The right to decide?
Samantha Shillabeer discusses Salford Council’s controversial introduction of ‘right to die’ cards
Making a conscious and pre-determined choice to end one’s life is simply the most important decision an individual could ever undertake. The consequence of such a judgment is quite literally a matter of life or death.
While some people are firm believers in an individual having complete control over his or her destiny, others see life as something that just shouldn’t be messed with. It’s the same old debate of pro-choice versus pro-life. But now things have grown even more controversial.
Are ‘friends’ paralytic?
University friends: genuine confidantes or glorified drinking buddies? Two gair rhydd writers share their opinions
University friends: genuine confidantes or glorified drinking buddies? Two gair rhydd writers share their opinions
Harriet Jameson
An emotional issue
Lucy Thackray defends emos from the moral majority
Emos. We’ve all seen these dreary little teens wandering the streets, dodging sunlight and listening to woeful, self-pitying rock on their iPods. The term, derived from a 1980s punk scene known as Emotional Hardcore, refers to a young, trendy sub-set of the Goth trend, clad in black skinny jeans and Converse, and often sporting dyed hair, eyeliner and pale skin.
Until recently, being an emo was considered to be just another branch of teen conformity, but following a new trend in suicides and self harm, many have begun to take this ‘culture’ more seriously. The Daily Mail last year warned parents of the emo ‘cult’ which is based on a ‘celebration of self harm’. In fact, the majority of emo kids are simply a more visually extreme form of the classic teenager – their ‘cult’ is based on loud, angry music, dark clothing, feeling misunderstood and wanting to be left alone.
Cardiff, Disability and me
column Ted Shiress talks about people’s reactions and busty blondes
We all know that all good things come to an end, and that also applies for this column; just like a good thing, it has come to an end. Considering recent issues have discussed topics that had little concern to others, I do accept that it has become more of an internet-style blog. To quote a somewhat close and biased source it is now just ‘very good scrapage’, which I quite appreciate as a description.
However, just like last night’s drunken kebab, all things good or bad need to go out with a bang; so this week I thought I’d discuss the weird reactions I occasionally get from people I pass when out. There were two particular instances that caught my attention last week. The first was somewhat typical; it was from a toddler in Tesco, and he was somewhat mesmerised and slightly shocked by me. Now, call me a sadist, but I love these situations as it seems whatever I do gets an awesome reaction of retreating to mummy for a cuddle looking like they have just seen a ghost. However, I insist I am not always that much of a sadist, and there are times when I do genuinely try to be friendly… honest guv!
Royal assent
Tim Hewish comes out in favour of Liz and co.
Modern monarchy. An oxymoron, perhaps? Not if you are Queen Elizabeth II, who has in recent times uttered this phrase in relation to how she wishes to forge our unique British monarchy for decades to come.
I commence this discussion over the backdrop of a new Nepalese republic being born out of South-East Asia last week, having dethroned their monarch, King Gyanendra, whose family had reigned for 240 years.
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