Banning wildlife trade can increase trade of other threatened species: Governments often use bans to protect wildlife that’s most threatened by trade. However, in our recent study we ask the question: could banning wildlife trade in one threatened species increase the trade in other threatened species? The expansion of online markets has made it easier …
The British Miracle Meat: how banning repugnant choices obscures the real issue of poverty: A provocative Channel 4 satirical programme, The British Miracle Meat, has led to hundreds of complaints to media regulator Ofcom. The mockumentary depicts ordinary Britons facing the cost of living crisis selling thin slices of their tissue to an innovative factory …
Serbia banning EuroPride 2022 shows hard-won progress for LGBTQ+ rights is under threat: Four days before the streets of Belgrade were to host EuroPride 2022, LGBTQ+ activists were handed a letter from Serbia’s interior ministry informing them that the proposed route for the Pride march had been rejected and telling them to submit a revised …
Why Nigerian kidnap law banning families from paying ransoms may do more harm than good: Nigerian terrorists Boko Haram attracted worldwide condemnation when it kidnapped hundreds of school girls. Jewjewbeed/Shutterstock Kidnapping for ransom has become one of the most significant challenges facing Nigeria today, and the government is attempting to address this by punishing families …
For schools, accepting student mobile phone use may be a better approach than banning them: Rido/Shutterstock Most children in the UK own their own phone by the age of 11. In China children get their first phone at an even younger age, with 88% of first to third-grade pupils (aged six to nine) reported to …
Banning wild meat is not the solution to reducing future disease outbreaks: Happy Auer/Shutterstock There have been widespread calls for a global ban on the sale and consumption of wild meat. Following the spread of COVID in early 2020 (which is thought to have originated in bats), over 200 conservation organisations signed an open letter …
Banning Russia from world events will help to alienate Putin: A world fair is currently being held in Dubai, with delegations from 192 countries celebrating and promoting their nation’s place in the global community. Among the attractions at Expo 2020 is Russia’s intricately designed pavilion, where visitors are invited to consider two pertinent questions: How …
Ukraine war: RT coverage is biased and misleading but banning the network may not be a good idea: YouTube has blocked access across Europe to Russia’s state-funded international broadcasters, RT (formerly Russia Today) and Sputnik – including to the UK. The decision follows the announcement on February 27 of expanded sanctions against Russia by the …
Banning the promotion of soft drinks could be more effective than a sugar tax: Evan Lorne/Shutterstock Obesity is one of the most serious health problems facing the UK, where around 65% of adults are either obese or overweight. This has implications. In 2006/2007, obesity cost the NHS £5.1 billion. That means we are likely to …
South Africa in the news: New Covid variant: Kejriwal questions delay in banning international flights: The B.1.1.529 Covid variant or Omicron, first detected in South Africa last week, was designated by the World Health Organisation as a ‘variant of concern’, the health body’s top category for worrying …: “South Africa” – BingNews Omicron patients show …
South Africa in the news: Omicron: Japan joins Israel in banning foreign visitors as global travel convulses over new variant: Potentially more contagious than prior variants, the new variant first identified in South Africa has been found in a host of countries including the UK, Australia, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, …: “South Africa” – BingNews …
Online abuse: banning anonymous social media accounts is not the answer: Glenn Carstens-Peters/Unsplash In the wake of the tragic death of the member of parliament for Southend West, David Amess, fellow MPs have been talking about how to best protect both politicians and the public from abuse and harm. This has included a strong focus …
Banning fossil fuels in sub-Saharan Africa could slow the transition to renewable energy: Electricity is vital for improving the quality of life of many in rural sub-Saharan Africa. USAID_images/Flickr Worldwide, the ugly consequences of a warming planet are rearing their heads. Many countries are increasing efforts to decarbonise their energy systems in a bid to …
Banning African films like Rafiki and Inxeba doesn’t diminish their influence: A still from Rafiki, a film by Wanuri Kahiu, Kenya (2018) Rafiki/Big World Cinema Social media and internet forums function as an important space of contestation for issues relating to queer identities. This is evident in reactions to two fairly recent queer-themed African films, …
Nigeria’s okada motorcycles have a bad image, but banning them solves nothing: Lagos must re-strategise to address the challenges that commercial motorcycles present. PIUS UTOMI EKPEI/AFP via Getty Images Lagos has witnessed a growing number of commercial motorcyclists in recent times, transporting people and goods in and around the state. Many of these operators moved …
We need a green recovery after COVID-19, but banning wildlife trade could do more harm than good: Habitat destruction is the greatest threat to wild species globally. Bruno Kelly , Author provided After several early cases of COVID-19 were linked to a wet market in China, wildlife trade became central to discussions about links between …
Banning safe home-use abortion pills will leave more women in crisis: Kierferpix/Shutterstock The English and Welsh governments are consulting the public about whether they should revoke temporary rules which allow women to terminate early pregnancies in their own homes with the use of two pills. The rules were brought in to reduce the need for …
COVID: why are Swedish towns banning masks?: Officials in Halmstad municipality, Sweden, recently forced a teacher to remove their mask and prohibited the use of masks and all forms of PPE in schools. The municipality said there was no scientific evidence for wearing masks, citing the Swedish public health agency. At the time, agency guidance …