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Author: worldwrite Added: Sat, 24 Oct 2009 15:52:33 -0800 Duration: 0Austerity now trips off the lips of every politician. They tell us cut backs and tightening our belts are the order of the day. The Imperial War Museum website even provides ten top tips from the Blitz for surviving the recession. Jean, Doris and Andy, who lived through the Blitz in East London give us their account of rationing and hope well never have to go through this again.

Author: worldwrite Added: Sat, 24 Oct 2009 15:52:33 -0800 Duration: 0Austerity now trips off the lips of every politician. They tell us cut backs and tightening our belts are the order of the day. The Imperial War Museum website even provides ten top tips from the Blitz for surviving the recession. Jean, Doris and Andy, who lived through the Blitz in East London give us their account of rationing and hope well never have to go through this again.

Scientist Joe Kaplinsky takes a critical look at IVF and overblown fears that a new generation of designer babies may be on the cards. Kaplinsky shows that these procedures, far from creating a society that will discriminate against the disabled or girls, will allow couples to avoid having children with life-threatening conditions and save others. We should chill out about designer babies and leave the decision to the parents, says Kaplinsky.

Are you for or against the EU? On the streets of London the public are split down the middle, most want more information and certainly a chance to vote. In the studio, Oxford University lecturer Chris Bickerton, discusses the nature of the EU and the Lisbon Treaty. Having apparently got it wrong and voted no to the treaty the first time the Irish were asked to vote again. Chris explains this is how the EU operates. To be seriously pro European he suggests, we have to abolish the EU.

Now in its fifth year, the Battle of Ideas festival is upon us once again. With over seventy debates, organised by the Institute of Ideas and hosted by the Royal College of Art, everything is up for grabs, from education and its discontents, to Africa and the recession, activism, war and scientific enquiry. The Battle of Ideas promises two-days of vigorous debate in a forum where free speech is allowed . Director Claire Fox tells us more.

Concerned to avert global disaster, the pressure group Climate Campers meet in the park to discuss radical solutions which include holding your breath to offset your carbon footprint. Will this prove to be too little too late, or does every little help?

On the streets of London the public provide more than sound-bites and have their say on assisted suicide and sixth form students at the 2009 Debating Matters UK final do battle over this difficult issue. Expert judges take the students to task and Dr Michael Fitzpatrick suggests the state stepping in should be a cause for concern too. Durham Johnston School take the final prize.

Curry may be the national dish but the government are stopping the chefs who make the best from coming to the UK. The draconian points based system is now turning thousands away and making many ineligible to stay. The UK Borders Police are using their increasing powers to raid and round up more people including chefs, their families and ethnic diners in restaurants. On the streets of East London, the public and restaurant managers are disgusted and WORLDwrite demands we let everyone in.

nnCurry may be the national dish but the government are stopping the chefs who make the best from coming to the UK. The draconian points based system is now turning thousands away and making many ineligible to stay. The UK Borders Police are using their increasing powers to raid and round up more people – including chefs, their families and ‘ethnic’ diners in restaurants. On the streets of East London, the public and restaurant managers are disgusted and WORLDwrite demands we let everyone in. By worldwritenn Tags : Borders, Brick, Home, Lam, Lane, Mr, Office, Police, UK, WORLDbytes, WORLDwrite, alliance, asylum, based, borders, catering, chefs, controls, cooks, curry, e, ethnic, freedom, immigration, indian, migration, movement, news, of, online, open, points, racism, restaurants, seekers, system, video, visas, volunteers

nnConcerned to avert global disaster, the pressure group Climate Campers meet in the park to discuss radical solutions which include holding your breath to offset your carbon footprint. Will this prove to be too little too late, or does every little help? By worldwritenn Tags : WORLDbytes, WORLDwrite, action, activists, calculator, camp, campaigners, carbon, climate, development, direct, disaster, e, earth, eco-friendly, environment, footprint, global, green, methane, nature, news, online, planet, recycling, save, sustainable, the, video, warming

nnOn the streets of London the public provide more than ‘sound-bites’ and have their say on assisted suicide and sixth form students at the 2009 Debating Matters UK final do battle over this difficult issue. Expert judges take the students to task and Dr Michael Fitzpatrick suggests the state stepping in should be a cause for concern too. Durham Johnston School take the final prize. By worldwritenn Tags : 2009, Anthony, Debating, Debbie, Dignitas, Director, Fitzpatrick, Grayling, Knetsch, Matters, Medicine, Melanie, Mike, Prosecutions, Public, Purdy, Royal, Society, Starmer, Switzerland, UK, WORLDbytes, WORLDwrite, assisted, campaign, clarity, compassion, crime, decision, dying, e, euthanasia, finals, ill, illness, law, media, news, of, online, politics, relatives, semi, suffer, suicide, terminal, terminally, video

nnIn a compelling on the sofa discussion, young volunteers examine the anti-war movement. They consider whether the anti-war demonstrations that gained momentum in the run up to the Iraq invasion, embody a new era of mass political action or merely express a confused and disengaged morass, riddled with cynicism. Leading the discussion, Brendan O’Neill, editor of the online magazine Spiked argues that the anti-war movement is little more than defeatism posturing as political argument. He asks us to consider whether, had the invasion of Iraq or Afghanistan been ‘successful’, if its oppressed citizens had been liberated, would the war then have been okay? For Brendan, the answer is ‘no’, but are his fellow discussants convinced? By worldwritenn Tags : Afghanistan, Brendan, Iraq, O’Neill, Spiked, UN, WORLDbytes, WORLDwrite, Western, anti, debate, demonstrations, discussion, e, editor, human, intervention, invasion, liberate, movement, news, online, opposition, politics, protests, rights, video, war

On the 200th anniversary of his death, this programme examines the role and legacy of Thomas Paine, founding father of the American Revolution. Born in Norfolk, the son of a Quaker corset maker, Paine went on to become one of the most influential men in history. Planting the seeds of revolution in the minds of Americans, farmers and intellectuals alike, Paine created prose that stirred the hearts of the fledgling United States and quickly became known as the voice of the common man. With a direct call to all Americans in 1776 to fight against British colonial rule and gain independence, the 18th century revolutionary had a grand vision for society and a deep-seated belief in human freedom and integrity. Paine s ideas continue to inspire, not least his belief that we have it in our power to begin the world over again .

nnAn invention sure to impress and change the world is the solar oven. Made out of cardboard and tinfoil with a lick of black paint it can combat global inequality and feed the entire world at no cost to the environment. Our reporter in the Missionary hut visits a S.L.A.G, Sustainable Living Advice Guru to show us how to put together this suntastic invention. In a matter of minutes gourmet meals are prepared using items that can be found even in Africa. The Missionary Hut is a new programme on WORLDbytes which features solutions to developing world problems that by-pass people’s desire for progress and inappropriate ambitions for a great life. By worldwritenn Tags : Africa, Bono, NGOs, WORLDbytes, WORLDwrite, agency, aid, award, box, build, change, climate, cook, cooker, cookers, cooking, development, e, energy, environment, equality, food, global, hunger, hut, make, missionaries, missionary, news, online, oven, power, slag, solar, sun, sustainability, tv, video, volunteers, winning