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TimJames is asking Gordon Brown: "You've warned against protectionsim but how is that possible in democracies? If the people think the best way to protect ..." Show more »"You've warned against protectionsim but how is that possible in democracies? If the people think the best way to protect jobs and businesses is through protectionism, then don't you and other leaders have a duty to give them what they want? I know you might be right but it's a dilemma, isn't it?" Show less »
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0 comment | Topic: Politics | Email to friends | Jan 30 2009 11:08:16 AM

summit is asking Gordon Brown: "Will you place on the G20 agenda the proposals by James Robertson (www.jamesrobertson.com) for monetary reform? In short: - why doesn't the government take over the exclusive power to create new money..." Show more »"Will you place on the G20 agenda the proposals by James Robertson (www.jamesrobertson.com) for monetary reform? In short:
- why doesn't the government take over the exclusive power to create new money (by issuing it into society interest-free)?
- why don't we remove this power from the banks (who currently create new money as debt), and limit their activities to taking deposits and making loans based on those deposits (with strict liquidity ratios)?
- why not create a new international currency to replace the current international trade reliance on, and battles with, the U.S. dollar?" Show less »
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0 comment | Topic: Politics | Email to friends | Feb 22 2009 5:19:50 PM

Sadbog74 is asking Gordon Brown: "It is fantastic that an opportunity and popular interest for genuine global unity, particularly global financial institutions, is beginning to arise. My qualm is that we have to ensure that any global..." Show more »"It is fantastic that an opportunity and popular interest for genuine global unity, particularly global financial institutions, is beginning to arise. My qualm is that we have to ensure that any global institutions created, are truly democratic, and create an equal voice for every nation in the world. These institutions must be governed by democracy, not economic ideology or orthodoxy, if they are to be truly pragmatic and successful in running the global economy for all nations well. Current global institutions such as the IMF and World Bank are not democratic, and thus dont meet the needs of a changing dynamic world. They are governed by laissez-faire orthodoxy, if they were democratic,they would be governed by the common good of the world and thus be dynamic and pragmatic in their policy making. But we need more than just a global welfare system to help countries economies once they've collapse. We need a democratic global financial institution that helps prevent countries from getting into economic jeopardy in the first place. And this is also an opportunity to create democratic global institutions to deal with climate change, poverty and all other international problems, like you say. Angela Merkel suggests creating a U.N. economic council, like the existing partly democratic U.N. security council. What ever global institutions get created, they must be genuinely democratic, so that every member state has an equal vote and voice, in order for these global institutions to serve the interests of individual nations and the entire world." Show less »
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0 comment | Topic: Politics | Email to friends | Jan 30 2009 5:38:04 PM

keithwhu is asking Gordon Brown: "This question is being asked by igoralcyon: Could it be theoretically possible to create a statistical tool that will establish the number of casualties caused by modern capitalism as a political system..." Show more »"This question is being asked by igoralcyon:

Could it be theoretically possible to create a statistical tool that will establish the number of casualties caused by modern capitalism as a political system as it has been roughly done for totalitarian communism ?
Or more precisely, could it be theoretically possible to establish the number of casualties that could have been avoided if the best solutions had been implemented toward, for example, the trade of weapons and the international management of world common goods since, say, 1945 ?" Show less »
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0 comment | Topic: Politics | Email to friends | Mar 06 2009 9:29:37 AM

LondonTowner is asking Gordon Brown: "Most people thought the financial system was functioning well until last year- is it possible that other systems, like the EU system of mobility of labour might also turn out to be flawed?"
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0 comment | Topic: Politics | Email to friends | Feb 01 2009 11:31:55 PM

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keithwhu is asking Gordon Brown: "This question is being asked by igoralcyon: Could it be theoretically possible to create a statistical tool that will establish the number of casualties caused by modern capitalism as a political system..." Show more »"This question is being asked by igoralcyon:

Could it be theoretically possible to create a statistical tool that will establish the number of casualties caused by modern capitalism as a political system as it has been roughly done for totalitarian communism ?
Or more precisely, could it be theoretically possible to establish the number of casualties that could have been avoided if the best solutions had been implemented toward, for example, the trade of weapons and the international management of world common goods since, say, 1945 ?" Show less »
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0 comment | Topic: Politics | Email to friends | Mar 06 2009 9:29:37 AM

prinrhia880 is asking Gordon Brown: "i would like to know how you expect people to eat healthy when the prices keep going up,you keep promoting healthy eating for familys and children but maybe it would help promoting it by taking prices..." Show more »"i would like to know how you expect people to eat healthy when the prices keep going up,you keep promoting healthy eating for familys and children but maybe it would help promoting it by taking prices on healthy food down.it makes me laugh how all this healthy eating is being promoted but it seems its the junk food prices going down or on offers but the fruit,veg keeps going up not very good promoting.
then you wonder why there is such an issue with obesity,start comparing your prices if people having got the sort of money to buy healthy food there going to buy junk food if its on offer or low prices.it cost me over 20 pound to go and buy some chicken breasts and salad in asda but only 3 pound for a pack of chips and burgers.its getting stupid.we want are children to eat healthy not be obeise but cannot afford the stupid prices like 1.69 for a cuecumber come on.sorry to go on but it annoys me so much" Show less »
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0 comment | Topic: Politics | Email to friends | Mar 04 2009 8:13:10 PM

prinrhia880 is asking James Purnell: "hi,im on income support as im being signed off by my doctor for post natal depression and anxiety.i claim for me,my partner and my daughter.after getting are income support its deducted by 50 pound for..." Show more »"
hi,im on income support as im being signed off by my doctor for post natal depression and anxiety.i claim for me,my partner and my daughter.after getting are income support its deducted by 50 pound for owed council tax.then we have to pay 40 pound towards are rent,then 50 pound electric which leaves us with 50 pound to live on,pay tv licence and other bills.so how are we supposed to live and by clothes for ourselves,healthy food when the prices are so high to eat healthy.i hate not working but due to my panic attacks i cannot go anyway without my partner.so i cant but it seems other people who are single with no children get alot more help.the prices of things keep going up but how can people buy these things when the moneys going down
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0 comment | Topic: Politics | Email to friends | Mar 04 2009 8:03:31 PM

cadence is asking Gordon Brown: "One of my history lecturers at Uni used to say that Winston Churchill was the worst Chancellor of the Exchequer until Normal Lamont came along. Do you think in 20 years time that history lecturers will..." Show more »"
One of my history lecturers at Uni used to say that Winston Churchill was the worst Chancellor of the Exchequer until Normal Lamont came along. Do you think in 20 years time that history lecturers will be saying that same phrase, only with your name in it instead? That is, if the UK still exists and we haven't descended into anarchy.
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0 comment | Topic: Politics | Email to friends | Mar 04 2009 3:08:47 PM

debbiem is asking James Purnell: "Do you think from now on people who 'fail' in their job, in the view of politicians, the public and / or media, should be dismissed and have their pension reduced or removed, including public servants..." Show more »"Do you think from now on people who 'fail' in their job, in the view of politicians, the public and / or media, should be dismissed and have their pension reduced or removed, including public servants and politicians who fail the country?" Show less »
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0 comment | Topic: Politics | Email to friends | Mar 04 2009 2:30:47 PM

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