Archive for July 2nd, 2008

02
Jul
08

Done Fishing ?

When you tuck into a bit of fish, is your only thought about how tasty it is? Does this question ever cross your mind – is the meal on your plate contributing to making some of the world’s poorest people even poorer? The problem: illegal fishing. It’s big business with a big impact – one estimate puts the cost to Africa alone at $1bn a year.
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02
Jul
08

On air: Iran and Israel..The World Have Your Say debate

With relations never good, suspicion defining what each country thinks about the other, we’re trying today to get a sane and rational debate going about Isreal and Iran. With Isreal having what many believe was a dry run at a military air strike against Iran, how can these two countries now NOT head towards some sort of conflict, proxy or otherwise. The best up-sum of where we are now, for me, appeared a while back in the magazine New Republic: Continue reading ‘On air: Iran and Israel..The World Have Your Say debate’

02
Jul
08

When is it time to wipe the slate clean?

If a person has paid their dues to society should we completely forgive them? What if they want to take up a job in a position of trust ?
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