Articles in the Debate Category
This is the first in a two part feature on anti-semitism. This part looks at the rise and nature of modern anti-semitism.
Come to the Vibe debate on July 15 in Central London – ‘should voting be compulsory?’ Debate, discuss, drink…what more could you want from an evening?
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A National Audit Office report that the gap between the poorest and the richest is widening is another opportunity for bold and radical reform across public life.
The Conservative policy of allowing parents and qualified teachers to establish schools sprang into action this month. Secular campaigners can take heart in the fact that Professor Richard Dawkins has recently expressed an interest in starting a free school.
The Home Secretary Theresa May has announced a limit on non-EU migrants who are able to come to the UK in the same week that the government is proposing welfare reform to push the unemployed into work. Is a cap on non-EU immigration good for the economy?
The cuts v spending argument is one we’ve heard many times before and we would do well to heed Enoch Powell’s words on the matter.
Nowadays, people post personal information up online, to stay there forever and to be read by everyone. Is it possible to take it too far?
Complaints recieved by the Office of the Independent Adjudicator by students against their universities have doubled – is now the right time to double fees too?
Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt has called for a revision in the way the BBC raises its funds. Does this spell the beginning of the end for Aunty Beeb?
Traditionally, America has supported Israel through hell and high water, but with the events of 31 May coming at a time when Obama has signalled his intention to build a peace process based on practical concerns, as opposed to historical alliances, can Israel still rely on US support as a given?
If we ever want to preserve the democratic liberties at the heart of our society, the right to free speech and expression must not be threatened; not for liberals, not for conservatives, not even for radicals.
In a world that is propped up on technology and the internet, why can’t we yet vote electronically?
