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- Ros Atkins
- 28 Nov 07, 12:52 PM
If you'd like to visit our new blog, click here.
For months we have tried in vain to get this blog to consistently publish your comments but to be honest we've made little headway. Sometimes it works, plenty of times it doesn't.
We're now advised it will be at least another six months before a new content management system can be introduced, and that's too long for you to put up with.
So, for the moment we're putting this blog on hold and have moved to Wordpress which so far seems to be working very nicely. Please visit us there and hopefully we'll be back here sometime in 2008. But after the year we've had, don't hold me to that.
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Recent entries
- Leonardo Rocha
- 28 Nov 07, 09:27 AM
The latest claim from the French police is shocking: "we're dealing with an urban guerrilla tactic, with the use of conventional arms and hunting rifles".
They're talking about Paris. Yes, I know, the suburbs, or banlieue, but still Paris.
High unemployment, strikes, gangs, violence, angry disaffected young people: what's wrong with France?
Continue reading "What's wrong with France?"
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- Leonardo Rocha
- 27 Nov 07, 09:31 AM
Why so much scepticism?
Palestinians (at least the Fatah side) and Israelis are talking again. This is the first Middle East summit since 2000.
More than 40 organisations and countries are at the Annapolis talks, in the US, including Syria.
And yet, many say this is a road to nowhere: Hamas is not represented, President Bush and Israel do not want peace, Iran is the priority now, construction goes on in the West Bank's Jewish settlements.
Is there reason for optimism? Do you think Annapolis will lead to serious negotiations and peace or is it just a bubble, ready to burst? Send us your views, post here on the blog.
Continue reading "The Annapolis bubble"
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- Ros Atkins
- 26 Nov 07, 02:45 PM
Welcome to the WHYS Daily Email to Kingsford in London, Frank in Zambia, Greet in Belgium, Paddy in the south-west of England, and Mitchel in Tanzania.
Now before getting onto today's topic, my colleague James would like to ask you about renting dogs. Please bear with me...
Continue reading "Should we give a platform to racists?"
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- Leonardo Rocha
- 26 Nov 07, 09:36 AM
You can expect a busy night in Oxford today.
The Oxford students Union has invited for tonight's debate a historian once imprisoned for denying the Holocaust and the leader of a far right political party in Britain.
Protests are expected at Oxford both from Jewish and Muslim groups at Oxford.
Should David Irving and the British National Party (BNP), Nick Griffin, be allowed to have their say?
Oxford graduate and novelist Diran Adebayo says we're now living in a culture where people are keen to ban anything, from smoking to free speech. Do you agree with him?
Send us your views, post here on the blog.
Continue reading "Let me say what I think..."
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- Iain Croft
- 23 Nov 07, 12:55 PM
Morning / afternoon / evening -- Peter here with news of todays World Have Your Say on air at the usual time, 1800 GMT on a radio, a hand-held, a PC, a phone near you :-)
Two big talking points today: the Australian Election and the perils of Taslima Nasreen. We'll get to Taslima a little later but first:
IS THIS THE WORLD FIRST GREEN ELECTION ?
Prime Minister John Howard and his Labor challenger, Kevin Rudd, have set out final campaign pitches as the hours tick down to Australia's election. Mr Howard warned that a Labour victory would fundamentally change Australia, while Mr Rudd said the country was "crying out for new leadership". Opinion polls continue to put Mr Rudd ahead of Mr Howard - the latest % difference was 54 to 46, in the favour of Mr Rudd.
But is this also a "green election", our first, anywhere in the world ? Yes, to paraphrase what someone, somewhere said once "it's the economy stupid" -- but what about the envionment ?
Australians are the world's worst polluters per head, according to data from US think tank Center for Global Development. Some parts of the country are already experiencing record drought conditions, with some groups blaming climate change. That drought has created financial hardship for farmers and forced some people to move away from affected regions. This, combined with rising global concern over climate change, is making environmental issues more important than ever in this election campaign.
