single dairy and meat producer and their associated...

The decision will ultimately be due to economic, not environmental reasons. It's why I can't understand why we've not gone the same route. It's an industry with long-term sustainability and provides us with energy independence so we're not reliant on others. But instead we continue to go with...

Short term definitely not. Longer term, who knows? There are definitely more people becoming vegetarian/vegan or having meat free days. I think insects may become a stepping stone over time. It's one of my worst traits but I've reduced the amount of met I eat but my energy levels drop...

Just because she understands climate change doesn't mean she has a more rounded understanding of other related issues, such as the economic, or even other school subjects which she maybe missing out on through being this spokesperson. Sometimes you can see that she is just a young child because...

Under Trump expect the US emissions to rise sharply again. Head of the EPA is a climate change denier, lots of environmental protections have been removed. They've even banned California from setting itself more stringent emissions targets than the federal ones. How you end up banning somewhere...