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  Am I going to have to lock up Pete Doherty myself?

  Sun Jan 31 10:26AM

  Did I miss something? Did 'Get out of jail free' cards become a legitimate part of our legal system? It's the only explanation I can think of for why Pete Doherty is still a free man, unless our prisons are so full now they can't shut the door.Week after week… More »

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  Should the UK reintroduce national service?

  Sun Jan 17 10:02AM

  This week's pitiful sentencing of the ‘deer killer boys' got me thinking; if young boys are so bored that they are stomping a young deer to death "for a laugh" what can be done to occupy them?The two 17-year-old boys were found guilty at Poole Youth Court of killing a… More »

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  Are Facebook bosses trying to trick us?

  Thu Dec 10 12:15PM

  If you've logged into Facebook in the last 24 hours you will have noticed that the social networking site has changed its privacy settings. The move, which could dramatically increase the amount of personal information people display online, has outraged digital rights groups and civil liberties campaigners. The changes make more information, photos and videos visible… More »

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  Comment: If you’ve offended Daily Mail readers you know you’ve gone too far

  Tue Oct 20 06:00PM

  Daily Mail readers are more exposed than most of us to the bizarre ramblings of old timer hacks whose social attitudes haven't progressed with the rest of the British population. I mean, where else would news of David Beckham's shaved head and newly grown beard prompt the headline: ‘Has David Beckham joined the Taliban?' For… More »

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  Comment: Time for Polanski to face the music

  Sat Oct 10 08:59PM

  Roman Polanski learnt three lessons this week: The law doesn't forgive a crime no matter who you are; the law doesn't forget about it if you hide for 30 years; and the law doesn't give a damn who your friends are. In 1977 Polanski admitted to having unlawful sex with a 13-year-old-girl but before he… More »

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  Giving teachers a bad rep

  Sun Sep 27 09:09AM

  Most teachers must have been cringing as they watched the news this week. On Monday we saw 26-year-old music teacher, Helen Goddard, jailed for 15 months for having sexual relations with one of her underage female pupils. Then on Wednesday we heard from Buckingham University vice-chancellor, Terence Kealey, who suggested that female students were a… More »

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  Should we play God with animals’ DNA?

  Sat Sep 12 08:03PM

  A US philosopher sparked a debate this week by calling for the genetic modification of animals' DNA so they don't feel pain when they are being slaughtered. Adam Shriver of Washington University in St Louis says there is a moral case for altering the DNA make-up of cows, chickens and other animals bred for… More »

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  The BNP can no longer afford to be white-only

  Sat Sep 05 03:19PM

  Reading the headline you may think this post is an exploration into the BNP's policies, however in this instance the headline is to be taken literally: The BNP simply do not have enough money to be a white-only party anymore. As was commented on by political writer Ian Dunt this week, the… More »

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  The dirty word: Creationism

  Sat Aug 29 03:31PM

  ‘People who reject the theory of evolution should be placed on a level with Holocaust deniers.' That is the opinion of the author Richard Dawkins who freely labels creationists as history deniers. It's an extreme view but it typifies the attitude shift towards anti-creationism which has picked up speed over the past decade or… More »

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