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Why is the world getting warmer?
HOW far it will go, and how dire the consequences will be, is still open to conjecture and debate. But there can no longer be any doubt that the world is warming up.
The orthodox view is that the main reason for this is an increase of so-called greeenhouse gases – principally carbon dioxide – in the atmosphere. But I have just come across a dissenting view.
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Janet and John - a drinker's tale BINGE drinkers, both lads and ladettes, may be the bane of our times. But at least – apparently – they know what they're doing.The same, it seems, cannot be said for us poor ignorant over-35s.
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Cui Bono? Some thoughts on 9/11
SEVEN years – a year longer than the Second World War – and yet it still seems like a recent event. The event that defines our era, shapes today's world, as the two world wars shaped the 20th century.
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And on the death penalty
AS far as we can tell right now, the police and jury got Steve Wright bang to rights. I have no reason to doubt that he did indeed murder five poor, sad prostitutes in Ipswich in December 2006.
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Let's go live to our man in Ignorance
WHAT is news? I've been a journalist for more than 30 years now so you might expect me to know. But it's not as simple as you might imagine.
The line between news and opinion has always been a bit blurred. And with the 24-hour news culture it's getting worse.
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Capitalism - time we all got unhooked
"THE past 30 years have been a shop-till-you-drop, credit-fuelled consumer binge. This virus is very bad for mental health."
Oliver James believes the sickness is capitalism gone wrong. In fact greed and selfishness are what capitalism is all about.
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Enriched with advanced BS WHAT do you make of it when you read on a label that a shampoo is “enriched with satin proteins” or that its “new formula” contains “pro-B5, PP and a derivative of vitamin E”? More |
Pushing God like candy to kids SHE began at the very beginning. "See these words," she said: " 'In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.' Do you believe that?" Well, no actually, I don't.
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Still the Wicked Messenger BOB DYLAN is arguably the greatest artist of our times and certainly the one who has influenced and entertained me the most. Long may he continue. More |
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Nukes: time to listen to a real expert
JOURNALISTS and politicians have much in common. On the whole we try not to tell lies, and mostly we believe – or try to believe – what we say or do. But we're not experts, not in most things. Nobody can be an expert in most things. So it's important we identify who the real experts are – and listen to them.
Politicians are paid to be good at taking important decisions – or, more precisely, at persuading people their decisions are good. Even decisions on matters they know little or nothing about. And that can be dangerous for all of us.
Gordon Brown must rely on the opinions of those who do know – or appear to know – what they are talking about. Enter Andrew Brown, brother of Gordon. He is UK head of media relations for EDF Energy, one of the companies at the forefront of the coming new age of nuclear power in Britain. More |
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