Al-Megrahi’s hero’s welcome is disturbing
So, the Lockerbie bomber has received a hero’s welcome back home in Libya. I know the US is not happy about that, and I wonder how others who supported his release feel about it. I did not lose a loved one in the Lockerbie bombing, but I did have a friend in college who lost [...]
Britons clueless about basic anatomy
So, this is the state to which our education system has deteriorated. We’ve seen the poor GCSE math and geography questions, now we find out that most people don’t know where their organs are. According to a UK survey, 50% of people did not know where their heart was. Of course, the survey pointed out [...]
Unregulated doctors in the UK
Britain is not fully joined with the EU. There is still debate, even within parties, whether they should join fully, pull out or just remain the same. It seems that the pressure is either to go full-speed ahead or pull back. No one seems to like the status quo position. But, why not? At least, [...]
List of people “banned from entering UK” is published
Is it right to ban people from this country because they hold extremist views? I like to think that the intentions behind barring certain people from this country are good, but is it over the top? Extreme views of intolerance and hatred are despicable when presented in such a way that you can incite a [...]
Torturing potential terrorists?
Torture. when, if ever, is it acceptable? Since Mr. Binyam Mohamed’s return to the UK from Guantanamo Bay, public sympathy has been in his favour. This has prompted many politicians to speak out on the issue. The latest, of course, is Mr. Craig Murray, who claims that the UK use of information derived from torture [...]
Will work-week opt-out help or hurt?
What will the working week opt-out mean for the UK? There was considerable debate when the EU limited the weekly work time to 48 hours. However, several member states have opted-out of this directive. First of all, it seems rather strange that the EU even allowed the opt-out. It means that not all of their [...]
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