Cancelled in the wind?
Well if the wishes of the Archdeacon of Trinidad and Tobago are carried out Elton John at the Plymouth Jazz Festival. The Venerable Philip Isaac, doesn't want Elton to headline the event for fear his presence may tempt islanders into homosexuality. Are you in Trinidad? How's this story playing there? If you went to an Elton gig would you be tempted into homosexuality!?
Anyway, onto some more news that might make today's show.
Now it's the three little pigs! - Most of this week we've been talking about issues related to freedom of speech. We've asked if artists and commentators are running scared of poking fun at religion for fear of reprisals from extremists? We've asked if universities are stifling debate on the Middle East for similar reasons? But this one has to take 'prize of the week' for over caution. of the Roald Dhal classic, 'Three Little Pigs' has turned the little pigs into little puppies for fear of offending Muslims. Are you Muslim? Would you be offended by this play? Or, has the world gone totally mad? You tell me.
World War II may have ended more than 60 years ago, but a row between Germany and Poland about reparations resulting from that war is very much alive. after the fall of the Reich are demanding back land and property they lost, most of which is in Poland. The Poles though, aren't happy about this. But do the Germans have a point? Should they be given back the property they lost after the war?
And staying with Germany, Laura, our intrepid work experience person who's with me today, proposes this. A German court has given the for Anti-Nazi campaigners to use the swastika as part of their protests. Should the swastika be allowed be used this way? Now this has been passed should anyone be allowed to use it?
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