http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/politics/7807687/The-House-of-Commons-no-longer-provides-model-debate.html
An "advertorial" by the Telegraph for Intelligence Squared, perhaps.
I don't know anyone who would pay £25 just for the privilege of attending any of these dull debates, do you?
Look at the list of these very dull topics.
http://www.intelligencesquared.com/subjects
The question should not be "Is X Y?" but "Should X be done?"
Why are they not doing what is perfectly obvious to me?
Is it a conspiracy to bore us to death and put us off politics? I really think people would have more fun at a BNP meeting or attending one of Anjem Choudary's sermons.
Please, please, please just let me know if you would consider paying £25 to listen to these people drone on about what they think *is* or *is not* rather than what should or should not be done?
I really need to know.
I don't believe for one moment that Charles Moore, who wrote the advertorial, would for one moment pay £25 to attend a debate hosted by these people. He would only attend if he were speaking or was given a freebie, as would I.
A proper debate would consist of the following elements:
1. A premise (eg The invasion of Iraq took place)
2. An argument (eg It was a good idea, or not, depending on which side of the argument you are on.)
3. A rebuttal (eg "Oh yes it was" or "Oh no, it wasn't".)
4. A conclusion (eg the vote that would take place after all the above 3 have taken place.)
I don't think these people at IQ even know that. Weird.
THE VOICE OF REASON Solon, (born c. 630 BCE—died c. 560 BCE), Athenian statesman, known as one of the Seven Wise Men of Greece (the others were Chilon of Sparta, Thales of Miletus, Bias of Priene, Cleobulus of Lindos, Pittacus of Mytilene, and Periander of Corinth). Solon ended exclusive aristocratic control of the government, substituted a system of control by the wealthy, and introduced a new and more humane law code. He was also a noted poet.
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