Thursday's talking points....
Good morning from London. This is the time of day when we want you to email, text or post with your nominations for what will make great talking points. Please get in touch. One listener, Steve in Utah, has sent us this suggestion
" is a group of citizens deeply concerned that the wheels have come off our political system, that the American Dream is slipping away, and that time is short to get things back on track. They want to help fix the American system by pushing for a multi-party presidential ticket in 2008. In other words, they want the president and vice president to come from different parties that normal folk will select in an on-line convention during the first half of 2008. How cool is that?"
On-line voting . . !! Sounds interesting. Thanks Steve. Read on for for some more suggestions . . .
Does an eight-year-old have the right to choose to die? in the UK doesn't want to go through any more gruelling treatment for a rare form of kidney cancer. Her mother agrees, saying she wants "some special months rather than painful years." However, a senior doctor is threatening legal action to stop the mother from withdrawing treatment. When should the wishes of a child and her mother overrule medical opinion?
With days to go until Christmas what's happening in Bethlehem? A delegation of are making a "pastoral" visit, but with more than 100 killed in internal Palestinian attacks in the past year there are fewer pilgrims this year than ever in this most famous of little towns. Israel's is putting off tourists too, leading to a rather deserted Bethlehem this year.
Somalia hasn't had authoritative government since the early 90's. It appears the fighting between the Islamic Courts and the interim government has been for the moment although the sound of AK47s is still audible in some parts . If you're from Somalia or are Somalian and are perhaps now living abroad we'd like to from you.
"The greatest bowler the world has ever seen." That's the verdict of the Ö÷²¥´óÐã reporter I'm listening to. Of course he's talking about Australian cricketer Shane Warne, the white-lipped, chubby destroyer of English cricket who announced his today. It hasn't all been for Warney though. How will you remember him?
British historian and holocaust denier David Irving has been from Austrian jail. Do you see this as a victory for free speech or another example of a rising tide of opinion?
Global Warming. This year has seen a lack of snow in some ski resorts (more photos ) while in Colorado they've too much of the . Meanwhile a small atholl in Papua New Guineau is forecast to be by 2015 and edible Swedish houses are . We haven't had a global warming debate for a while but whatever you think about climate change, surely we can't deny that there is actually some sort of change going on . . . . ?
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