Survey highlights a life sitting on the sofa

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/survey-highlights-a-life-sitting-on-the-sofa-1994432.html

Four out of ten people in the United Kingdom has never ridden a horse or done some other outdoor activities. This according to a recent survey about outdoor activities in Britain. Fifty nine percent of the people who participated in the survey had never done even basic activities like swimming in natural water. Most of the people of the research said they haven’t been given the chance and 33 percent said they were too scared to try. Londoners are the ones who are the most afraid of doing outdoor activities. The research also showed that a lot of people lie on their CV about doing outdoor activities. Thirty three percent admitted about lying about outdoors activities to show off on a date.

It is really sad to think about Londoners spending more time on the sofa then doing something outdoors. It is a great idea to do a research about these things. I believe a lot of people are thinking they are the only one sitting on the sofa but a great number of people don’t leave the sofa. Maybe after this research they can organize something for the people who participated in the survey. London is suffering the most because of the dangerous transportation, If I were them I wouldn’t go outside and cycle over there and where in London can you take a swim in natural water? Some things aren’t possible in such a big city. But there are a lot of other activities that can make you go outside, like rowing and hiking.

£150,000 trickster must pay back £1

Emme Charlton, a con woman was jailed for conning her own grandmother. In March she was jailed for fraud, frauds of 150.000 pounds. Emma Charlton made her fiancé believe she was a successful business woman and stole almost 30.000 pounds from him. She also stole from her grandmother a number of 125.000 pounds. The 25-year-old Emma Charlto, formely known as Emma Golightly was noticed and arrested by the authorities when she tried to pay for a charity event, with a stolen check. Charlton has no money on the moment. She was taken from her cell to hear what punishment she would receive. Judge Brian Foster ordered her to pay back, only 1 pound.


I think it is wrong. Not only doesn’t she have to pay back the money, but keeping her in jail costs a lot of money too. It is horrible how she tricked the people who were close to her. I think that after she returns in to society she should work and pay back all the money. She is young and has all the time to pay back everyone. I don’t think she learns anything from that . It will only make her think ‘I can steal as much money I wasn’t and only have to pay back one pound.’

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/pound150000-trickster-must-pay-back-pound1-2009456.html

Disabled peer pleads against legalising assisted suicide

Last night (Tuesday 7 July 2009) the disabled Lady Cambell gave a passionate speech about why they shouldn’t pass the law that would legalize assisted dying. Lady Cambell believes that passing the bill will make doctors encourage disabled people to commit euthanasia. Lord Falconer, former chancellor wants to make the law on assisted dying more flexible. The law would allow people to help a terminally ill person across the border, to commit assisted suicide in a country where it is legal. The bill did not pass. Lady Cambell did not consider the fact that Lord Falconer’s law was aiming for terminally ill people and not disabled people. If Falconers bill pass two doctors should certify death and they would not be prosecuted. Lady Cambell said the law was not supported by disabled people.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2009/jul/07/disabled-peer-against-assisted-suicide


My opinion

I believe that Lady Cambell objected against the law for all the wrong reasons. She thinks that the bill is made for terminally ill and disabled people. If she listened better, she would know that Lord Falconer wants the law to be passed for the terminally ill. She believes that it will give the disabled and terminally ill the feeling that their lives are of no value anymore. First of all if you are terminally ill and have a disease which is ruining your last years with your loved ones, what value does it have? It has none. They say none should be deciding who should live, I think they are right. I also believe that the none should be deciding if you should suffer.

Press are more homophobic than the public

The Sun made a YouGov survey in which they ask the public: “Should gay people be cabinet ministers?” The press and the public have a different opinion about homosexuality. Most right winged news papers still allow homophobic articles, reviews and other news items. Even though 95 % of the people who replied, on The Suns YouGov survey, that they didn’t mind, didn’t know or even think it is a good thing to have a homosexual cabinet minister. Only 5 % thought gay people shouldn’t be in the cabinet. But the conservative press didn’t notice the public’s opinion. In January 2010 only 36% thought homosexuality is wrong; in 1983 it was 63%. The Suns statistics show that the public has gone liberal on homosexuality.

