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The First Post guide to the issue of the day

. Launching a 'Relief Invasion' of Burma

'There is no time for careful diplomacy. Disease is being spread by corpses floating around the delta' .

Posted: May 9 2008

. Voting for Boris as Mayor of London

'London needs a larger-than-life figure to represent it, and Johnson's wit and intelligence make him a good candidate' .

Posted: April 17 2008

. Keeping Ken as Mayor of London

'The congestion charge is evidence of Livingstone's ability to champion ideas that would terrify mainstream politicians' .

Posted: April 17 2008

. Overthrowing Mugabe

'In 1999, British forces helped re-stabilise Sierra Leone, with a small (800-man) and low-cost military solution' .

Posted: April 9 2008

. Rule of law on the sports field

'The violent tackle on Arsenal player Eduardo would be construed as an assault if committed in the street' .

Posted: February 25 2008

. Pressuring China via the Olympics

'The Games offer an unprecedented opportunity to embarrass the regime and persuade it to reform in order to save face' .

Posted: February 15 2008

. UK Muslims' right to 'the call to prayer'

'Britain is a society historically based on Christian principles' .

Posted: February 8 2008

. Banning prostitution

'We live in a market economy. Sex is a commodity to be sold like any other' .

Posted: December 21 2007

Fixed-term Parliaments

'Our present flexible system has worked well for centuries'

Posted: October 3 2007

Private security firms

'Security firms play a vital role in safeguarding property and escorting diplomats'

Posted: October 2 2007

Abolishing inheritance tax

'An inefficient way to tax productive people twice'

Posted: October 1 2007

A compulsory DNA database

'If you've done nothing wrong, you have nothing to fear'

Posted: September 5 2007

The Special Relationship

'It has led the rest of the world to see Britain as America's poodle'

Posted: July 30 2007

Automatic organ donation

'It implies that our bodies belong to the State as soon as we are dead'

Posted: July 18 2007

Early release of prisoners

'It makes a mockery of a judge's intentions to release prisoners early'

Posted: June 19 2007

The EU Charter of Fundamental Rights

'It would weaken us economically and reduce our growth rate to that of France'

Posted: June 18 2007

A National Britain Day

'We already have a symbol of national unity - the Crown - and we don't need another'

Posted: June 6 2007

New police powers to stop and question

'The police already have adequate powers to question any terrorist suspects'

Posted: May 28 2007

Re-introducing grammar schools

'Grammar schools represent a 1950s solution to a 21st century problem'

Posted: May 21 2007

Prince Harry serving in Iraq

'His desire to serve in Iraq is admirable, but it is also selfish'

Posted: April 27 2007

Increased censorship of violent films

'Disturbed people can be led to commit hideous crimes.'

Posted: April 20 2007

. The continuing expansion of Tesco

'Tesco stifles competition, which is bad for shoppers in the long run' .

Posted: April 4 2007

. An apology for Britain's role in slavery

'Should we demand an apology from Denmark for the havoc wrought by the Vikings? The suggestion is absurd' .

Posted: March 26 2007

. Private equity takeovers

'Short-termism has been the curse of British industry for 50 years. PE perpetuates this' .

Posted: February 26 2007

. Nuclear power stations

'If we are serious about tackling climate change we need nuclear power stations' .

Posted: February 16 2007

. Flexible working hours

'Flexible working lowers peak-time transport demand and reduces overcrowding' .

Posted: February 12 2007

. A wholly elected Upper House

'In a democracy, all legislators should be elected by the people' .

Posted: February 8 2007

. Hugo Chavez's special powers

'The law grants Chavez the radical powers necessary to confront business' .

Posted: February 5 2007

. Longer terrorist detention

'Terrorism is the ultimate threat to a civilised society' .

Posted: February 2 2007

UK casinos

'There is nothing 'wrong' with gambling. A flutter is a legitimate way of relaxing'

Posted: January 11 2007

Gay adoption

'Gay couples offer adopted children two full-time parents'

Posted: January 24 2007

Reality TV shows

'Reality TV is harmless fun. Only pompous people and snobs condemn it.'

Posted: January 18 2007

A government super-database

'We do not exist for the convenience of the state.'

Posted: January 15 2007

The creation of hybrid embryos

'Meddling with nature in this way will have unforeseeable consequences'

Posted: January 6 2007

Licensing of dogs

'Requiring owners to license dogs would instil responsibility which is now lacking'

Posted: January 3 2007

. State funding for political parties

'Public money is the best way to make politics honest and transparent' .

Posted: December 21 2006

. The licensing of prostitutes

'The Ipswich murders show how dangerous a prostitute's life can be' .

Posted: December 13 2006

The partitioning of Iraq

'There is no longer an Iraqi nation (if there ever was one)'

Posted: December 11 2006

Britain's nuclear deterrent

'Possession of nuclear weapons is an outmoded virility symbol'

Posted: December 4 2006

Scottish independence

'Britishness is dying. Scotland has its own parliament, its own laws and legal system'

Posted: December 1 2006

Faith schools in Britain

'British society is now essentially secular, and the state should not promote any religion'

Posted: October 25 2006

The UK prison system

'Prisons have been called colleges of crime; prisoners come out better equipped'

Posted: October 10 2006

EU immigration into Britain

'According to accountants, immigrants are net contributors to the Treasury'

Posted: August 23 2006

Castro's communist regime in Cuba

'Grinding poverty where half the population survive on less than $1 a day'

Posted: August 7 2006