« Previous | Main | Next »

Morning thoughts: The late edition

Richard Bowen | 11:57 UK time, Wednesday, 9 August 2006

Joe_Lieberman.jpg

First up, the prominent US democrat senator, Joe Lieberman, has lost his candidature for his party over his pro Iraq war stance. We want to know how important is the anti war vote in America?

Knife Crime in the UK has shot up 73% according to the front page of the Times newspaper here in England. We asked about the fear of knife crime a couple of months ago when the police announced there was to be a knife amnesty and got a great response. But these figures seem to suggest the amnesty hasn't worked? What's your experience of knife crime where you live? Does it worry you? Do you carry a knife?

Another big story in the UK is the arrest of a newspaper journalist for allegedly listening in to the phone calls of Prince Charles' staff. Are journalists being put under too much pressure to get the big scoop?

The continuing Middle East stale mate will, i'm sure, feature at some point during the show but we haven't had our meeting yet so, as per usual, when we know you'll know.
While you're waiting here's a flavour of some of today's articles on the conflict. If you think we're missing an angle let us know.
BBC
Rueters
Chicago Tribune

Other World Stories
Women in South Africa march
Australian debates asylum
Serbs are shown new war crimes tape
Former Indian foreign minister is suspended over oil-for-food programme

And the leading debates (so far) on the BBC's Have Your Say site are:
The future for Lebanon
How should Australia process asylum seekers?
A new bar has opened in China for frustrated customers
And…
How important is the anti-war vote?

Comments

  • No comments to display yet.
 

BBC © 2014 The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read more.

This page is best viewed in an up-to-date web browser with style sheets (CSS) enabled. While you will be able to view the content of this page in your current browser, you will not be able to get the full visual experience. Please consider upgrading your browser software or enabling style sheets (CSS) if you are able to do so.