Should all political parties be secular?

Turkey’s Constitutional Court is meeting to consider if the governing AK Party should be banned for alleged anti-secular activities. Do you agree with Turkish laws that insist on political parties steering clear of religion? Or do you like your politicians and their parties to place faith at the centre of what they do?

On air: Is illegal downloading immoral?

Right, I have my own login now… after a passionate debate in the WHYS meeting on Friday, the issue of music, television and film downloading, or acquiring themfor free in other ways is today’s topic.

Worried about recession in Europe?

So far Denmark is the only European country to be in recession. But there are fears that other EU countries might follow. Spain and Ireland have suffered a housing market collapse and many people have run up huge personal debts. Rising energy prices have added to the gloom. How worried are you about an upcoming recession? What are your worst fears?

Talking Points for July 28

Good Morning from Priya in London. Thank you ZK and Katharina for the weekends massive blank page.

A few ideas for today’s programme:

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.