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David Davis: right on torture, wrong on climate change

Have you read his denialist nonsense in the Independent?

I'm a big fan of David Davis on civil liberties and human rights issues, especially his bold stance in opposition to torture and our alleged complicity in barbaric practices.

But on climate change, he is hopelessly wrong. His cornucopia of distortions, exaggerations, smears and half-truths in the Independent today makes for a depressing read.

I don't have time to fisk every line -- and, believe me, every line is ... read more

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Climate change: sceptics, deniers and conspiracy theorists

An observation

Why is it that the climate-change sceptics, deniers and conspiracy theorists are so keen to question, critique and/or dismiss the "theory" of climate change BUT don't ever seem to have a problem with the theory of gravity? Or relativity? Or -- dare I say it -- evolution? Odd, isn't it?

On that note, let me draw your attention to a brilliant blog post on the Telegraph website from the ... read more

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4.6 million live in the real ireland hughy thats the south to you.

From ben, 15 February 02:07

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Hugh Markey the population of the island of ireland is 6.4million people the vast majority living in the republic, way off your figure of a mere 4 million google it.

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Boris is a dick

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