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Does the glass ceiling still exist?

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 op...more...

Should Outsourcing Be Banned?

Recently Obama has said that he will stop outsourcing from asian countries so will it effect the global economies or employment generation in US?more...

Should the world go Vegan?

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 ...more...

Should flashing billboards be put up in St.Mark's Square, Venice?

The city council of Venice are considering putting billboards up in Piazza San Marco, otherwise known as St Mark’s square, in order to raise funds for the square’s restoration. The move is controversial due to the squares historic buildings such as the Basilica and the Campanile, are bill boards ...more...

Should India be allowed to import atomic energy technology without signing the Non-Proliferation ...

Nuclear Suppliers Group meets to give India atomic energy waiver on Thursday. Should India be allowed to import atomic energy technology without signing the Non-Proliferation Treaty? more...

Is the economic downturn in the UK going to be as bad as suggested?

The news headlines seem to herald an impending economic disaster; around the UK people are bracing themselves for the pain of the 'credit crunch'. But will it really be as bad as the doom-mongers are suggesting? Or can Britain weather the storm of economic recession? more...

Are Tottenham right to threaten to keep Berbatov on the bench?

Dimitar Berbatov wants to move to Man Utd. Man Utd want to him buy. Problem is Tottenham don’t want to sell, or at least not too cheaply anyway. They have threatened to make him rot in the reserves. Is this spiteful and self-destructive, or a right and proper moral stand?more...

Heathrow airport should not be expanded --- sponsored by Greenpeace

In recent news: The Arctic sea ice melt began significantly earlier this year. UK's CO2 emissions higher than official figures. CO2 emissions up by nearly a fifth in 12 years. And yet, still, the government plans to build new runways. more...

NetPromoter - breakthrough in business thinking or management gimmick?

Business guru Fred Reichheld argues that there is an Ultimate Question in business - "Would you recommend me to a friend?" and that a preponderance of positive answers to the question correlate directly with advocacy and growth. Can it be that simple? more...

A new top level domain for global good

Can introducing a new top level domain with all websites using the domain either contributing to a social/enviro fund or committing a percent of revenues to good causes help solve converging global challenges? more...

Macs are better than PCs

They're shiny, expensive and have something of a cult following, but are they actually any better than PCs?more...

Britain should introduce a new Bank Holiday

Bank holidays - everybody loves them don't they? Let's have more then! The UK currently has 8 bank holidays each year. We would actually stand to benefit from an extra day off; it is not just an unfeasible dreammore...

University education needs to be capped and more selective

With thousands more students graduating from university every year, Britain has more graduates than ever before, and it is becoming harder for potential employers to distinguish candidates by education alone, meaning a degree has less and less value in the workplace.more...

The Private Education system should be abolished.

In the British education system you have a choice: you can either pay for your (or your children's) education or you can rely on the state to the job for nothing. Does the two-tier system create more harms than benefits?more...

BitTorrent & FileSharing : Which side are you ??

The Pirate Bay, Mininova, IsoHunt. The list of such torrent sites is endless. The music and film industry call them a breeding ground for piracy. The software industry hates them. They've been raided by the police and have lawsuits pending against them. They got shut down but they came back on. A...more...

HD-DVD manufacturers should provide compensation to their customers.

At the end of the next-gen format war, we have one winner and thousands of customers with now-defunct players with little content to play on them. Having lost out to Sony's Blu-ray Disc, should Toshiba and its partners in the HD-DVD consortium compensate the early adopters who picked the wrong ho...more...

This house believes Britian should join the European Single Currency

This debate looks at the benefits and points against Britain joining the single currency, a debate that has at times dominated, and at times fallen under the radar of mainstream British Politics.more...

Inheritance tax should be raised to 100% for everyone born in the UK

Ultimately one of the greatest sources of economic and social inequality in modern society is money passed from parents to children. I would therefore suggest that the state confiscates (or taxes if you prefer the term) all the money passed on by anybody born in the UK when they die. more...

The market works

Market economics - the greatest thing since the wheel for some, greedy imperialist exploitation for others. Discuss. more...

consumerism

Parents are blaming the media for over commercializing their children and creating a generation of spoilt young people who judge their worth by their possessions. Yet it is often parents who eventually go out and buy the 'unnecessary' products and let children sit in front of the TV watching hour...more...

Historical artefacts should be repatriated to their country of origin.

There has been a great deal of controversy surrounding the demands for the return of certain artefacts, most prominently the Elgin Marbles, to their country of origin. In this debate we will explore the social, moral and practical arguments for and against artefact repatriation. We can discuss th...more...

Does the glass ceiling still exist?

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 op...more...

AlertThingy is better than Twhirl

While both are web services, each offers an API that lets third parties build on top of them, including desktop applications. Twhirl, recently acquired by Seesmic, has emerged as the leading desktop client for Twitter, and Alert Thingy launched days ago on the newly released FriendFeed API. Both ...more...

The internet should not be traffic neutral

Ten percent of internet users hog 75% of internet bandwidth, leading to slower download speeds for everyone else. Those uploading videos and high-resolution photos to multimedia sharing sites like Flickr and YouTube effectively slow down the speed at which everyone else can check their e-mail. So...more...

A new top level domain for global good

Can introducing a new top level domain with all websites using the domain either contributing to a social/enviro fund or committing a percent of revenues to good causes help solve converging global challenges? more...

Should the world go Vegan?

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 ...more...

consumerism

Parents are blaming the media for over commercializing their children and creating a generation of spoilt young people who judge their worth by their possessions. Yet it is often parents who eventually go out and buy the 'unnecessary' products and let children sit in front of the TV watching hour...more...

Heathrow airport should not be expanded --- sponsored by Greenpeace

In recent news: The Arctic sea ice melt began significantly earlier this year. UK's CO2 emissions higher than official figures. CO2 emissions up by nearly a fifth in 12 years. And yet, still, the government plans to build new runways. more...

Ethanol is a Good Alternative Energy Solution

Is ethanol the solution to global energy shortages, pollution and oil dependency? more...

University education needs to be capped and more selective

With thousands more students graduating from university every year, Britain has more graduates than ever before, and it is becoming harder for potential employers to distinguish candidates by education alone, meaning a degree has less and less value in the workplace.more...
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