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The Debate: Should smoking in movies be 18-rated?

CAMPAIGNERS in Liverpool last week called for an 18 rating to be given to all films featuring smoking. SmokeFree Liverpool say the move is needed to protect young people, and the body is now considering using licensing laws to bring in stricter ratings for local screenings. Read

The Debate: Is it still worth getting a university degree?

FIGURES revealed by the Daily Post last week show that, on some courses at universities in the region, more than four-fifths of students do not go into jobs after graduation which require a degree. Read

Liverpool's Olympic size swimming pool at Picton lifestyles gym in Wavertree

The Debate: Will Merseyside benefit from the Olympics?

FOLLOWING last week’s announcement that Olympic training camps will be held in Merseyside, Liza Williams looks at whether the 2012 Games will help the region. Read

The statue of Minerva, the goddess of wisdom, watches over Liverpool from the top of the Town Hall dome. Picture Howard Davies

The Debate: Are our city's councillors letting Liverpool down?

LIVERPOOL City Council has been in the news for all the wrong reasons recently, as Can our public servants be as bad as has been made out? Ben Schofield reports Read

The Superlambanana with sculptor Taro Chiezo

The Debate: Should we save the Superlambanana?

THE threat of Liverpool’s iconic Superlambanana sculpture leaving the city before the end of Capital of Culture year has sparked controversy across Merseyside. Read

The Debate: Should Premier League play games abroad?

REPORTS the English Premier League is considering the idea of staging some matches around the rest of the world has provoked a heated reaction - with even the Prime Minister wading into the debate. Read

The Debate: Is a 10p rise in tunnel charges justified?

COMMUTERS are furious at rise in tunnel tolls. Alan Weston reports Read

The Debate: Should pupils be able to leave school at 14?

ALLOWING pupils to end studies early is a new radical idea. David Higgerson reports Read

The Debate: Is bail permitted too easily in our courts?

A JUDGE has attacked laws giving young defendants freedom. Vicky Anderson reports Read

The Debate: Should human organs be donated automatically?

PRIME Minister Gordon Brown has given his backing to hospitals wanting to adopt a system of presumed consent for the removal of organs from dead patients. Read

The Debate: Should rail network be re-nationalised?

BEN Schofield reports on calls for a return to British Rail days Read

Cranes look down over the new Grosvenor Henderson Paradise Project with Liverpool's Anglican Cathedral in the background

The Debate: Is the city’s flats market at saturation point?

JUST a few days ago, a city centre apartment in Liverpool sold for a “knock-down” price fetching half of what it cost three years ago. Read

The Debate: Should Mersey pensions be invested in arms?

Homes for sale in an Estate Agent's window

The Debate: Is the property market really ready for HIPs?

THE Government’s controversial Home Information Packs – HIPs – have faced a barrage of criticism from many professionals involved in the property market. Read

The Debate: Is the Mathew Street report a whitewash?

THE 11th-hour cancellation of the outdoor element of the Mathew Street festival was generally reckoned to be one of the biggest PR disasters in Liverpool’s history. Read

The house in Madryn Street, Liverpool, where Ringo Starr grew up

The Debate: Is the Pathfinder project delivering regeneration?

2,000 homes on Merseyside have been bulldozed. David Bartlett looks at the rights and wrongs Read

Prime Minister Gordon Brown - Picture: PA Wire

Do closure threats raise standards in schools?

GORDON BROWN last week unveiled radical proposals that would see a staggering 47 schools in Merseyside and Cheshire close, if most recent GCSE results were not to improve in the next five years. Read

Should M-way traffic use hard shoulders?

IN THE latest attempt to lessen motorway congestion last week, the Government announced a proposal to open the hard shoulder to cars at peak times. Read

Artist's impression of a revamped Lime Street with trams

Should business help pay for Merseytram?

IF Liverpool wants trams, how should they be paid for? City Editor Larry Neild investigates Read

Should government give more ’08 cash?

Caroline Innes looks at the funding problems facing Liverpool less than three months away from its showpiece year Read

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