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Who’d want to be in government right now? If they ease the restrictions, they will be slammed for recklessness. If they tighten the restrictions, they will be slammed for the
3 June 2020 was the kick-off day for the Ethical Reading sustainability champions network. This had been held over from an earlier physical event date, postponed as Covid-19 lockdown took
I am a director of the North East Initiative on Business Ethics. Hopefully the name is self explanatory but, just in case, we are working to try and position the
I. An introduction to philosophy In order to act as well as possible we each need to deepen our understanding of the foundations of ethics. Philosophy helps us do this.
In response to the outrage we have seen from the murder of George Floyd, it has never been more urgent that more needs to be done to tackle racial inequality.
Following the effects of the coronavirus pandemic, there have been many references to ‘the new normal’. There has also been a lot of speculation on how this will influence how
Workplaces that are conducive to the health of those who work there are also workplaces where there is high engagement and productivity. Health in this sense means both physical and
As economies around the world tentatively ease restrictions to move slowly out of lockdown, businesses are once again adjusting to manage the impact of Covid-19 on their operations. Few organisations,
I’ve enjoyed reading Roger Crisp’s and Brad Hooker’s insightful blogs about the role of utilitarianism in informing our actions in the context of the pandemic. I’ve also enjoyed reading about
I was reading about the predictions of Dr Doom, who is an economist, and he was saying the impact of this lockdown is going to have a serious impact on
Are you a manager, asking yourself how you can cope with the current COVID-19 crisis? Have you suddenly found yourself managing staff working from home or who are having to
Utilitarianism is in the news. It was widely believed that the UK government’s so-called ‘herd immunity’ strategy, which involved sacrificing the important interests of a relative few for the sake of
Something I have been reflecting upon again this week is our interdependence. If this pandemic has taught us anything surely it has taught us exactly how interdependent our world is.
Daniel Burke, CNN Religion Editor, wrote a blog The dangerous morality behind the ‘Open Up’ movement. Burke accuses utilitarianism of being the morality behind many of the arguments to end
For me one of the key ethical questions about this latest pandemic is how much attention and resource it should get in relation to the myriad other life-and-death issues and
Wow! What a crazy year it’s been so far, and we’re only 4 months in. 2020: a New Year, a New Decade and a completely new way of life for
Two questions During difficult times, existing issues can seem to become larger, louder, bigger and suddenly blow up out of all proportion. This is so true of our emotional state
The unprecedented support that governments around the world are providing to business in light of the COVID-19 emergency means the introduction of a social contract between governments and the private
As a lecturer, counsellor and trainer I have devoted my career to supporting people grow and develop and all of these activities have been done face to face….until now. I
This article is written in April 2020 and builds on an earlier blog by the authors for Long Finance Pamphleteers. It discusses the role of foresight in exploring some of
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