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Ros,
Happy Birthday to the BBC! My English daughter-in-law is teaching me all things British.
As a Presbyterian minister I feel the creeping elements of being “Politically Correct” entering, unwanted, through the backdoor of freedom. I do not have to agree with you or you to agree with me, but the right to speak from your heart must not be stopped.
Jesse
On the subject of government censorship of media outlets, I feel that a government that is insecure about its’ own mandate to govern, tries to suppress the media as a measure to maintain its’loosening grasp on power. The need for a government to take these measures should serve as a sign that it needs to re-examine its own internal policies or step down especially if it cannot tolerate even constructive criticisizm. This speaks volumes about the power of the media, even a suppressed media. CRAIG
well done entire team ,for yet another excellent year of broadcasts i enjoy thru XM rado here in southern california
Dear BBC and WHYS TEAM!
Congratulations to you all over 75th birthday of World Service and updated blog.
I would say that i’m addicted to your programme since last year when i first heard it then. I participated in your several programmes and feel that you listen to a common man where ever he may be in the world.
I appreciate your efforts.
Well done!
BBC, you are doing great at 75, guess you will do greater at 150. Keep up we are with you. sign me up for the daily email
Dear Ros,
I have been a regular listener of the BBC Radio since 1980. It imbibed in me the interest to be a journalist. I’m in my 20th year as a professional journalist, and today, the BBC sustains my interest and inspires me during my work, right now in Bangalore, India.
I used to listen to the forerunner of World Have Your Say, the Live Phone-In programme that the BBC used to broadcast as early as mid-1980s. I remember how I used to enjoy listening to the heads of government like Margret Thatcher and Rajiv Gandhi (India’s former premier) on the programme.
Even before today’s interactive tools, BBC, through that programme, introduced to us how we, listeners, could participate in a broadcast. As a student, I used to dream of talking to a Prime Minister through this programme! Alas, I didn’t have international phone connection at that time; moreover, it was expensive too. Today, inspite of my tight work schedule, whenever I get time, I listen to the programme. Or follow it on the Internet.
I would be grateful if you could please send me details of your talking points each day.
Wish you and the BBC all the very best.
Wish you all a great New Year 2008!
Dear BBC World Have Your Say,
I would like for the International Community to make sure that the will of the people of Kenya be taken into considerations. That is, let there be recount of all the votes and make sure that the rightful candidate who won the elections in Kenya be allowed to rule Kenya.
This is the way I believe the world power can insure that demoncracy take it course.
If this issue remain like this, it means the world is not serious about demoncracy eventhough they pretend to be promoting it accross the globe.
Can anyone tell me what this “International Community” is? Is it another mythical entity dreamed up in order to win political points over others? Does it mean America, with all its obedient satellites chipping in?
Diebold NH Primary win-
Diebold voting machine election fraud is out of control in the USA.
Don’t get me wrong, I’m from South Texas with its history of vote early-vote often and everyone in the graveyards of some South Texas counties vote, sometimes twice in the same election.
But voting/election fraud have reached the point of crippling the USA -
swinging Geopolitics like a field rat run out of a prairie fire, stomped then a long string tied to it’s tail-
to swing in circles.
Thanks Ros for the interesting WHYS debate yesterday (Tata car). It’s interesting that we want other nations to do what we are ourselves incapable of doing here in the western world - i.e. getting up off our backsides and walking.
The roads in the Czech Republic are on the verge of collapse, but we still prefer to sit in our cars and wait for “someone else to do something about it.”
Cars will stay until: a) we wake up to the futility of them, or 2) find a better fuel.
Please sign me up for the WHYS Daily Email.
Thanks
Ivan
Hi Ross
I have become a great fan of World have Your Say. I live in New Zealand but ever since the change to summer time WHYS has disappeared.
At first I thought I was just out of sync and the other morning I was overjoyed to hear that WHYS was on after the news but it never materialized.
After a long search to find the schedules it appears that we in Australia region can only receive WHYS on Friday Morning at 18.30 GMT which is 7.30 am here.
So it seems only on a Friday. I think this is a great pity because WHYS is one of the more interesting programmes.
