Top of the posts: The start of Euro 2012, a brand new Lara Croft and a whole lot of Jubilee
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By Laura Davis | Notebook | Friday, 8 June 2012 at 6:04 pm
The Debate: Should body image lessons be introduced in schools?
In response to the Reflections on Body Image report, MPs have recommended that school children take part in compulsory body image and self-esteem lessons.
With girls as young as five now worrying about their appearance and cosmetic surgery rates increasing by nearly 20% since 2008, there are fears that young people have worrying and unrealistic perceptions [...]
By Laura Davis | Notebook, Opinion | Thursday, 7 June 2012 at 3:00 am
The Debate: Are Cambridge students any more vile than your average British student?
Cambridge students are having trouble keeping out of the press recently. Urinating in parks, spitting on working-class people and revealing their behinds in libraries – and that’s just this month. But is this all just normal university behaviour, or is Cambridge subject to penalisation in the press due to its prestigious position?
By Laura Davis | Notebook, Opinion | Wednesday, 30 May 2012 at 4:00 am
Top of the posts: Drunken rants, the Western Fail and misogyny pushers
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By Laura Davis | Notebook | Friday, 25 May 2012 at 3:59 pm
The Debate: Should brothels be legalised?
While some will hold the sex workers should be respected in their resistance to the upheaval, it is the argument surrounding the legalisation of prostitution that should come to the forefront of discussion with regards to the safety of sex workers. Should sex be regarded as a service that can be sold, with the legalisation of a safe space for those who choose to take part, and a crack down on those forced into prostitution? Mary Dejevsky makes the case for the legalisation of brothels, with Julie Bindel arguing that this would lead to the expansion of the industry.
By Laura Davis | Notebook, Opinion | Thursday, 24 May 2012 at 3:00 am
Top of the posts: Breastfeeding, vegetarians and photography
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By Laura Davis | Notebook | Friday, 18 May 2012 at 4:49 pm
The Debate: Should Amazon be selling Nazi flags?
If it isn’t already top of your search engine, we’ve noticed that Amazon are selling Nazi flags on the site. At the bargain price of £6.44, comments mocking the items have appeared in reviews on the site. But should flags that represent a racist and offensive ideology be up for sale? John Rentoul and Matthew Bell open the debate.
By Laura Davis | Eagle Eye, Notebook, Opinion | Wednesday, 16 May 2012 at 1:23 pm
Top of the posts: Gangsters, airbrushing and blood for money
The most read blogs from the past week, as determined by stats.
By Laura Davis | Notebook | Friday, 11 May 2012 at 5:14 pm
Top of the posts: Double dipping, the dreaded bloat, and a new England manager
The most read blogs this week, as determined by stats.
By Laura Davis | Notebook | Friday, 4 May 2012 at 4:33 pm
Mary Beard is not “too ugly for TV”: why do we expect women to look perfect on television?
Yesterday, Samantha Brick threw herself to the lions backing up A A Gill’s criticisms of Mary Beard’s appearance during her latest series of Meet the Romans, when he wrote “If you are going to invite yourself into the front rooms of the living, then you need to make an effort.”
By Laura Davis | Notebook, Opinion | Thursday, 3 May 2012 at 11:50 am
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