Yes, but only if there is complete transparency about what they are tabling as policy changes in return for their money. If the laws were made more stringent about exactly what kind of benefits, namely government contracts, that a company received; exactly which politicians were advisers on which boards of which contributing ... More..

I think there are a number of situations in which an abortion should be publicly funded. Some of them should be easy to identify - pregnancies that are a product of rape are not something that a lot of women want to or can cope with, understandably, and to be denied the ability to do this if they have inadequate health-care w... More..

Google is correct but they aren't exactly camping out on any kind of moral high ground. If they feel that it is OK to deal with a regime that is trying to prevent news of human rights abuses getting out then fair dos to them - that kind of moral integrity speaks volumes. I am sure that they donate to many humanitarian causes ... More..

It is unfortunate, but sometimes a good education does absolutely nothing to improve your chances of a job if the place where you live is undergoing an economic slump. I have a degree and suffered 5 redundancies in the space of year - none of these the result of anything I myself did, but purely down to the rise of unemployme... More..

If democracy is a system that works then why should there be something which circumvents it? This is to suppose democracy works. This is to suppose that the voting populace are capable of making an informed decision in a particular situation. This is to wonder whether people are kept in the dark about certain things so that t... More..

Unfortunately we all reach that age where falling down becomes a daily worry and getting up is not such an easy prospect. Some people have a panic button and a service that will come out to them to help them out when they are in distress, but not everyone can afford these. If you can get your elderly relative over the spee... More..

The mission that America sees as its own is not the sole responsibility of one country; a country that until 9/11 was decidedly inward looking and which, to a degree still is. For being a so-called melting poet of culture this is not reflected at a higher level. It is hardly surprising that this lack of reflection exists give... More..