My opinion
It is really great to hear that the public is getting more and more liberal. Everybody is equal. It is out rages that news papers think they can talk like this, and that the PCC (Press Complaints Commission) rejected 25000 complaints. I hope the whole world will change their opinion on homosexuality. I hope they even stop talking about men that are homosexual as gay. When does your sexuality define who you are? You can’t print racist articles; you can’t print women unfriendly articles, so why do news papers think they can print homophobic articles? They should be fined because it is discrimination.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2010/jun/01/sun-poll-gay-cabinet-homophobic

Scandal of aborted IVF babies

A lot of women that have changed their minds, choose abortion after they have been fertilized by IVF. Some of the women change their mind after they split with their husband or boyfriend. There are women that choose abortion because they have been pressured by their family. Doctors are worried about this phenomenon an family campaigners are accusing the women of treating having a baby as ‘‘designer goods’’. Each year an average of 80 abortions are carried out after IVF treatment in England , Wales and Scotland. Almost half of these women are aged 18 until 34 years old. Fertility specialists are shocked by the figures. A lot of them were not aware of so many post- IVF Abortion. Professor Bill Ledger said ‘‘each one is a tragedy’’.

Personal Opinion
This phenomenon is out rages. After going through so much trouble for IVF treatment and then changing your mind and breaking of your pregnancy, is crazy. If you do this you should seriously think about why you want a child. Is it a way to save your marriage? I believe that in this time where a lot of people are splitting up you should be realistic and think about being ready for a child when you are a couple but also about being ready for a child as a single woman. Making and having a baby isn’t like buying a fish and abortion isn’t like flushing your fish down the toilet.

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/health/article7144899.ece

Briton is first woman to row solo across Pacific

A British environmentalist has become the first woman to row across the Pacific Ocean on her own. A journey of 13,000- kilometer that almost took her life. A big crowd came to welcome Roz Savage, 42 and her 7 meter boat on Friday. Savage had crossed the Atlantic Ocean before, at that time it took her 103 days. Her was meant to make people aware of climate change and plastic polluting the ocean. Savage biggest health concern was a heat rash. During her trip her hook was separated from the boat and she tried to swim after it. When she got in the water the hook had drifted far away. She officially arrived Thursday evening but she could dock right away because she had to clear custom the next day.

Personal Opinion

I think this is an amazing way to make people aware of climate changes and other environmental problems. I also think it didn’t really help. People are more amazed about what she did, instead of why she did it. I think it is a bit pointless, instead of rowing and doing nothing else for 250 why not doing something that can help immediately to fight against climate change and pollution. I would never sail across the ocean on my own. I would be afraid of pirates or of drowning. I am really interested in how she felt during her trip.

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/briton-is-first-woman-to-row-solo-across-pacific-1992868.html

Nick Clegg on top!

In the first political television debate Nick Clegg of the Liberal Democrats turned out to be the big winner of the night. Sixty-one percent of the voters believed that Nick Clegg was the big winner, followed by Cameron(Conservative party) with seventeen percent and in third place Gordon Brown(Labour party). Mister Brown and Mister Cameron were debating with each other on domestic issues. Nick Clegg presented himself to be the option for the two other failing options, that have been on top for 65 years. The Labour party and the Conservative party were accused by Nick Clegg to cause the problems on immigration and other issues.



Sources:http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/politics/article7099159.ece
http://www.independent.co.uk/multimedia/archive/00250/brown-cameron-clegg_250220s.jpg



My point of view

It is a very clear article about the first political debate. What I did not like was that they did not mentioned from which party Nick Clegg, Gordon Brown and David Cameron belonged to. I think all three did very well in their first television political debate. I cannot share my opinion about the content, I have no knowledge about that. The first time I watched the video, I had no sound on. I first thought Nick Clegg was the host. His face was shown the most, so it was obvious Nick Clegg was dominating the debate.