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Bring back the death penalty

Arguments for the reintroduction of the death penalty in the United Kingdom.

Posted byChris Chant13/12/201018/07/2011Posted inPolitics, Society, ViewsTags: crime and punishment, death penalty1 Comment on Bring back the death penalty

A vital military/industrial core capability needed for the United Kingdom

The United Kingdom must retain vital core capabilities in terms of design, development and production of modern warfare in order to cope with future eventualities.

Posted byChris Chant06/12/201018/07/2011Posted inModern warfare, Politics, ViewsTags: forward thinking, prototype, weapons

The National Health Service – a suitable case for treatment? (II)

In terms of health care, how exactly does one define a self-inflicted wound? For whom should the NHS be caring?

Posted byChris Chant22/11/201018/07/2011Posted inPolitics, Society, ViewsTags: health, NHS

The National Health Service – a suitable case for treatment?

Some suggestions for how the NHS could be improved, in terms of its economic sustainability.

Posted byChris Chant15/11/201018/07/2011Posted inPolitics, Society, ViewsTags: health, NHS

Unemployable youth: value for money?

Is a form of national service the right way to re-enfranchise the unemployable youth of today?

Posted byChris Chant01/11/201018/07/2011Posted inPolitics, ViewsTags: national service, society, welfare state, youth

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