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Karen McTigue

If people want to eat cake, let them

Monday April 26, 2010

Our ability to decide what and how much we want to eat is slowly being eroded, says Karen McTigue, and we are barely aware of it. What’s to be done?

Mother’s ruin: what happens in the womb, stays in the womb

Tuesday April 20, 2010

Pregnant women who smoke or are obese are being blamed for their future son’s low sperm count. Government, argues Karen McTigue, should leave us alone and let us worry about our own bodies

The National Curriculum: reading, writing and … biometrics

Thursday April 8, 2010

Schools are not under a legal duty to consult parents before collecting biometric data, writes Karen McTigue, which means your child could be fingerprinted or iris-scanned without your knowledge

Cigarettes and censorship

Tuesday March 30, 2010

A report by the American Journal of Preventative Medicine claims that young adult smokers will light up immediately after watching smoking in movies. Yes, really. Karen McTigue reports.

Too middle-class for art?

Friday March 26, 2010

Data revolution: from birth to death, says Karen McTigue, we are forced to define ourselves. Too easily categorised by officials, we have a responsibility to question why we are required to provide information and, if necessary, refuse.

Is banning the burqa compatible with freedom and democracy?

Monday February 1, 2010

We may not be comfortable with the choices people make, says Karen McTigue, but we must protect their right to make them

The fat of the land

Wednesday January 20, 2010

Is it possible, asks Karen McTigue, for a single January to pass without the media falling prey to the urge to force us into abstinence of some kind or another?