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Should parents be prosecuted for lying to get their child into the school of their choice

Harrow County Council was forced to charges of fraud against a mother. But should parents be prosecuted in order to maintain a level playing field or should parents be treated with respect for sending their children in to what can be an unfair system.more...

Should smoking be made illegal?

In his column on the BBC's website Professor Terence Stephenson has called for parents to be stopped from smoking in cars. If his calls were enacted it would be the latest in a long line of restrictions passed on smokers. But is it time to do away completley with the tradition of having a "c...more...

Is underage marriage alright? Do you think that people can fall in love under the age of 18?

Older people believe that people under 18 can't fall in love and especially not get married! But isn't there people that are still together today after falling in love at a young age and getting married at 18 or younger?!?! It's so possible. But what is your view on this topic?more...

Newspapers are a thing of the past

Are newspapers a thing of the past? Will the rise of the internet and tools such as ebook readers herald the end of this medium. Would we miss it anyway?more...

Should German nudists be allowed to hike in Switzerland?

Nude hiking has been banned in the canton of Appenzell in the Swiss Alps, and a 200 Swiss Franc fine imposed. The region is popular for the nudist hikers and the 15,500 locals are heavily affected during the rambling season. Were they right to ban the public indecency that affects their lives or ...more...

Is Dubai The Paradise It Is Portrayed To Be?

Dubai is considered in a lot of countries in the world a place of pure paradise, where everyone is free and you can achieve anything you want. Recently journalists have started to challenge this view with a recent panorama programme and opinion article in the independent highlighting 'The dark si...more...

G20 protests - at best a waste of time, at worst a dangerous disruption

The G20 summit in London has caused uproar in the Capital, centered on the City. Marchers have converged on the the Bank of England from many directions and the climate exchange has also attracted many protestors. more...

We should stop drinking bottled water

The US is by far the largest consumer of bottled water, and despite sales dropping this year so far sales in 2008 topped 8.6 billion gallons. Should we stop drinking bottled water?more...

England should make an effort to celebrate St George's day

As St.Patrick's day carnage is just behind us we have an example of a nation united in celebration and patriotism. St.George's day has fallen by the wayside in recent years and even the flag of St George has developed negative connotations of football hooliganism and the racism of the National Fr...more...

Housewives make better mothers than career women

Today we live in a busy demanding society.There is not enough time to accomplish many of our needs as individuals. And sometimes we must sacrifices a little to meet some of our goals.Some of the sacrifises we make are for our children and sometimes our children is what we sacrifices to make a liv...more...

Should parents be prosecuted for lying to get their child into the school of their choice

Harrow County Council was forced to charges of fraud against a mother. But should parents be prosecuted in order to maintain a level playing field or should parents be treated with respect for sending their children in to what can be an unfair system.more...

Violent video games, music and films are resulting in an increase of violent behaviour and crimes...

With the recent release of GTA IV, a role-playing game where players must commit crimes including homicide, car theft and drug dealing, the subject of violence in the media has been flung into the limelight again. Fingers have also been pointed at certain genres of music and films which portray v...more...

Should smoking be made illegal?

In his column on the BBC's website Professor Terence Stephenson has called for parents to be stopped from smoking in cars. If his calls were enacted it would be the latest in a long line of restrictions passed on smokers. But is it time to do away completley with the tradition of having a "c...more...

Basic income tax should be abolished

It is time to scrap the entire system of income tax and more to a sales taxed system, the more you buy the more tax you pay.more...

Will improving access to contraception lower the number of teenage pregnancies?

Increasing numbers of girls are getting pregnant. This is damaging to them and to society. We may not like that they're having sex under the age of consent but the fact is they are. We've got to bite the bullet and give them access to contraception.more...

Adult incest should be legalised

Though still a highly taboo subject throughout many cultures, it is unfair and narrow minded to discriminate against, and prohibit, consenting adults from practising incest, just as it is unfair and narrow minded to discriminate against or prohibit those who practise homosexual relationships.more...

Plagiarism and the Net

Plagiarism is becoming an escalating problem in publishing in general and for student use in particular. The question thus arises as to whether the use of the internet is worth a bean ? I should like to see the notion of a total ban of the use of the internet by students.more...

Is underage marriage alright? Do you think that people can fall in love under the age of 18?

Older people believe that people under 18 can't fall in love and especially not get married! But isn't there people that are still together today after falling in love at a young age and getting married at 18 or younger?!?! It's so possible. But what is your view on this topic?more...

America is the world's biggest human rights abuser.

Guantánamo Bay - Sexual and other humiliation, sleep deprivation, hooding, stripping, loud music, white noise, extremes of heat and cold and “waterboarding” (technique which refers to simulated drowning). Many innocent young men and boys are being held without charge, in secrecy and without fair ...more...

