tractorboy

@tractorboy (62)

Age 64

Joined myLot 16 years ago

Discussions (5)

tractorboy's Discussions

British Education

tractorboy @tractorboy (62) 23 Jun 08

Do you like the present state education system in the UK? Or would you prefer that all schools be privately run so you could have a free choice for your children's education? Payment could be by lower taxes, or tax credits,...

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British Health Care - NHS

tractorboy @tractorboy (62) 23 Jun 08

Which would you choose between these 2 possibilities: 1. NHS as it is today free at the point of use with all it's existing problems. 2. Independent health businesses that you have to pay for, but are reimbursed for using means...

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Enlightenment Values - Where now for Democracy, does anyone care?

tractorboy @tractorboy (62) 19 Jun 08

Our forefathers believed in Reason, Technology, Science and Human Endeavour as the powerhouse of human progress. But today we've rejected all that. Capitalism, Free Trade and Immigration were the 19th Century fuel of the furnaces...

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American v English pronunciation and spelling

tractorboy @tractorboy (62) 19 Jun 08

We have different ways of saying and spelling things, how much do we realise (realize) this. Are you proud of your culture and the way you say and spell things? I am English and am proud of the way we do this, it's part of our...

english pronunciation

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Why is oil expensive? Are we running out?

tractorboy @tractorboy (62) 18 Jun 08

The received wisdom is that we have reached "Peak Oil" and this is why prices are so high. Not so. We have about 70 years reserves of oil, about the same as in 1980. As demand has increased, known reserves have kept pace due to...

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