Would You Back Corporal Punishment?

I was disappointed to read an article on the BBC News website this morning that said almost half of the parents of the UK supported corporal punishment in schools:

"If I die, you were the one" Tragic Teen's Final Message

I found this story earlier in the Daily Mail (It's not all about benefit-bashing, after all!) and it broke my heart to read. This beautiful 17-year-old knew that she might die and used her last moments to tell her boyfriend how much she loved him...

How Much Sex Is "Not Enough"?

Photo by photostock

According to today's news, France is now leading the world in the money-for-sex market. Not only can you seek out a prostitute and pay for sex, but you can also get married and after a messy divorce pay for not having sex.

70,000 People Who Need To Grow Up

Pictures of the UK 2011 riots are everywhere and they have shocked the world. Like a virus it has spread across the country and so far not enough has been done to stop it. Us British do not generally like the idea of military in the streets and pictures of water cannons and baton rounds being used do shock us, but to many who are faced with the devastation of this week's riots are looking less harsh the more time goes on.

A lot of you will already have heard of the e-petition to axe the benefits of anybody involved in the riots, some of you may have signed it. How many of you have questioned its ignorance I wonder?

How Narrow Minded!

I find it amazing how people can be so crude and heartless over Amy Winehouse's death. I also find it worrying that so many people are only paying respects to her whilst ignoring almost 100 Norwegians, mainly teenagers at a summer youth camp, who also lost their lives.

"Big Brother" Nursery?

'Big Brother' creeps into nursery as school installs cameras so parents can watch children on their mobile phones
Critics warn constant surveillance is a 'step too far'

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2006054/Big-Brother-creeps-nursery-School-installs-cameras-parents-watch-children-class.html#ixzz1PwKxhn1t