So if you are wondering why you no longer hear from this part of the globe blame the schedulers.
Till we return to winter time.
Euphorbia
“Where there’s a will” Having at last discovered it was not me waking up at the wrong time and missing WHYS I discovered the podcast!
Wonderful! So easy and better reception and I can listen when I like. Brilliant!
It was good to hear your voice again.
Now why did I not think of that weeks ago.
Euphorbia
Ros Atkins goes to Ghana!
I hope you and your friends @
B.B.C. have a nice time in Ghana…..
Ros,
I accidently subscribed to the podcast among other podcasts I wanted to give a try. Believe me, this program retained me spell-bound when I heard it for the time time. From then onwards, I don’t want to miss out any episode of it.
My understanding about ‘the people and the way they look at their lives’ is definitely maturing with help of this program.
I thought I would also participate in the discussion.
Please sign me up.
Cheers
Krish
hi email me
I love the BBC…..
Hi, been listening to your CLASSIC WORLD HAVE YOUR SAY,please include me in your MAILING LIST.
LOVE YOU GUYS,SAY HI TO, Owen.
Henry.
Dear BBC
Im a great fan of world have your say.Im from Nairobi.
Well im addicted to your hot disscussions which goes around the the world and i would like to be included among the participaters.
Im a student from a local campus from a riftvalley province but due to post violence i’ve not yet reported back.
On the other hand im dreaming to make uk my homeland, i need any assistance from any good samaritan.Thank you
All the criticism of China is rooted in fear of the mounting competitive threat that China poses economically. I think the criticism is not unfounded, but that ultimately it is rooted in fear of their economy, not in a sense of justice. That’s human being for you (to quote from within).
Why would China be concerned with helping African nations without strings attached? I think it is a world first and the Chinese Government and its people should be congratulated for this.
What has America done about the suffering of the Sudanese Darfur people that China has not? Is America caring about the bountiful people of Darfur? The answer is NO.
I think Spielberg is just Spill bag. The way he behaved is not conducive to his character and I am not sure who was his advisor.
Was it China who started slave trading, partitioning of Africa, rush for African wealth? Africa has been milked to death, was it by China or was it by the west?? You can see the necked consequences of the Western “democracy” in Africa. No African country is really stable. Africa has been and is being partitioned into little groups. Is China the culprits here? When china comes with no strings attached, the West is not impressed. African leaders wake up.
Hi Ros Im a Kenyan residing in Uganda.Ive just completed a degreee.in Economics.I have awide range of knowledge on international affairs especialy concerning East Africa.and have akeen inirest on Russian affairs.I am also probably your most loyal listener and enjoy allthe debates.I would like to ask for the daily E mail or rather to subscribe for it.I would also appreciate if you could take more callers from Uganda.and not concentrate on Ghananian and Nigerian callers.
Africans shouldn’t look to America, or whichever great power, to solve their own problems. Why rely on the world when one can’t clean up one’s own house? Asia had significant help, so did Western Europe, but their remarkable improvement was more due to their own efforts.
Andrew from Singapore
iam journalist in somalia iam very close this website program iwant to takin all news in the world whin one minits your thanks
An open email to the BBC:
We (listeners of Mississippi Public Broadcasting Radio), recently gained access to the BBC World Service — thank God (if there is one)!
To feel I’m finally connected, on a regular basis, to a truly global news source has been the most uplifting turn of events I can imagine — until Barack Obama is sworn in as the next president of the United States!
It is MY hope, that if he IS elected, the conservative establishment in this country will begin to collapse, and therefore, the reestablishment of the United States as an inclusive and civilized nation will be free to begin!
Keep up the good work, and thanks to the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation!
What is the western world really thinking about the african crisis?Why are they so hypocritical,talking about democracy and what not,when all they are really interested in are the mineral deposites in the different african states.Do the western countries not know that so long as they help maintain those maonarchical dictators,such as Paul Biya of Cameroon,Idris Derby of Chad,Omar Mbongo of Gabon…etc,they are simply looking for problems for themselves? Forsoon Europe and France in particular will be so filled with African immigrants so that our toubles will be carried over there.Leave us to seek solutions to our problems and Europe will remain the beautiful place it is.
