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Saturday debate

September 2000

  • Should Britain sponsor individual athletes?

  • Will the New Economy be green?

  • Are the Olympics a cause for celebration?

  • Should same-sex marriages be legalised?

August 2000

  • Will women always be second in the workplace?

  • Are new 'vocational' degrees worthless?

  • Will the introduction of the European Convention of Human Rights mean the rights of individuals will be upheld at the expense of society?

  • Supermarkets - do we need them?

July 2000

  • Are MI5 and MI6 a waste of time and money?

    For peace studies lecturer Michael Randle, the British security services cost taxpayers a fortune and may even have engaged in illegal activities for which they remain unaccountable. But author Nigel West says there is no evidence that MI5 or MI6 have abused their powers and that the actions they do undertake are in the interests of national security. Have your say here

  • Is sporting success essential to national self-esteem?

    For UK Sport chiarman Rodney Walker, sporting success provides a measure of a country's competitiveness in the world and an essential sense of belonging to the players. But novelist Tim Pears believes that the point of sport is not to dominate or win, and is not sure he wants a "national self-esteem" at all. Have your say here.

    • Are bookshops losing the plot - and discerning readers?

    • Is gossiping good for us?

    • Is Ofsted right to attack local education authorities?

June 2000

  • Should entry grades for university be lowered for less privileged students?

  • Football: is it art?

  • Should we have the right to go naked in public?

  • Would you die for your country?

May 2000

  • Should we let children play with war toys?

    Does playing with guns encourage children to be violent? To Kids' Club Network director Anne Longfield, the answer is obvious. But lecturer Penny Holland's research has shown that this "zero tolerance" approach may be counter-productive, and she argues that any imaginative play should be encouraged and developed.

  • Should the UN get out of Sierra Leone?

    Is the military involvement of the UN in conflicts such as Sierra Leone a basic moral responsibility of the international community? Or does the attempt to keep peaces that don't exist carry the risk of exacerbating the very problems the peacekeepers are supposed to help resolve? In this week's Saturday Review debate, Alex Ramsbotham of the United Nations Association and Professor Christopher Clapham of Lancaster University assess the fraught past and controversial future of UN peacekeeping. Read the debate and tell us what you think.

  • Is it time to relax restrictions on TV advertising?

    Does our right to freedom of speech outweigh our responsibility to protect minors? This week when the ITC proposed a broad relaxation of restrictions; Jocelyn Hay (Voice of the Listener and Viewer) fears that the vulnerable will be exposed to religious fund raising and ads for gun clubs, while Sara Price (Advertising Association) reminds her that in 1955, toilet paper was a restricted category. Read the debate and have your say here.
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