For years women have fought for their rights. Once women gained rights in society, including the right to vote in 1928 via the representation of the People Act 1928, they were no longer willing to be treated as second class citizens in the home or in the work place. In the 1960’s it was public … Read more
Can an ever increasing human population support the agricultural status quo and continue to dedicate massive resources toward the support of farm animals without significantly destroying what is left of the world’s wildlands? Also are the ethical arguments concerning global food distribution and animal welfare (especially concerning factory farming) strong enough to reform the way … Read more
Should news broadcasters be required to be balanced and impartial in their reporting of events? All the Yes points: A free media should be just that, without a requirement for balance. The reporting of news is a vit… It is a double standard to impose requirements of balance on one form of media and not … Read more
Should we change the way words in the English language are spelled, to make them more like the way they are spoken? All the Yes points: The way in which many English words are spelled does not make sense. Over hundreds of years the way… Spelling needs to change so that children’s reading and writing … Read more
It’s been estimated Britain had to invest around £15m for each gold medal won. With similar figures coming from Australia – and presumably other countries too – the question is, is this money well spent? Are we getting a good return on investment or should we put our limited resources elsewhere? All the Yes points: … Read more
Most estimates assume that around 10% of the population is exclusively homosexual. Doesn’t this logically mean that 10% of the population would be exclusively heterosexual and that everyone in the middle is a bit of both? All the Yes points: Very few people are completely gay or completely straight Society has a very narrow view … Read more
