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Should David Miliband legislate against war crimes warrants for Israeli politicians?

In the wake of attempted arrests of Ehud Barak and Tzipi Livni when the Israeli ministers had planned visits to Britain, Foreign Secretary David Milliband has vowed to change the law to prevent campaigners who wish to arrest Israeli leaders for 'war crimes'. Mr Miliband plans to allow arrest wa...more...

We should focus more on the thousands who are executed in China rather than an individual British...

There may well be good reasons for why the Chinese government has chosen to ignore the representations of the British government for Akmal Shaikh. In the case of the British Government it has to act in this case because Akmal was a British citizen. However China would probably be more cooperative...more...

Return/resell unwanted gifts.

Many charities are encouraging us to give our unwanted gifts to them so that they can be put to good use. Alternatively we might want to go and demand a refund, or get a replacement. We may even take to selling them online. However should we really be disposing of gifts that others have bought fo...more...

Avatar will kill off big earning movie stars?

There have been numerous films this year that have made large amounts of money but have not had big stars attached. Avatar in particular shows that there are other ways of engaging audiences rather than paying immense pay checks to a few faces that everyone recognises. Avatar does it with its 3D...more...

Literacy targets for toddlers are a waste of time.

There is a gender gap between boys and girls even before they enter school. The government is wrong in stating that this must mean more targets. To the rest of us a more sensible approach might be to let children below school age learn at their own pace. Does a gender gap at this stage not matter? more...

Are Muslims able to Integrate with British Society

Islam, 'like' many other Religions, promotes active discrimination between Believers & Non-Believers as a part of its core doctrine. Unlike the Bible it has never been Reformed. Quranic Quote Surah 3:28 States "Do not take un-believers as friends...". Such divisions in Brit...more...

Money undermines sport’s values

The more money a sport gains the more it seems to move away from its core values and it seems the more likely there is to be cheats. Of course the more money there is as a reward the greater the incentive is to cheat to get that money. This year there have been numerous cases of cheating being ca...more...

Pay more to prepare Britain for snow.

Britain has once again ground to a halt due to the snow. There has been a chorus of criticism, the government should have prepared more! Councils don’t get enough gritters out! Our transport system should not freeze up! Indeed we could prepare better, but it would cost a pretty penny to do it, fo...more...

The tories have everything to lose from a TV debate.

A TV debate including the leaders of the main political parties: Labour, Conservatives and Liberal Democrats will take place next year. Other smaller parties have been excluded: the SNP, Plaid Cymru and UKIP. Will the TV debate offer Brown a lifeline and be a didsater for the Consevatives?more...

Should semi/professional sports events be held on Christmas Day

(Inspired by Kevin Cadle , Nick Halling and Robin Tuckman from Sky Sport's NFL coverage) On Christmas Day the San Diego Chargers decimated the Tennessee Titans in an American football match. The NFL has held matches on Christmas Day occasionally since 1971 but should other sports leagues in count...more...