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Prostitution: Health and safety should always be the priority

Tuesday, 26 May 2015, 07:54 Last update: about 12 years ago

In a story published on our front page yesterday, the Law Students Association called for prostitution to be legalised and regulated, mostly to safeguard the health of those who work in the sex...

Food waste: Europe should follow France’s example

Monday, 25 May 2015, 07:50 Last update: about 12 years ago

1.3 billion tons of food goes to waste every year. At the same time, the United Nations estimates that there are some 850 million people in the world who are hungry. The French Parliament...

Government places the environment at the forefront

Sunday, 24 May 2015, 14:00 Last update: about 12 years ago

The government has managed what past administration have either been unwilling or unable to do: it has well and truly placed the environment at the forefront of the national agenda. The irony of...

Warrior: Too much fuss about the Eurovision

Saturday, 23 May 2015, 08:55 Last update: about 12 years ago

Amber gave a good performance in the semi finals of the Eurovision Song Contest on Thursday night. She sang well, her voice was true and she had a good stage presence. After the dressed rehearsals,...

Migration: The question no one is asking

Wednesday, 20 May 2015, 08:27 Last update: about 12 years ago

The EU seems hell bent on implementing its proposal to destroy smugglers’ boats in North Africa. On paper, it seems like a good idea, though it is a leap further from Australian Prime Minister...

New university: Zonqor-headed on Zonqor

Tuesday, 19 May 2015, 08:06 Last update: about 12 years ago

How predictable! The surest sign the head of government finds himself in a tight spot is when he turns round and savages those who question his choice/s and when he has the gall to ask people to...

Migration quota plan: Will it work?

Monday, 18 May 2015, 08:10 Last update: about 12 years ago

The European Union forged ahead Wednesday with a plan to ease pressure on nations dealing with an influx of Mediterranean migrants by requiring other countries to share the burden, despite...

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