Thanks
i do not believe that a country have the right to invade another for whatever reasons because if we allow that then it means placing the weaker nations at the mercy of the stronger ones. if there is any need for inversion i beleive the united nations is in the best position to enforce that. it is high time the UN as the world’s police has a standby force just like NATO.
Chimezie from Nigeria.
its good 2 have WHYS…bravo 2 BBC, ur timely action saved the crying nation of Kenya en ur continued surveillance keeps our hope sustained
Hi Ros,
Iam Moses Magoola a regular listener of your programme in Kampala Uganda. I would like to subscribe to your network because I find your programme special in a sense that, many get the platform to air their concerns on current topical issues. Iam sure their input informs policy formulation and review in their different contexts.
Keep it up Ros and the rest of the crew!
i would like to be receiving daily updates on whys.
Hi!
This is Ana, from Colombia.
My sister and me truly love your discussion programme, as it keeps us up-to-date with the latest issues around the world. Sadly, most of the media is dreadfully biased - at least in my country. It’s good to know what many worldwide events and issues are dealth in an impartial way by you as well as by listeners around the world.
You’re a brilliant crew, never change your way!
Cheers!
Hi ros,
Am glad that i can finnaly communicate to you.i love your programme and i just didnt know how best i was going to contribute to it.but am glad that i can finnaly here from you and the joy of contributing to the most listened to programme in the world thrills me.
kind regards
With the final peace pact between the government of uganda and the LRA due to be signed on 5th of aprill,the government of uganda has to be considerate.the government wants the rebel leader to sign the peace deal himself if possible from juba were the negotiations are taking place,with the view that they will provide enough security for him and the rest of his contigent.when has arat ever been safe with a cat even if people are there,what will always be on the mind of the cat is to get that rat.this is exactly what the government has to consider.you cannot invite him to juba when you are armed then you say you will cater for his security.we all want peace and please do not blow it away by playing those old monkey tricks.people in the north have suffered alot and this is our only chance of having peace
Hi, there!
Congratulations to the WHYS team! I’m from Colombia and I love listening to the programme with my sister Ana :):). We take a time to discuss different topics from all around the world that are never mentioned in my country, what seems interesting to me. It’s also nice to listen to people from different countries expressing their point of view about the topics without being censored or manipulated, as usually happnes in Colombia where media tends to favor the government. Thanks indeed for this wonderful programme, and I wish the best for all of you and your listeners.
All of you are doing an excellent job!!!
I wonder why blacks think they are whites. The problem is blacks are not ready to face challenges perculiar to the africans. They forgot that the white stayed in their continents finding solutions to thier problems. But the case is reverse for blacks. they only need food, shelter and security from the white without stress. They want to enjoy life without developing africa and contributing meaningfull to her development. Let the blacks stop this nonsense!They are looking for cheap food. That’s why blacks are slaves in other continents looking for ready made solutions. So, let the blacks stop pretending as if they are white. How can they be white when it is conspicous that they are blacks.
hi Ros’ am a great fan of yours down in kampala, uganda,my sisters and i love listening to you,and it looks like you love AFRICA ,When are you coming back, you inspire me to be a presenter at times and you are very knowlegable about current affairs.
Ros,WHYS without you is truly like Tea without Sugar and Tea.You Bring alot of Sweetness and liveness into the Programme.You attract everyones attentions into the radio and you speak as if you r directly communicating to me.Please enclose a copy of your Completed CV on this website.
