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Welfare dependency: who benefits?
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Tags: Social change welfare benefits jobs unemployment NHS Dave Clements Rowenna Davis Andrew Haldenby Marcus Roberts welfare state government spending Battle of Ideas 2009 Debates employment
The welfare state was once celebrated as a keystone of post-war Britain, but while the NHS and state education are still widely valued, state benefits are now accused of fostering a dependency culture which traps people. With cuts in public spending looming as the recession bites, and yet more...
A Taste of the Battle of Ideas
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Tags: anti-racism Ashley Burton-Lynch Battle of Ideas Claire Fox Debates discussion education free speech Institute of Ideas Julianna Smith Rob Lyons Rosalynd Brooks science Wendy Kaminer
This report from the last Battle of Ideas festival gives us a flavour of the range of debates and insights of attendees. Judging by the programme for 2010, already available on line, the event at the end of October this year promises even more exciting stuff. Tickets for this year's event are...
The Fight Over Flight: what's the problem with air travel?
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- Author: battleofideas
Tags: Dr Mayer Hillman Darren Johnson Peter Smith flight cheap flights Heathrow third runway freedom democracy social benefit movement environment carbon emissions cutting emissions responsibility planet catastrophe rationing mass tourism travel greens
The now scrapped plans for a third runway at Heathrow sparked fierce debate about air travel. Anti-flying groups opposing the plans, mostly cited environmental concerns. While many are concerned about the impact airport expansion will have, others worry that restricting our freedom of movement is...
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Is Obama's Stimulus Creating a False Recovery? - James Matthews
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- Author: ForaTv
Tags: obama stimulus package bailouts recovery recession depression banks industry jobs job creation loss economics fiscal policy too big to fail
Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/11/09/The_Recession_Obama__the_Future_Where_to_Go_from_Here Management consultant James Matthews emphasizes what he argues are holes in Obama's economic policy. "The Obama administration's approach is essentially trying to rebuild the house of cards that's...
The Battle of Ideas 2009
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- Author: worldwrite
Tags: WORLDwrite WORLDbytes online news video e news Battle of Ideas Institute of Ideas Claire Fox Royal College of Art debate discussion argument Africa recession war science policy free speech festival politics ideas economics arts journalism public film medicine The Times
Now in its fifth year, the Battle of Ideas festival is upon us once again. With over seventy debates, organised by the Institute of Ideas and hosted by the Royal College of Art, everything is up for grabs, from education and its discontents, to Africa and the recession, activism, war and...
Should Schools Teach Creationism?
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- Author: BereanBeacon
Tags: ECG Alex McLellan Dave Perks Christopher Brookmyre Julian Baggini Marc Surtees
Debate held in the National Library of Scotland in February 2009 and organised by the Institute of Ideas and the Humanist Society Scotland. Debate Outline The debate over Creationism is one of the hottest flashpoints in the battle between secularism and religion. While the US has seen extended...