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?