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/europe/article3896492.ece
Whatever he says or claims, Mr. Fritzl exists in an alienated world– inner and outer–of his own making. Is it madness? The convenient madness that allows, condones and justifies monstrous self-serving deeds? The nazis also were guilty of that, weren’t they? Is he a monster? In his true higher self, no, except that alienation does breed ego-monsters. Mr. Fritzl IS a very sick person. But mad, sick, perverted, or what have you, he KNEW his deeds to be wrong, even criminal. The death penalty? No. Sooner or later, he’ll face his Maker and handle affairs on THAT SIDE. His crime, however, was committed and sustained on THIS SIDE and it is on THIS SIDE his failed growth must be redeemed. The death penalty, as an act of retribution that feeds on vindictiveness, solves no earthly problems, teaches nothing of any value to anybody, even as it deepens alienation and fear. No, not death. But the man hopes for redemption, he says, and redemption is sourced in and requires responsibility, “responsibility TO others and FOR self.” Responsibility, however, is the antithesis of and is denied and negated by alienation. As all criminals, Mr. Fritzl perceives himself and operates in a space outside, beyond and alienated from the human realm. So I sentence him to be castrated. Radical castration: “If you misuse it, you lose it!” You have what you have only as long as you have responsibility for it. He misused it long enough, wrongly enough, and did untold harm to seven children and to the world beyond. So I sentence him to the direct experience in his own flesh of the despair, the agony, the cruelty and deprivations to which he condemned seven human beings. So I sentence him to be locked up in that same bunker, in safe and solitary confinement and peaceful isolation. That he may read, listen to and study the books and tapes of mankind’s great Teachers and Mentors; that he may meditate on and contemplate their Thought and Teachings. Until death do they part! That he may, hopefully, derive from them what his life failed to provide: a sense of himself as ONE with the human race.
Hi Ros, your presentation of WHYS has aggrevated my desire of becoming a Radio presenter. It is a pleasure for me and a luck for the BBC to have you in that post. It is through you that i became much interested on all the programmes of the BBC. By then, I was only specialized to focus on Africa and it’s sister programme “Network Africa.” You really knowledgeable in all aspects of human beings, politially, socially, economically to mention afew. I am a Sudanese in Khartoum-Sudan. I am a student of Law in the University of Juba and highly interested in Journalism. And the BBC presenter like you are my role model including Peter Okoche, Komla Doumo, Peter Doby among others. I know most of the presenters of the BBC because of your attractive presentation. sometime i write text messages during your programme but seems they don’t reached you, I am afraid I don’t know how to sent it may be. Many thanks Ros Arkins.
I think we are missing a major idea here. I feel sex is an amazing, intimate, passionate, and magical way of communication between two people. This communication occasionally generates a child. Why kill the fetus that symbolizes such an event of intimate communication and true magic between two people. The world needs more communication, not less, more magic, not less.
Can I get something off my chest here? And really this doesn’t have much to do with World have your say, except that I have to tell the world this. I’m not an ardent Hillary Fan, nor am I an ardent Obama fan (I’m not a die hard for either party really, and I’m disappointed in this race) …but I think it’s a little unfair that Hillary got so much crap about making up a story (which I’m not saying wasn’t wrong…because that was stupid on her part), but nobody seemed to pay attention to the made up story that Obama said. At the beginning of this rat-race for the Whitehouse, he was giving a speech about members in his family that fought in World War II, saying his Uncle had freed Auschwitz in Germany. Except no one in the audience (and not many people in the US) seemed to realize that Auschwitz was in Poland (NOT Germany) and that unless his uncle was part of the red army…they never would have set foot in Auschwitz, since it was freed by the Soviets…not to mention that his mother is an only child…
And we’re so adamant about equality? That’s just an example of the candy-and-puppies-love-affair that the media in the US is having with Obama. What happened to the integrity of the press to report the mistakes of all candidates? I listen and watch the BBC because A) there are fewer commercials (hurray consumerism), B) Because this really in no way has anything to do with your lives, you generally report the news in the United States with an unbiased approach. I turn on CNN and it is all claptrap-super liberal-all talk-jargon or Paris Hilton; I turn on Fox and it’s ultra-conservative-afraid-of-everything-around-you-and-blame the modern age-jargon. Has the media become so in tuned to the average-schmoe that they’ve become disconnected to reality?
Pardon the rant. By the way, I think your show is amazing.
