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March 2012. The paper is here: http://www.skepticalscience.com/docs/Comment_on_DK12.pdf

That rising population is a problem for the climate and other natural resources? um yes. Easy to say but not easy to solve without forced sterilisation / abortion / Infanticide. Climate change isnt the only problem but its one which is relatively easily and cheaply solved.

I think by warming he meant the planet getting warmer.

There is a clue is in the IPCc saying that since 1950 humanity is clearly responsible for more than half of the observed increase in temperatures. That means some variation is natural some isnt. You should read it, its not joined up writing or anything.

The same as in the free world by the look of it. Another near miss. I wonder how many more there have been on both sides. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-24183879

I wouldn't feel so bad if it was some kind of clever conspiracy. Getting screwed through rank stupidity will be worse.

...but the government establish the rules and laws under which the companies work and issue the visas. As with every other country you allow dangerous workplaces and poor employment conditions or you don't. It is for the country to establish standards, companies wont because they know otherwise someone will undercut them. It is because Qatar is so wealthy with such a small population that makes their treatment of migrant workers so distasteful. A country of 2million people spending £138bn on a world cup - £69,000 for everone who lives there but they cant issue free water or ensure the paltry wages actually get paid?

That's a fair reply. I'm not criticising you for your life choices, I was offered a job in Qatar once for more than twice my current salary and when deciding what to do global labour markets and governmental systems weren't the highest priority - my family and quality of life were. My issue was your attempt to deflect the blame away from the Qatari authorities. The simple fact that every time a government such as India, Philippines, Malaysia cracked down to protect their citizens Qatar simply sourced labour from a country with less protections says it all. The Qataris could stop exploitation of the labour force almost over night by stipulating that all foreign labour must have access to basic conditions and rights - and then monitoring compliance. They choose not to and its not overlooking, its desire to get cheap labour for as long as they can until such time as the international outcry forces them reluctantly to change.

Nice try Phil but everyone knows the oil and gas states are built on windfall income and cheap labour from poor countries working in crap conditions. The unelected extended ruling families cream off the wealth which rightly belongs to the citizens, Europeans and Americans are brought in to provide the skills and the two groups collude to ensure labour - your maid, waiter, cleaner etc are as cheap and as disposable as possible. Anyone who doesn't like it can **** off - except they cant because they are bonded to the employment agency back home. Its a pernicious system that the ex pats choose to turn a blind eye to because the ice is cold and the wages good.

Sad but true. You'd really struggle to make one decent competent cabinet from the combined talent in all the current party front benches.

Thats incredibly naive. Investing in funds which are actively managed (the "no marks making millions out of shares") is much more expensive because of their salaries and bonuses, even though the majority underperform the stock market or barely match it. You'd be much better off investing in cheap market trackers and keeping their salaries in your account. They make nothing, and as everybody has seen with the derivatives traders, when they lose billions and trillions its us who pay, not them.

The majority of people buying prime property in the mansion tax bracket are overseas investors and the super rich - neither of whom pay income tax in the Uk. the mansion tax is a small attempt to claw something back from them. "Property Wire’s research indicates that up to 70% of buyers in the prime sector of the market are foreign, identifying tycoons from Russia, Italy, France and China as those making hefty investments, whilst “Royal families from the Middle East and Asia will typically spend £50 to £100 million on residential property in London’s West End” (Yahoo finance). Alongside customary oligarchs, research indicates that wealthy citizens from countries affected by the Eurozone are ever increasingly following suit (Evening Standard)."

Good idea Trousers. Off you go, start with Lib Dems and then Labour.

They are, but then so are the coal and gas fired turbines. At least with wind you only import the equipment, not the fuel as well.

Stayed here this summer. Good place, handy for Roses. http://www.ballena-alegre.com/en/

How does that work then? Surely after playing so much football during the summer over the past two years he should be fit but probably jaded and in need of a rest?

http://blogs.spectator.co.uk/coffeehouse/2013/09/fisking-george-osbornes-speech/

Thank you Philip. Very sensible

Thats the calculation I made. You can have some fabulous holidays anywhere you like for £8,000pa. My ex bought a place in Spain with her financial adviser partner four years ago with a £ denominated mortgage on his expert advice. The hassles, decline in value, increase in mortgage and the fact our kids hate it and don't want to go there has been a wonderful source of schadenfreude.

Its a fraction of the cost of nuclear, the construction costs alone are a staggering £8,000 per kw. The main economic point about wind is that you don't have to import expensive and cost volatile hydrocarbons. The cost per MW is higher in the UK than gas or coal, but the money is retained in the UK economy, not exported away. http://www.windenergyfoundation.org/about-wind-energy/economics Bloomberg New Energy Finance estimate that wind will have the lowest unit cost of any electricity generation by 2030. 17 years from now may seem a long way off but will only be the half way point in the life of any coal or gas or nuclear facility commissioned in 2013. Over the whole life of the installation wind is likely to be cheaper than any other source. http://about.bnef.com/markets/renewable-energy/wind/

Most turbines are being sited offshore, excatly where they should be not just for environmental and landscape reasons, but because thats where the reliable wind is. http://www.forewind.co.uk/projects/dogger-bank-creyke-beck.html

You should read stuff with facts in it, it will help your posting. Wind turbines are the fastest growing source of renewable worldwide for good reason - mainly their efficiency and short pay back time - far better than tidal. Nuclear is only economic with vast subsidies. We'd be better off with highly efficient homes, wind energy with gas fired power stations as back up and a bit of nuclear to spread the risk - which oddly enough is exactly what the government is doing.

If you want a communal sky dish installed get around the block and organise the majority to ask for it. im sure its not a one time only offer.

I go here. 16 races in an afternoon, loads of different classes. Cost £5. No idea who is going to win. Its not all banger racing either, you get some really competitive close and fast races [video=youtube;Z-mChaAI6tI]