Morality

Power, Morality and Role

Kevan Hall | Posted 24.04.2013 | UK Lifestyle
Kevan Hall

We are all defined by a range of relationships, boss and subordinate, parent and child, friend, sibling, etc. Correct action in each of these relationships may be slightly different - but they all have their own distinct morality and pattern of action and reaction.

Drugs in Sport, Part II: Why Do We Care?

Marek Doyle | Posted 09.04.2013 | UK Sport
Marek Doyle

I play devil's advocate here only to drive home the point: we need biological manipulation to make sport a spectacle. In fact, I will rephrase that: sport IS biological manipulation. The more pertinent question is to what extent is biological manipulation fair? And can we justify accepting certain forms but not others?

The Inmate of Rome

Will Bordell | Posted 30.04.2013 | UK Universities & Education
Will Bordell

It's a relief to be able to call him Joseph.  And it will be a relief once he's treated just like any other Joseph.  It's been said before and it will be said again: there's a Ratzinger-sized space in Rome's nearest prison cell just waiting to be filled.  The former Bishop of Rome should soon become the Inmate of Rome.

Decency as Systemic Consideration

Ivy Turow | Posted 13.04.2013 | UK Politics
Ivy Turow

I believe that rules are made to be followed by the majority so that a tiny minority may break them with impunity.

Experts Argue Morning After Pill 'Opt Out' Be Banned

PA | Posted 31.01.2013 | UK Lifestyle

Current "conscience clauses" which allow pharmacists to opt-out of giving women the morning after pill are not satisfactory, experts said. These cl...

'Blue Bloods' - Off-The-Peg Morality and The American Dreat

Rob Atkinson | Posted 25.03.2013 | UK Entertainment
Rob Atkinson

Blue Bloods is a CBS-produced TV drama - now in its third season - airing on Sky Atlantic in the UK, which typifies the successful formula used to create a top-rating series stateside.

Why Leveson Doesn't 'Get' Journalism and Cannot See the Wood for Dead Trees

James Alan Anslow | Posted 02.02.2013 | UK Politics
James Alan Anslow

There will always be times that journalism tests and even breaks the law: whether to expose corrupt MPs by buying stolen data or to unveil royal hypocrisy by procuring a transcript of an adulterous phone conversation.

Can Jokes About Rape Ever Be Funny?

Tony Cowards | Posted 09.01.2013 | UK Comedy
Tony Cowards

A lot of comedy is about confronting taboos, death, sex, religion, etc, etc, Monty Python wrote a song and a sketch based on a crucifixion, not generally a subject seen as ripe for comedy but now considered a comedy classic.

Is the Internet Heralding a New Puritan Age

M.R. Hall | Posted 06.01.2013 | UK Tech
M.R. Hall

How much will our everyday behaviour and speech be forced to change? There's no telling of course, but we're definitely on the upswing of the pendulum.

Why Lance Armstrong is Still a Hero: 'Great Men Are Almost Always Bad Men'

Professor Ian Robertson | Posted 15.12.2012 | UK Sport
Professor Ian Robertson

Read any biography of a great man or woman and you will almost always find evidence of the ruthlessness, cruelties and immoralities that arose from their single-minded pursuit of greatness.

Your Phone, Your Keys.. And Your Morals

The Huffington Post UK | Jessica Elgot | Posted 12.11.2012 | UK

Ruthless businessmen and women are living divided lives, leaving the high moral values they hold at home with their families behind when they go to wo...

Why Religion Works For Us

The Huffington Post UK | Jessica Elgot | Posted 12.11.2012 | UK

A survey published this week found more young people turning away from religion, believing that the definition of being "moral" meant looking after yo...

Young People Believe Morality Means Family Love, Not Religion

PA/Huffington Post UK | Posted 12.11.2012 | UK

Young people believe that being moral is looking after your family rather than taking part in religion, a survey has shown. However more than half ...