Belief in Freewill is essential for a functional society

Even if we find it impossible to prove freewill scientifically, like altruism it is a essential concept for us to believe in, as paradoxically, if we did not believe we have a choice, I,m sure it would effect our behaviour in a negative way and deminish hope in people.more...

Violent video games, music and films are resulting in an increase of violent behaviour and crimes...

With the recent release of GTA IV, a role-playing game where players must commit crimes including homicide, car theft and drug dealing, the subject of violence in the media has been flung into the limelight again. Fingers have also been pointed at certain genres of music and films which portray v...more...

Should smoking be made illegal?

In his column on the BBC's website Professor Terence Stephenson has called for parents to be stopped from smoking in cars. If his calls were enacted it would be the latest in a long line of restrictions passed on smokers. But is it time to do away completley with the tradition of having a "c...more...

There is a good case for stating that there is a God

There isn't a day that goes by where we don't hear about tragedies around the world. Does this mean that a benevolent god is out of the question? This is the only debate that matters.more...

Adult incest should be legalised

Though still a highly taboo subject throughout many cultures, it is unfair and narrow minded to discriminate against, and prohibit, consenting adults from practising incest, just as it is unfair and narrow minded to discriminate against or prohibit those who practise homosexual relationships.more...

America is the world's biggest human rights abuser.

Guantánamo Bay - Sexual and other humiliation, sleep deprivation, hooding, stripping, loud music, white noise, extremes of heat and cold and “waterboarding” (technique which refers to simulated drowning). Many innocent young men and boys are being held without charge, in secrecy and without fair ...more...

The minimum driving age should be raised to 18

Young drivers cause many fatal accidents; raising the minimum age at which people can drive will reduce this and be a benefit to society.more...

Macs are better than PCs

They're shiny, expensive and have something of a cult following, but are they actually any better than PCs?more...

Inheritance tax should be raised to 100% for everyone born in the UK

Ultimately one of the greatest sources of economic and social inequality in modern society is money passed from parents to children. I would therefore suggest that the state confiscates (or taxes if you prefer the term) all the money passed on by anybody born in the UK when they die. more...

God is love

"Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love." - 1 John 4:8 (NIV)more...

Newspapers are a thing of the past

Are newspapers a thing of the past? Will the rise of the internet and tools such as ebook readers herald the end of this medium. Would we miss it anyway?more...

Career or nappies?

Many women think that having a child disqualifies you from progressing in your career. Is that true?more...

Vegetarianism can save the world from global warming and poverty

If everyone stopped eating meat or cut down considerably we would....... 1. cut CO2 emmisions which means global warming will be reduced. 2. reduce land degredation this means that land would not be destroyed beyond repair. 3. Reduce water pollution, through run-off i.e hormones getting into...more...

Should fat people be offered incentives to lose weight?

Obesity places a huge burden on the individual and society. We need to do all we can to encourage people to lose weight, and if incentives work they should be adopted.more...

iPhone - the must have "gadget", really?

Cutting edge, sleek and promising, the iPhone stirred the mobile world - not bad for Apple's first go at the mobile phones market. Inspiring and provocative, the iPhone will always come to mind when a handset with full touch-based user interface is in question. Do you really think that Apple iPh...more...

Should parents be prosecuted for lying to get their child into the school of their choice

Harrow County Council was forced to charges of fraud against a mother. But should parents be prosecuted in order to maintain a level playing field or should parents be treated with respect for sending their children in to what can be an unfair system.more...

Does Language control thought?

An ongoing debate in the field of linguistics is whether language is controlled by thought, or thought by language. Edward Sapir and Benjamin Whorf proposed a hypothesis claiming that a person's native language will control their thoughts and that if a concept is not expressed in one's native lan...more...

Should depression be pandered to?

Is depression actually just a symptom of laziness and self-pity; should it be treated as a mental disease or shunned as a social one?more...

Should smoking be made illegal?

In his column on the BBC's website Professor Terence Stephenson has called for parents to be stopped from smoking in cars. If his calls were enacted it would be the latest in a long line of restrictions passed on smokers. But is it time to do away completley with the tradition of having a "c...more...

Should we allow teachers to have relationships with 6th formers?

Chris Keats, the female NASUWT general secretary, announced that she thought it was unfair that teachers of sixth formers could be placed on the sex offenders list for engaging in a relationship with a sixth former over the age of 16. But should a teacher be allowed to pull sixth formers? more...

Is adding new Top Level Domains good for the future of the internet?

Is the introduction of many new web addresses ending in names such as .newyork or .travel good or bad news for the Internet's future?more...
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