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BBC reports:
MPs have overwhelmingly backed UK air strikes against so-called Islamic State in Syria, by 397 votes to 223, after an impassioned 10-hour Commons debate.
Four Tornado jets took off from RAF Akrotiri, Cyprus, after the vote. Their destination has not been confirmed.
A total of 66 Labour MPs sided with the government as David Cameron secured a larger than expected Commons majority.
The PM said they had "taken the right decision to keep the country safe" but opponents said the move was a mistake.
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Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn argued that the case for war "does not stack up" - but his party was split, with senior Labour figures, including members of the shadow cabinet voting with the government after they were given a free vote.
The 66 MPs who backed military action was equivalent to 29% of the parliamentary party.
[Editor's Note: For non-Brits, MP="member of parliament"]
(Score: 3, Interesting) by moondoctor on Thursday December 03 2015, @05:51PM
FFS. How is this news for nerds? Has Soylent changed it's focus and I missed the memo?
I come here to avoid the childish debates over politics and religion.
/rant
(Score: 4, Insightful) by The Mighty Buzzard on Thursday December 03 2015, @05:57PM
Wrong site for that slogan but if you must apply it, apply it all. This definitely qualifies as "stuff that matters".
My rights don't end where your fear begins.
(Score: 5, Insightful) by rondon on Thursday December 03 2015, @06:02PM
Real question, no sarcasm or vitriol - then why do you read it?
I, personally, find that I cannot stand the national (US) discourse on politics as it is constantly bull-horned about the country by special interests and extremists. So, the occasional political article on Soylent keeps me informed to the level that I prefer. Therefore, I appreciate reading these articles on occasion.
However, if I see an article that I think is too inflammatory or I'm not in the mood, I simply don't read it. Isn't that a viable option too?
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday December 03 2015, @06:03PM
No, it's reality. The focus was always the same, just not what you seem to think it should be.
There are plenty of very boring "tech sites" out there peddling the latest sorry gizmos, take your pick.
(Score: 1) by Ethanol-fueled on Thursday December 03 2015, @06:05PM
How is this [slashdot.org] "News for Nerds, Stuff That Matters?"
(Score: 2, Touché) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday December 03 2015, @06:13PM
I have located science and technology articles with single digits of comments for you to look at and discuss:
HGST Announces 10 Terabyte PMR Hard Drive [soylentnews.org]
50¢ Buys You Someone Else's Password for Netflix, Spotify Or ... [soylentnews.org]
Scientists Pinpoint Protein that Makes it Harder to Lose Weight the Fatter we Get [soylentnews.org]
Synapse Discovery Could Lead to New Treatments for Alzheimer's Disease [soylentnews.org]
The Race to Create Elon Musk’s Hyperloop Heats Up [soylentnews.org]
Space Mission to Test Modified Gravity Model [soylentnews.org]
- SciBot
(Score: 2) by DeathMonkey on Thursday December 03 2015, @06:45PM
How is this news for nerds?
It's news to me. I'm a nerd. QED.
(Score: 2) by opinionated_science on Thursday December 03 2015, @07:18PM
actually, this sort of material is very interesting to see how media polish is propagated around the world.
For example, if you see BBC comedy shows (which I like!) you get a different view of internal strife, and some of the nastier tabloid influences on UK politics.
J. Corbyn who is leader of the opposition (Labour) has been accused as being "a terrorist sympathiser" by D.Cameron (the UK prime-minster and Conservative) in the house of commons.
If you are reading this, you might like to know that libel is not possible in the house of commons (by act), otherwise this would be equivalent to a "fox and friends" moment.
But this is the leader of a government calling his opposition "terrorist sympathiser", which indicates there is some big money/ideology at stake.
And a bit worrying...no?
(Score: 2) by isostatic on Friday December 04 2015, @01:14AM
Many years ago I argued the same way. Then someone pointed on that "soylent news is people", not "news for nerds".
It's sad, I'd rather we didn't have endless posts about
20 Victims in California Shooting (193)
The Age of ‘Pre-Crime’ has Arrived (54)
Ask Soylent: Drones and the Right to Bear Arms (41)
Purdue Experiments With Income Contingent Student Loans (16)
Arkansas Has a Growing Population of Climate Change Refugees (29)
And instead had posts about
Adobe is Telling People to Stop Using Flash (29)
Japanese Exoskeleton Could Help Users Walk and Run, No Batteries Required (12)
Synapse Discovery Could Lead to New Treatments for Alzheimer's Disease (4)
Enlightenment E20 Arrives (27)
The Race to Create Elon Musk’s Hyperloop Heats Up (7)
But we have both.