Millions will lose their money

This video is causing waves. A broker from the UK says what everyone has been thinking, but has been afraid to put into words. Listen. It is frightening. He is frightening.

How do you feel about what he says and how he says it? Does he deserve the criticism that he has received?

Troy Davis

"For those about to take my life, may God have mercy on your souls. May God bless your souls.

"All I can ask... is that you look deeper into this case so that you really can finally see the truth. I ask my family and friends to continue to fight this fight."  

With these words, Troy Davis settled back into his chair and received an injection of a lethal coctail of drugs. He was was pronounced dead at 23:08 in the state of Georgia (04:08 Thursday, our time), 15 minutes after the lethal injection began. 


A black man convicted of having killed a white policeman in the deep south of the USA on the basis of partial evidence and retracted confessions, Davis could have been the main character of a novel written about racism fifty years ago. But his death is real. You can read more about the case here. 


What is your opinion about the death penalty and death row? 

Misunderstood?

Is Mourinho the victim of malicious and biased media-coverage? Or is he simply a bad-loser? First there was the Pujol slap and now there is the Tito poke. Just what is Mourinho up to?

Burqua?

An affront to women's rights? Bad manners? Personal choice?
There are various points of view about wearing the Islamic veil (of which there are various kinds). One argument is that it's a question of religious tolerance. The counter-argument is that the veil limits the freedom of women to express themselves and is a symbol of repression and discrimination. This video summarises these and other points of view. What's yours?

Call me!

How often are our last words to our loved one, "Call me!" as we go our separate ways?

You may want to think twice before uttering the phrase in the future: today's La Vanguardia carried the story of a Dutch woman who called her ex-lover 65,000 times a year (that's 178 times a day).

As we grow up, we are constantly bombarded with phrases like, "Keep it up!" or "Give it your all!" and, "Don't give up!". This woman appears to have taken the advice literally. Are we better off ignoring it or should we follow her example?

I mean, if you loved someone and they left you, just how far would you go to get them back before calling it a day? And if you were on the receiving end, just how much would you put up before calling in the professionals - whether the police or the psychiatrists?

Barrier or protection?

Will a wall (or fence) keep danger out or simply bottle-up people's anger and frustration?

They've been tried throughout history and are currently constructed close to borders in Palestine, the United States and Ceuta-Melilla to name just a few places. In your opinion, have they or do they ever work? Are they justified or unacceptable?

Here is some footage of the wall in Palestine - the first 4 minutes is enough to get the idea of its effect.

And here, if you are interested, in one artist's reaction. Have you heard of Banksy? He's all the rage in the UK and the USA at the moment. It's worth doing an image search for his graffiti.