Is the creation of privately owned University Colleges a step forward for higher education?

It has been announced that BPP Professional Education will now be known as BPP University College. This is the first privately owned University College since 1976 when the College of Buckingham became University College of Buckingham. It is now the University of Buckingham. But is this move to th...

“Do-It-Yourself policing” - can it work?

As a result of the revealed budget cuts to policing, David Cameron’s ‘big society’ proposal calls for greater public involvement in the safeguarding of communities. Much of this involves more volunteers acting as police officers and helping out on the beat. But will the volunteers actually be wil...

Is the global spread of English good or bad?

English has in the 20th century become the global language. It is the language of trade, diplomacy and the internet. However the increase in international languages, in particular English but also Spanish and Mandarin marginalise smaller languages even within their own homelands. In Indonesia Bah...

Is the 19 year sentence for Kaing Guek Eav enough?

'Dutch' who was in charge of the notorious Tuol Sleng prison and interrogation centre S-21 has been convicted of crimes against humanity. However he has only been sentenced to 35 years which is shortened to 19 due to time already spent in prison. For someone who has the blood of more than 15,000 ...

How the world should react on racist anti-Romani remarks and plans of French president?

On 21 July 2010, French president Nicolas Sarkozy told the members of his conservative government that he intends to look into "the problems created by the behavior of certain travelers and Roma," whose nomadic lifestyle leaves them with "no assimilation into communities" they...

Legalise drugs worldwide

The war on drugs has been one of the biggest efforts worldwide since the second world war. It has been ongoing since the Nixon administration and is costing over $19 billion a year. However it is not soley a US problem but one that reaches around the world. Some countries have already decriminali...

The death penalty should be reinstated in the UK

In 1965 the death penalty was abolished as a punishment for murder. Although it was never used since, in 1998 it was completely abolished across all crimes in the UK. Does Britain need the reintroduction of capital punishment and would it be a good thing?

Are ASBOs Effective?

ASBOs were introduced in the 1998 Crime and Disorder Act and were heavily criticised by many. The Labour Party did little research but based the orders on anecdotal evidence from MPs constituencies. In light of how they have been utilised, have they proved effective?

Is the 19 year sentence for Kaing Guek Eav enough?

'Dutch' who was in charge of the notorious Tuol Sleng prison and interrogation centre S-21 has been convicted of crimes against humanity. However he has only been sentenced to 35 years which is shortened to 19 due to time already spent in prison. For someone who has the blood of more than 15,000 ...

Should Mossad carry out extrajudicial killings?

The killing of a Hamas chief in a Dubai hotel room by alleged Mossad agents travelling on counterfeited British passports of olim has led Gordon Brown to announce an inquiry by the Serious Organised Crime and Fraud Agency (Soca). The Hamas official had been wanted for the capture and murder of tw...

Dictatorship is the best path to development

Dictatorship does not necessarily result in development, defined by human well-being(which incorporates education, health, income, and safety from internal and external threats)and even by personal discipline. Furthermore, there is no conclusive evidence proving that either dictatorship nor democ...

Poorer countries should abandon free trade agreements

The policy of Free Trade is still in debate due to the questionable benefit for each side. This debate doesn’t try to limit the effect of free trade to developing or third world country .It will however argue that poorer countries, in comparison to their trading partners, will suffer due to the ...

The 'Danish text' shows that the Danish Government is failing in their duty to be an unbiased host

The hosts of conferences are supposed to be unbiased facilitators who encourage agreement bringing the various sides together. Instead there has been a draft text of a treaty written by the quite possibly misnamed 'circle of commitment' - including Denmark, as well as the U.S. and U.K. that it is...

Same-sex marriage should be legal

In light of the recent victories of the LGBT rights movement in the U.N. Petition supported by almost 70 countries, including the entire E.U. and the United States, and the decriminalization of homosexuality in India, it is time now to examine the next step towards granting this minority equal ri...

Are women superior to men?

Women are 'solely' responsible for the propagation and existence of the human race. Now with the creation of artificial sperm, a man's role in the process is void and unnecessary. Statistically:Women live longer on average. Women deal better with stress.Women perform better in school. Women are...

Pay more attention to ancient buildings

this house would ban music that glorifies crime

Is this just about youth culture and the link to crime - or does it have wider issues. Are we looking just at lyrics that incite crime or should we ban Holst's Mars the god of war. How do we go about banning it?

A* grades at A-level should not be accepted by Universities.

A new A* grade is being introduced for A-level students sitting their final exams in 2010. It is awarded to those with a score of 90% or above in the exam. It was created as a reaction to the massive increase in straight-A students, the idea being that the more prestigious Universities will only ...

Can public trust in climate change science can be restored?

Since the climategate scandal that started at the beginning of December 2009 there has been a continuous stream of reports that climate scientists may have been exaggerating their findings or else the evidence those findings are based on may not be rock solid. This has not surprisingly damaged pu...

Has President Barack Hussein Obama been a good president?

the debate should encompass manya things what might happen, better candidates( as in who would have been a better option to obama ) and of course criticism to what he has done.