http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/views/liverpool-debate/ Topical debate about local news and issues from the Liverpool Daily Post en-gb http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/views/liverpool-debate/2008/03/25/the-debate-should-smoking-in-movies-be-18-rated-64375-20670946/ Tue, 25 Mar 2008 11:56:00 GMT http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/views/liverpool-debate/2008/03/25/the-debate-should-smoking-in-movies-be-18-rated-64375-20670946/ 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. http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/views/liverpool-debate/2008/03/18/the-debate-is-it-still-worth-getting-a-university-degree-64375-20640349/ Tue, 18 Mar 2008 11:17:00 GMT http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/views/liverpool-debate/2008/03/18/the-debate-is-it-still-worth-getting-a-university-degree-64375-20640349/ 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. http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/views/liverpool-debate/2008/03/11/the-debate-will-merseyside-benefit-from-the-olympics-64375-20608605/ Tue, 11 Mar 2008 17:25:00 GMT http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/views/liverpool-debate/2008/03/11/the-debate-will-merseyside-benefit-from-the-olympics-64375-20608605/ 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. http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/views/liverpool-debate/2008/02/26/the-debate-are-our-city-s-councillors-letting-liverpool-down-64375-20525367/ Tue, 26 Feb 2008 11:22:00 GMT http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/views/liverpool-debate/2008/02/26/the-debate-are-our-city-s-councillors-letting-liverpool-down-64375-20525367/ 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 http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/views/liverpool-debate/2008/02/19/the-debate-should-we-save-the-superlambanana-64375-20494708/ Tue, 19 Feb 2008 12:00:00 GMT http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/views/liverpool-debate/2008/02/19/the-debate-should-we-save-the-superlambanana-64375-20494708/ THE threat of Liverpool’s iconic Superlambanana sculpture leaving the city before the end of Capital of Culture year has sparked controversy across Merseyside. http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/views/liverpool-debate/2008/02/12/the-debate-should-premier-league-play-games-abroad-64375-20465494/ Tue, 12 Feb 2008 12:00:00 GMT http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/views/liverpool-debate/2008/02/12/the-debate-should-premier-league-play-games-abroad-64375-20465494/ 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. http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/views/liverpool-debate/2008/02/05/the-debate-is-a-10p-rise-in-tunnel-charges-justified-64375-20437441/ Tue, 05 Feb 2008 11:47:00 GMT http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/views/liverpool-debate/2008/02/05/the-debate-is-a-10p-rise-in-tunnel-charges-justified-64375-20437441/ COMMUTERS are furious at rise in tunnel tolls. Alan Weston reports http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/views/liverpool-debate/2008/01/29/the-debate-should-pupils-be-able-to-leave-school-at-14-64375-20407952/ Tue, 29 Jan 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/views/liverpool-debate/2008/01/29/the-debate-should-pupils-be-able-to-leave-school-at-14-64375-20407952/ ALLOWING pupils to end studies early is a new radical idea. David Higgerson reports http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/views/liverpool-debate/2008/01/22/the-debate-is-bail-permitted-too-easily-in-our-courts-64375-20380939/ Tue, 22 Jan 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/views/liverpool-debate/2008/01/22/the-debate-is-bail-permitted-too-easily-in-our-courts-64375-20380939/ A JUDGE has attacked laws giving young defendants freedom. Vicky Anderson reports http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/views/liverpool-debate/2008/01/15/the-debate-should-human-organs-be-donated-automatically-64375-20358251/ Tue, 15 Jan 2008 16:00:00 GMT http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/views/liverpool-debate/2008/01/15/the-debate-should-human-organs-be-donated-automatically-64375-20358251/ 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. http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/views/liverpool-debate/2008/01/08/the-debate-should-rail-network-be-re-nationalised-64375-20324559/ Tue, 08 Jan 2008 11:00:00 GMT http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/views/liverpool-debate/2008/01/08/the-debate-should-rail-network-be-re-nationalised-64375-20324559/ BEN Schofield reports on calls for a return to British Rail days http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/views/liverpool-debate/2007/12/11/the-debate-is-the-city-s-flats-market-at-saturation-point-64375-20231871/ Tue, 11 Dec 2007 00:00:00 GMT http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/views/liverpool-debate/2007/12/11/the-debate-is-the-city-s-flats-market-at-saturation-point-64375-20231871/ 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. http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/views/liverpool-debate/2007/12/04/the-debate-should-mersey-pensions-be-invested-in-arms-64375-20203044/ Tue, 04 Dec 2007 00:00:00 GMT http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/views/liverpool-debate/2007/12/04/the-debate-should-mersey-pensions-be-invested-in-arms-64375-20203044/ Should pension funds only focus on money? Liam Murphy reports http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/views/liverpool-debate/2007/11/27/the-debate-is-the-property-market-really-ready-for-hips-64375-20167275/ Tue, 27 Nov 2007 00:00:00 GMT http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/views/liverpool-debate/2007/11/27/the-debate-is-the-property-market-really-ready-for-hips-64375-20167275/ THE Government’s controversial Home Information Packs – HIPs – have faced a barrage of criticism from many professionals involved in the property market. http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/views/liverpool-debate/2007/11/20/the-debate-is-the-mathew-street-report-a-whitewash-64375-20134228/ Tue, 20 Nov 2007 00:00:00 GMT http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/views/liverpool-debate/2007/11/20/the-debate-is-the-mathew-street-report-a-whitewash-64375-20134228/ 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. http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/views/liverpool-debate/2007/11/13/the-debate-is-the-pathfinder-project-delivering-regeneration-64375-20098752/ Tue, 13 Nov 2007 00:00:00 GMT http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/views/liverpool-debate/2007/11/13/the-debate-is-the-pathfinder-project-delivering-regeneration-64375-20098752/ 2,000 homes on Merseyside have been bulldozed. David Bartlett looks at the rights and wrongs http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/views/liverpool-debate/2007/11/06/do-closure-threats-raise-standards-in-schools-64375-20098179/ Tue, 06 Nov 2007 15:46:00 GMT http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/views/liverpool-debate/2007/11/06/do-closure-threats-raise-standards-in-schools-64375-20098179/ 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. http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/views/liverpool-debate/2007/10/30/should-m-way-traffic-use-hard-shoulders-64375-20029486/ Tue, 30 Oct 2007 00:00:00 GMT http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/views/liverpool-debate/2007/10/30/should-m-way-traffic-use-hard-shoulders-64375-20029486/ 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. http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/views/liverpool-debate/2007/10/23/should-business-help-pay-for-merseytram-64375-19995881/ Mon, 22 Oct 2007 23:00:00 GMT http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/views/liverpool-debate/2007/10/23/should-business-help-pay-for-merseytram-64375-19995881/ IF Liverpool wants trams, how should they be paid for? City Editor Larry Neild investigates http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/views/liverpool-debate/2007/10/16/should-government-give-more-08-cash-64375-19956576/ Mon, 15 Oct 2007 23:00:00 GMT http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/views/liverpool-debate/2007/10/16/should-government-give-more-08-cash-64375-19956576/ Caroline Innes looks at the funding problems facing Liverpool less than three months away from its showpiece year