Blank Page No. 17

ZK in Singapore and Katharina in Belgium form a classic line-up for this weekend’s Blank Page. Behave yourselves…

We’re talking not speech-making

We’ve made various reasonably friendly requests over the months….

On air: Would you stop having kids to help the environment?

An editorial in the British Medical Journal argues that if you live in the developed world you should stick to two children for the sake of the environment.

Should your healthcare be dependent on your lifestyle?

A survey of European fertility specialists suggests that forty percent of them think IVF treatment should not be offered to fat women or to smokers.

Talking points 25 July

Thank you Brett, Steve and Bob.

Hello it’s Priya with some suggestions for today  …

What’s the point of bottled water?

Hi all! We all know that after a natural disaster, and during instances of drought, bottled water can save lives. But in developed world, fresh questions are being raised about why so many of us fork over (often) large sums of money day in, day out, for bottled water.