A faith-based school is an educational institution that is affiliated with a particular religious tradition or denomination. These schools often prioritise the integration of religious teachings and values into their educational programs, and may have strong ties to religious communities whilst also teaching standard academic subjects in line with the national curricula. Most of these schools receive some public funding. For the avoidance of doubt, for the purposes of this debate, "faith-based schools" do NOT include extra-curricular religious classes (e.g. Sunday School).

A EU-backed agency has developed and programmed Robocop. Robocop is a fully autonomous robot police officer that is an advanced artificial intelligence-driven humanoid machine equipped with a range of sensors, cameras, and communication devices. It is capable of independently patrolling designated areas, detecting criminal activities or safety hazards, enforcing laws, issuing warnings or citations, and making arrests when necessary, all without direct human intervention. It can analyse data in real-time, communicate with human operators or other law enforcement units, and adapt its responses based on the situation, all while adhering to programmed ethical and legal guidelines.

 Where replacing armed officers, Robocops can be equipped with non-lethal or lethal weapons systems, designed to be deployed in accordance with programmed rules of engagement.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R70bfg1Uiq0 

China is facing economic issues including: deflation, a foreign investment deficit, high youth unemployment, a declining real estate sector, and a reduction in domestic consumption

HA! AS IF YOU THOUGHT ID CA THE LSE OPEN AND NOT SET A DEBATE ABOUT SPORT. 

SHAME ON YOU. 

UP THE CHELS!

- Under the Shani Ageing Process, the rate at which adults age is directly tied to the difference between their Carbon Footprint and the Carbon Footprint Benchmark.

- The Carbon Footprint Benchmark is the level of Carbon Footprint on a per capita basis that would maintain the current status of the climate.

- The Carbon Footprint Benchmark changes over time to account for the state of the climate.

o For example, in 2024 the Carbon Footprint Benchmark may be X units; however, if by 2034, the health of the climate has improved, the Carbon Footprint Benchmark would increase, e.g. to X+2 units – i.e. individuals would be able to generate a higher Carbon Footprint before they reached the Carbon Footprint Benchmark.

- An individual’s Carbon Footprint is the total amount of greenhouse gases, primarily carbon dioxide, emitted directly or indirectly by an individual; factors such as an individual’s energy usage, travel habits, dietary choices, and consumption patterns are taken into account.

- Individuals with Carbon Footprints above the Carbon Footprint Benchmark age faster than natural, while those with Carbon Footprints lower than the Carbon Footprint Benchmark age slower than natural.

- The rate at which you age is linear not exponential (i.e. every Carbon Footprint unit above or below the Carbon Footprint Benchmark has the same impact on ageing as the previous unit).

- For example, consider two individuals, Abhi and Charlie, who are the same age but have different Carbon Footprints.

o Abhi, who lives a sustainable lifestyle with minimal carbon emissions, may age at a rate equivalent to one year for every 18 months that pass.

o In contrast, Charlie, whose lifestyle is characterised by high carbon emissions from excessive consumption and travel, may age at a rate of one year for every nine months that pass.

- An individual’s Carbon Footprint is discounted by the degree of choice they had over the relevant act.

o For example, consider two other individuals, Bob and Anna, if Bob invites Anna for lunch and makes steak, and they both eat the same amount of it, Bob’s Carbon Footprint would be higher than Anna if he had decided, without Anna’s input, to serve steak rather than a more environmentally friendly option.

- The Shani Ageing Process does not affect one’s ability to die for causes not related to ageing.

- In a world with the Shani Ageing Process, people’s understanding of it would mirror their understanding of the natural ageing process in the current world.