Down the tubes...
| 09:53 UK time, Tuesday, 4 September 2007
London is a bit more chaotic than usual this morning, as the first full day of a took hold. It's a chance to see London at it's best- and worst. The rudeness which is one of the hallmarks of Londoners is there to the fore of course - i think a lot of people think the disruption is a personal attack on them , but then people are getting around and discovering transport routes they didn't know existed.
Talking of work....a new report says Koreans work the , but U.S workers are the most productive.......the uncertainty and anxiety in Pakistan will be exacerbated by the latest
It's Fiona here, it took me 2 and a half hours from home to work (opposed to the usual 45 minutes), so sorry this is late....
Three to add.
What about:
Can Iraq learn lessons from Northern Ireland and South Africa?
As representatives from Sunni and Shia groups in Iraq meet for talks in Finland, the idea is to see if the feuding groups in Iraq could learn lessons from the successful peacemaking efforts in South Africa and Northern Ireland. What do our South African listeners who lived through the fall of apartheid and people living in North Ireland through the Troubles and the peace process, have to offer our listeners in Iraq? Can World Have Your Say be the new Finland in
Does your country neglect people suffering from mental illness?
reports that mental illness makes up about 14% of global disease, more than cancer or heart disease. And despite illnesses such as schizophrenia, depression, obsessive compulsive disorder and anxiety cause more than 800, 000 deaths through suicide every year, around 90% of sufferers in developing countries .
Is life better for Soweteans?
And do you want to hear from the , the famous township in South Africa, who say after the fall of apartheid and the government's promises of prosperity, . Hundreds took to the streets chanting "More homes" and "We want water". As police and protestors clashed one man was killed. We'll be doing a live week of WHYS programmes from South Africa - including Soweto - in October.
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