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I completely concur – I think that countries that ban all abortion, for instance, even when a woman is likely to die as a result of the pregnancy, are obscene and 'old fashioned' and 'uncivilised'. Let's face it, women should be forced to die if they're preggers and in danger medically, or...

That's okay. Times have changed, in other words. That's what happens. So again – this book is fascinating literature, but is not about how to live our lives now, in more civilised and educated times.

Just a little point of background information: I grew up in a highly religious family (my father was a Methodist clergyman of the fundamentalist, evangelical wing). I was 'born again' in my early teens and spent a very long time as a believer. Ah. So the Bible isn't the word of God or divinely...

Stupidity annoys me. Nobody on this thread has defended Gordon Brown. But hey, let's not let facts get in the way of a rant about your mythical "uncontrolled immigration" shall we? You raised the issue of immigration per se; you continue to confuse (either because you genuinely don't...

"Free-market Friedmans"? That'll be Milton Friedman, will it? He of Thatcherism/Reaganomics? Wasn't all that "loads o' money" supposed to 'trickle down' to the poor? What happened to that economic theory?

So, you haven't got those quotes and can't answer the points I made, then? How have you got the time to post here given that you claim to read "every" newspaper and listen to loads of radio and watch "every" TV political programme? You're so good at multi-tasking, Christ, that you must be a...

And I'm sure that you can find the quotes to show that. No we do not. You might not think that there are enough controls on immigration, but it is not "uncontrolled". On the most simple level for you, if there was "uncontrolled immigration", there would be no deportations and nobody would be...

Piaf: A Passionate Life by David Bret Edith Piaf was a fascinating character, whose 47 years were crammed full of incident, many of them considered scandalous, as she rose from the street to the status of a French icon. When she was buried, the scandal ensured that the church would not...

You have accused me and Zolipara of excusing rape etc. Kindly supply the quotes where we have excused "child rapists, and abusers". You have used this situation to try to make political by using it to claim that "WE HAVE UN-CONTROLED IMMIGRATION" (sic). You even had to shout this comment...

So what do you think, Motokid? That it is a black-and-white issue? That profit is good per se? That we should not consider the issue and raise questions? That it's a waste of time to consider whether things could be fairer? If it's all such a waste of time because of human nature (in this case...

So we agree on something. ;) I didn't actually say that I "dislike" it. What I was trying to examine was, in the context of your comments about earning things and rewards etc, whether it can really be said that shareholders can be described as having 'earned' such things, simply because they...

Oh look. Sir Chris has to shout. It's all he can do when he's having to dodge the actual questions he's been asked. Apparently he hasn't found those quotes yet.

It isn't. It isn't. Has anyone said otherwise? As opposed to directors of major companies being given massive parachute payments when they mess things up? What sort of "deterrent factor" will George W Bush face for messing up the US economy, let alone launching an illegal war and being...

Hilarious. You're quoting opinions from the Daily Wail and the Diana Excess. ~~PMSL~~ Have you still not worked out the difference between fact and opinion, Sir Chris? You mean that it wasn't you who raised the issue of immigration per se? Let's check, shall we? Not: 'immigration of...

Here's a little challenge for you – go back and find the posts where anyone has 'excused' any rapists, whether of children or adults, and abusers – or indeed, where anyone has blamed society for these crimes. I'm sure you'll find that quite easy – it's only a short thread. You won't have to...

So one should give up attempting to seek it or even attempting to grapple with the questions around it? If so, why bother with charity? Why not simply say: c'est la vie?

I have things that I intend to read, but it largely boils down to my mood when I've finished one book and am about to pick up another.

I'm a pragmatist – and a pragmatic capitalist, at that. But capitalism is a crackpot system. How about a planned economy, based on the needs of all society and not just big business (although not excluding business)? That might be interesting. How about one that didn't involve the frankly...

No we don't. There are issues around the question of migration, but we do not have "uncontrolled immigration". But let's not allow facts to get in the way of a good rant, eh? The reason that I made a flippant – actually, it was sarcastic – comment in response to your previous post was because...

I agree. Close those borders with Wales and Scotland as soon as possible. Then all nasty things will stop. I think that there are all sorts of abuses everywhere and in all sorts of systems. But look at the world – multi-billion pound profits for a handful of people, when millions are starving...