Gay Marriage is “milked for all it is worth” by Irish politicians

Journalists ask whether the Gay Marriage Bill in Ireland is all about Nation Branding

 

http://www.irishtimes.com/news/politics/miriam-lord-pink-ladies-squeeze-last-mileage-out-of-the-gays-1.2424747

 

Bruce Arnold argues against the Gay Marriage Bill in Ireland:

http://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/head-to-head-why-we-should-vote-against-the-same-sex-marriage-referendum-1.2100166

Bruce Arnold claims uncertainty in the wording of the Gay Marriage referendum threatens the Irish Constitution:

http://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/uncertainty-in-wording-of-marriage-equality-bill-seriously-threatens-constitution-1.2109937

 

News Stories

Hong Kong working poor and sub-contracting:

http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/economy/article/1866008/hong-kong-working-poor-hurt-most-spiralling-government

Migration from Ireland:

http://www.irishtimes.com/life-and-style/generation-emigration/one-in-six-irish-born-people-now-live-abroad-1.2354097

1.3 million out of 7.2 million living in poverty in Hong Kong:

http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/economy/article/1866074/more-elderly-people-hong-kong-living-below-poverty-line

Hong Kong Financial Secretary John Tsang says wages of the poor should not rise so quickly:

http://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/1872551/hong-kongs-poor-havent-chance-financial-secretary-john-tsang

New study of Ethnic minorities in Hong Kong reveals that over 50% of Nepalis are living in poverty and that 57% of ethnic minority children with special needs drop out of school;

http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education-community/article/1860710/57-cent-hong-kongs-ethnic-minority-children

Hong Kong’s Catholic Bishop speaks out against Gay Marriage:

http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/1876400/catholic-bishop-hong-kong-hits-out-gay-marriage-and-tells

The Gay Pride March in Hong Kong:

http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education-community/article/1876533/hong-kongs-gay-rights-lagging-lgbt-protesters

Academics demand a universal pension in Hong Kong:

http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/1876654/universal-pension-scheme-all-hong-kong-can-work-insist

Catholic Bishop in Hong Kong compares homosexuality to drug addiction:

http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education-community/article/1876731/homosexuality-just-drug-abuse-hong-kong-

Inequality in Rural China linked to Rise in Crime:

http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-crime/article/1876931/big-trouble-rural-china-data-reveals-greater-wealth-gap

Gay Marriage is “milked for all it is worth” by Irish politicians:

http://www.irishtimes.com/news/politics/miriam-lord-pink-ladies-squeeze-last-mileage-out-of-the-gays-1.2424747

Article on the Catholic response to Gay Marriage in Hong Kong:

Love itself, not who you love, is the basis of family

The story of domestic helpers in Hong Kong:

Domestic workers Nina and Rosie: what their story says about Hong Kong

Bruce Arnold argues against the Gay Marriage Bill in Ireland:

http://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/head-to-head-why-we-should-vote-against-the-same-sex-marriage-referendum-1.2100166

Bruce Arnold claims uncertainty in the wording of the Gay Marriage referendum threatens the Irish Constitution:

http://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/uncertainty-in-wording-of-marriage-equality-bill-seriously-threatens-constitution-1.2109937