1. someone is asking Gordon Brown: "China has apparently banned free plastic bags from supermarkets. Should we do the same? You were quick to apply extra taxes to flying (raising the equivalent of 1p in income tax) but what about less ..." Show more »"China has apparently banned free plastic bags from supermarkets. Should we do the same? You were quick to apply extra taxes to flying (raising the equivalent of 1p in income tax) but what about less lucrative actions that would do more for the environment." Show less »
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3. 0 comment   |  Topic: Politics   |   Email to friends   |   Feb 20 2008 10:30:48 AM   |

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1. someone is asking Al Gore: "You have laid down the gauntlet and raised the profile of a (you would argue THE most) significant issue facing humanity. What is your greatest fear and, conversely, your greatest hope in your climate..." Show more »"You have laid down the gauntlet and raised the profile of a (you would argue THE most) significant issue facing humanity. What is your greatest fear and, conversely, your greatest hope in your climate change mission?" Show less »
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3. 0 comment   |  Topic: World Affairs   |   Email to friends   |   Feb 20 2008 10:10:38 AM   |

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1. someone is asking Bill Gates: "I had the pleasure of listening to you at the recent IBD lunch and your comments about the "all pervasiveness of the internet" and "digitalisation of the economy" struck home. Big companies struggle ..." Show more »"I had the pleasure of listening to you at the recent IBD lunch and your comments about the "all pervasiveness of the internet" and "digitalisation of the economy" struck home. Big companies struggle to 'get' the internet and virtually every succesful/ meaningful internet story is created by a new start-up. Microsoft has had more successes than most, with Expedia and Live yet Microsofts main strategy seems to buy Yahoo. How does he anticipate that big business and indeed Microsoft can really succeed on the internet? " Show less »
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3. 0 comment   |  Topic: Science and Technology   |   Email to friends   |   Feb 20 2008 10:06:14 AM   |

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1. someone is asking Gordon Brown: "Mr Brown, are you concerned that with an increasing tax burden that the UK may lose its competitive edge and econonomic dynamism? It seems to me that there is considerable risk of losing the very things..." Show more »"Mr Brown, are you concerned that with an increasing tax burden that the UK may lose its competitive edge and econonomic dynamism? It seems to me that there is considerable risk of losing the very things that has made us a European powerhouse over the last decade." Show less »
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3. 0 comment   |  Topic: Business   |   Email to friends   |   Feb 20 2008 10:00:59 AM   |

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