Copenhagen : the youth vote…

Have a look around our venue. Here’s Ros to guide you through…

Heba: We’ve arrived in Copenhagen! Jacques (our Sound Engineer) and I arrived late last night in the Danish capital and we’re ready to hit the ground running – the youth debate is tomorrow (Thursday 17th December).

Do you trust your government to decide what you can see online?

I don’t think it’s going out on a limb to say that most of us wouldn’t want to check out websites containing images of graphic and disturbing sex abuse or detailed instructions for committing crimes. Most of us would find them abhorrent. But should those sorts of sites be censored from the internet altogether? And should your government be deciding what you should and shouldn’t see online?

On air: Is striking selfish?

“The 12 days of misery” is what the newspapers are calling it. Yesterday British Airways cabin crew voted to strike for 12 days over the Christmas period starting on December 22. Nearly one million passengers will be affected as they try to get to loved ones for Christmas and take the holiday many have saved all year for.

Should your boss be allowed to read your personal texts?

I guess your immediate reaction to that question is “no”. But what if your mobile phone is supplied by your boss? Where are the boundaries then? Should your employer be able to access your personal communications if they’re the ones footing the bill for it?

The US Supreme Court will be looking at this very issue. 

Should countries be able to issue arrest warrants for people who aren’t their citizens?

It’s been nearly a year since the start of the 22 day offensive on the Gaza Strip by Israel’s IDF force, in what was dubbed Operation Cast Iron Lead. But the repercussions of that war are still hitting the headlines.

Conflicting reports have emerged over the last 24 hours but this is what we know…

On air: Do you feel sorry for Silvio Berlusconi?

It was a pretty vicious shot for a bar-room brawl, let alone for a Prime Minister surrounded by security men. Silvio Berlusconi, Italy’s controversy-ridden Prime Minister, is going to spend a second night in hospital after a man assaulted him, breaking his nose and two teeth when he was greeting crowds in Milan.

On air: Who should foot the climate change bill?

Two particular disagreements have been a feature during the first week of Copenhagen.

Sheetal Parmar

Hi I’m Sheetal and I have an apology to make. I really should have introduced myself 5 months ago when I first started working at WHYS, but I never really got round to it. So today, after running out of reasons as to why I haven’t written my meet the team, I’ve finally succumbed to the pressure.

Do you find this offensive?

The Holiday season is upon us and knowing what to buy your nearest and dearest for Christmas / Hannukah / Eid / Kwanzaa can be like entering a minefield.

The New York Times has entered that minefield. It’s been branded ‘racist‘ for making some off-colour suggestions in publishing a gift supplement called ‘People of Color’.

On air: Obama receives the Peace Prize

President Obama has accepted the 2009 Nobel Prize for Peace. In his 30 minute lecture after receiving the award he gave a justification for the two wars he is leading, saying there is such a thing as a “just war”, and that “instruments of war do have a role to play in preserving the peace”. You can read the full transcript here.

He was awarded the prize for “extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and co-operation between peoples”.

There are so many issues that this award continues to bring up so we’re going to throw it open to you, to pick up on the aspects that get you going the most….