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Recent Questions

  • @ Gordon Brown
    Former Prime Minister

    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 »

    Submitted by: someone | 67 votes for this..

    0 comments | Topic: Politics | Report | Bookmark and Share

  • @ Al Gore
    Author, Businessperson, Activist

    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 »

    Submitted by: someone | 29 votes for this..

    0 comments | Topic: World Affairs | Report | Bookmark and Share

  • @ Bill Gates
    Businessman

    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 »

    Submitted by: someone | 24 votes for this..

    0 comments | Topic: Science and Technology | Report | Bookmark and Share

  • @ Gordon Brown
    Former Prime Minister

    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 »

    Submitted by: someone | 22 votes for this..

    0 comments | Topic: Business | Report | Bookmark and Share

Popular Questions

  • @ Gordon Brown
    Former Prime Minister

    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 »

    Submitted by: someone | 67 votes for this..

    0 comments | Topic: Politics | Report | Bookmark and Share

  • @ Al Gore
    Author, Businessperson, Activist

    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 »

    Submitted by: someone | 29 votes for this..

    0 comments | Topic: World Affairs | Report | Bookmark and Share

  • @ Bill Gates
    Businessman

    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 »

    Submitted by: someone | 24 votes for this..

    0 comments | Topic: Science and Technology | Report | Bookmark and Share

  • @ Gordon Brown
    Former Prime Minister

    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 »

    Submitted by: someone | 22 votes for this..

    0 comments | Topic: Business | Report | Bookmark and Share