Hi Ross, I think the victory of Barak Obama is important for me as an African. And I believe it is of great concern to the rest of the world including Americans and Europeans. He is the hope of almost everybody in the world. As the first black American, it has not mandated him to be pro black Americans, but have brought to life the dreams of his ancester Martin Luther King Junior and Obama has a remakable history in the life of Americans. He has turn the thing people think is impossible possible. His being the first black does not mean he will change the policies of the USA, I am of the hope that he will skillful perform his job if finally elected to the post of presidency of the US to the expectation of the Americans and the rest of the world. Being a young man means he will be more active in his duty and do it with enthusiasm and effectively since he is also intelligent.
However, it is not yet time for his supporter like me around the world and in America itself to rejoice, instead let us pray for him and support him in all ways possible to succeed in the final election. He is the only one who will Unite the diferent parties in America and all the American citizens. My God bless his effort to the end. Amen.
i want to comment on the ban placed on tobacco. i have thoughts or definitions of tobacco or drug in relation to the effects it has on those who take and this out of experience.
DEFINITION OR THOUGHTS.
IT’S THOUGHTS ARE EVIL .
IT GIVES HOPES WITHOUT SETTING PACE TO MAKE IT COME THROUGH.
IT’S URGES’ ARE FOR CRIME AND VIOLENCE.
IT REBELS AND BREAKS’ LAWS.
IT CAN NOT GOVERN A SOCIETY .
IT’S ASSOCIATES ARE WITH WITH THE BAD CREWS.
LOST CONSCIENCE AND CAN DO ANYTHING TO ACCOMPLISH BAD AIMS.
EVEN THOUGH IT’S THOUGHTS ARE RIGHT, IT IS QUOTED WRONG AND MEANINGLESS.
IT’S ATTITUDE LEADS TO UNTIMELY DEATH.
IT’S HEART IS BLACK.
LOVE THEMSELVES WHEN IT IS SMOKE FREE TO THE AIR.
Hi. Least polite..Give u guyz credit for tryin to REACH out, analyze, not kneejerk,etc.U do come from a certain background,etc.etc. ON OIL..40 GAL tank. 40galsX$5/gal=$200 PER fill up.. $10,400 MINIMUM PER yr… 38 cents/MI. IF lucky (14MPG est.)
I tried to send several articles I wrote to relatives abroad for them to read eg: ‘Is it an honour to die for your country’, and filed attatchments but they were unable to download attachments. Am I unable to send articles I wrote?. Elias.
Elias,
Just send them the links to the pages it is easier. Select, copy, and paste the information from the Address bar above to the email you are writing . It is the one that starts with “http://Worldhaveyoursay”. They can see them that way. I am not sure what you mean by “filed attachments”. I hope that helps. I do not know if Ross reads this page on the weekends. So i figured I wold try to help.
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Thank You.
hi i recently started listening to the programm and i fing it very interesting. I would love to be a part of it in any way i can. It’s a pity we don`t have something like this in Germany where i currently live now. Oh i come from Zim.
Zimbabwe crisis is a enough
my name is jeje a nigeria living cote d’ ivoire,i think that a enough is a enough to mugabe,please i beg you people uk,us, un and au to stop mugabe crisis against mr Tsvangirai and zimbabwe people.
How many lives is it going to take for the worlwide community to realise the magnanimity of the atrocities being commited in Zimbabwe,this is time for intervention.When did God appoint murderers and rapists over his creation.It is an abomination that Mugabe even talks about God.Does sovereignty mean rape, torture and maiming people.No need to redefine sovereignty,we all know what it means.Dignity for all mankind.Zimbabweans cannot wait for for the international community to come to their rescue.Remember the 20000 people of Matebeleland.How many more?
It is a mockery of the christian faith that the likes of Mugabe talk about God.He is a beast.Genocide such as is happening in Zimbabwe justifies intervention.What is the purpose of this election if only God is going to remove him? Why should he call upon the masses to be involved?Or is God contesting this election in Mugabe’s madness.
Dear Ros,
Am from India, and donno whether I’ll be hearing the same.. any way all the wishes..
Inspired by all the conversation happening here
–
Vishnu
i have tried to enter the dialogue a number of times, but each time it tells me it can’t reach “world have your say”
& to check my spelling, can1 really get through?