So, how have the politicians reacted to this ? What does it teach the rest of us ? If it IS global warming to blame (and yes, we know, the science is still open to question according to some people) does this now mean that politics, and being a politician has changed forever ? Global warming is not about to go away -- so, do the people who want YOUR VOTE not have to change accordingly ?
Let us know as usual via the normal routes :-)
Continue reading "Green election & Indian intolerance"
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- James Harrod
- 23 Nov 07, 10:00 AM
Hi there. James here over at Television Centre with a look at what's around today. We had an amazing response to our programme last night, with over 400 comments on the text and email. If you didn't catch the show - you can listen again here.
Pakistan has been kicked out of the Commomwealth - the government has brandished the move as "unreasonable and unjustified". Commonwealth members says democracy needs to be restored before Pakistan's accepted again. So how relevant is the Commonwealth in today's political climate? Is it better to be "in" or "out"? ...
Continue reading "Friday's early thoughts"
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- Ros Atkins
- 22 Nov 07, 02:09 PM
Hello everyone. Two topics today and both chosen by you. Africans and smokers we particularly want to hear your comments (and if you're an African smoker then you score double points).
Continue reading "Were colonial times better for Africans?"
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- David Mazower
- 22 Nov 07, 10:03 AM
Hi It's Karnie on the blog this morning...
I finally got the hang of getting here a little before I'm due to start..just get up really really early and plant yourself at a train station so you have so many options that you have NO chance of getting stuck on a delayed train into London! Well that method worked today at least! Hope you are all well..
Continue reading "Goodmorning.."
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- James Harrod
- 21 Nov 07, 05:30 PM
We're off air now, but you can podcast the programme here.
Write your comments here.
DO YOU TRUST YOUR GOVERNMENT WITH YOUR DATA?
It's the main talking point in Britain today: in Parliament, in the streets, in the pubs. Two discs with personal information -- addresses, bank details, names etc. -- about some 25 million people in the UK have gone missing from government offices. Or have been stolen, no one knows.
It contained information about virtually every family in the country with children aged under 16. That includes the Prime Minister himself, Gordon Brown, who was forced to apologize to in Parliament today...
Continue reading "Do you trust your government with your data?"
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- David Mazower
- 21 Nov 07, 10:50 AM
Hi It's Karnie doing the morning blog...Here are some ideas to chew over..
Continue reading "Goodmorning.."
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- Ros Atkins
- 20 Nov 07, 03:33 PM
We're off air now, but you can podcast the programme here.
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Hi there. Heather Mills is known for a few things - her husband, their divorce and TV dance shows come to mind. Having one leg as well, and that's something she's making light of in a new campaign to get us to stop us eating meat. She wants us all to adopt a plant-based diet. They give various reasons, we want to know if you're convinced...
Continue reading "Are you ready to give up meat?"
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- David Mazower
- 20 Nov 07, 09:45 AM
Hi it's Karnie again...
Another late train but thankfully I got here just in the nick of time! It's quite a rush getting in earlier than usual..more people, more cars, buses...congestion and delays. All typical of city life. The weather in London is slightly..only slightly better i.e. it's not raining..yet :)
Continue reading "Goodmorning!!"
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- Ros Atkins
- 19 Nov 07, 02:39 PM
We're off air now, but you can podcast the programme here.
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Unusually I have very little to mention bar today's subjects. But rather than fight it, I'll let you enjoy this rare moment of calm... Here they are... remember you can post your comments here...
Continue reading "When to talk alcohol with the kids"
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- David Mazower
- 19 Nov 07, 10:16 AM
Hi It's Karnie attempting to set the agenda for the first time..It;s a gloomy day here in London. I tried to get here as early as possible to get the morning blg going but was stuck on delayed trains. I commute from Berkshire every day, which is about 30 mins drive outside London, so it takes me that bit extra to get in each day..BUT I had the opportunity to have a good read of the newspapers tghis morning and this is what I have come up with..Quite a few things have caught my eye ...let us know what you think and what you'd like to talk about....
Continue reading "Monday 19th November..lots to talk about..."
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