Project Prevention...Right or Wrong?

I recently attended a debate on the actions of the charity 'Project Prevention'. If you haven't already heard of them, it is a charity started by a woman called Barbara Harris, and their main aim is to stop drug addicts from having children. They have caused controversy because they are offering £200 to drug addicts to get sterilised.

Is this right?

Should people in such a vulnerable state of mind be encouraged to make such a life changing and permanent decision? Addiction is a temporary state but sterilisation is forever. Everybody deserves a right to life but is there too much of a risk to these babies health?

The Guardian featured a story from a former drug addict who said that ' If somebody told me all those years ago that I wasn't fit to be a parent I would have agreed. But not today. Sterilising people for being addicted assumes that drug users will never be anything but that.'

Sterilising Drug users is NOT stopping the problem, shouldn't the money be used to try and rehabilitate addicts instead of taking away their chance of having children and then leaving them with more money for drugs?

In the debate I heard lots of reasons for and against this charity but it all comes down to a personal, ethical decision.

What is the 'right thing' to do?

Bangers, Bakery and Beach Accessories...Welcome back Apprentice!

Picture provided by www.bbc.co.uk/apprentice 

It's that time of year again when all those extra determined (and often rather annoying) candidates take on tasks to impress Lord Sugar.The Apprentice!

The first episode was really funny! Watching all those men fighting to be heard whilst trying to make sausages from scratch, really was a bit of a joke. Too many egos' in one room result in really rubbish sausages!

The Girls team didn't do much better as they had a shouting match about 'professionalism' in front of their market stool and their customers. Ironic. However their team did end up being the most successful and dodged that boardroom this week.

The boys were sent into the boardroom heads bowed as Lord Sugar laid into them one at a time. Finally it was Sales Director Dan Harris who got the boot for his aggressive management.

The second episode brought along the beach accessories task, in which the candidates had to design and produce a prototype for a new and innovative invention for the beach.

Due to a family issue one of the boys team had to leave the show and head of business management, Stella English had to step in as the project manager.

 It was interesting to see how the dynamics of the boys team changed with a woman in charge. It had an almost calming effect on them. The complete opposite of Dan Harris's Management the week before!

The girls team ended up loosing the task with ZERO sales which Lord Sugar was not impressed with in the slightest. Marketing and PR Director Joy Stephanicki was this weeks fired candidate for not putting enough into the task.

I can't wait for the next episode in which the candidates are asked to 'turn flour into some serious dough!'