How Corporate Tax Dodging Robs The Poor

Reverend Suzanne Matale | Posted 28.10.2012 | UK Politics
Reverend Suzanne Matale

In a developing country like mine, Zambia, the need for this money is even more vital. Life expectancy is 48, adult illiteracy is at 35% and the infant mortality rate is nearly 20%. On top of that we are also suffering the effects of climate change, water-borne diseases and malnourishment.

Do You Have to Lie to Get Ahead?

Margaret Heffernan | Posted 11.09.2012 | UK
Margaret Heffernan

The moral chaos of the financial services industry is throwing up some interesting cultural findings. Among these is a recent report by corporate governance experts, Labaton Sucharow, showing that a quarter of the financial services executives they polled believed that unethical or illegal conduct might be required for professional success.

Why Business is Like Piracy and Needs More Irrational Thought

Jim Prior | Posted 04.09.2012 | UK
Jim Prior

In the study of economic decision-making the Ultimatum Game is an illustration of the unpredictability of human behaviour, value judgement, and the role and importance, therein, of morality.

Young People are Mostly Crime Averse

Kyle Treiber | Posted 31.08.2012 | UK Universities & Education
Kyle Treiber

Crime is not a given amongst young people. Most young people will move through adolescence and into adulthood with at the most a few minor infractions under their belts. Crime involvement peaks in mid adolescence, and then decreases and ceases for the vast majority of those involved.

Shame Is a Game Worth Playing

Max Wind-Cowie | Posted 26.08.2012 | UK Politics
Max Wind-Cowie

Jimmy Carr is a man who has done nothing illegal. He used a loophole - a complicated and sophisticated but wholly legal loophole - to avoid paying tax on a huge proportion of the wealth he earns from trotting out snazzy one-liners. Should we, as so many on the left urge us to, immediately leap to legislate away aforementioned loophole? No.

Throw Eggs at Hypocritical Politicians Who Attack Law-Abiding Jimmy Carr

John Fleming | Posted 22.08.2012 | UK Comedy
John Fleming

What's all this bullshit over comedian Jimmy Carr paying 1% tax on his millions by exploiting a perfectly legal tax loophole?

The New Morality of Brands

Jim Prior | Posted 24.06.2012 | UK
Jim Prior

Last week, a report by The Academy of Royal Medical Colleges (the body that represents all of the UK's doctors) cited "irresponsible marketing" by major food and drinks brands as a key contributor to the obesity epidemic.

Why Women Are More ‘Moral’ Than Men

The Huffington Post UK | Kyrsty Hazell | Posted 16.04.2012 | UK Lifestyle

Recent research by a leading philosopher has revealed that women are more moral than men – and it's ladies over 30 who are the most honest. The s...

Uptight Crackheads for Decency - Join Today! (for HuffPo Canada)

Dr. Peter Ferentzy | Posted 24.01.2012 | UK
Dr. Peter Ferentzy

As an author, activist and crackhead struggling for the emancipation of the drug addicted, I must remain cognizant of how not all addicts are the same. We have different personalities, with as many variations as can be found in the general population.

The Role of God, Religion and Morality in Contemporary Society

Tony Sobrado | Posted 26.02.2012 | UK Politics
Tony Sobrado

The amalgamation of three current events makes this question perhaps more salient than ever. Primarily it's the Christmas period. This is a time of mo...

Saddam Hussein and Sam Main - The Rights and Wrongs of Intervention

Samuel Walker | Posted 14.02.2012 | UK
Samuel Walker

On 15 November, America officially left Iraq - mission accomplished, the war is over. While pondering the rights and wrongs of the intervention in Iraq, I heard about Sam Main a young Scottish student who was thrown of the Edinburgh to Perth train by the 'Big Man' for not having a ticket.

Pick & Mix Morality? No Thanks Mr Cameron

Mark Donne | Posted 16.02.2012 | UK Politics
Mark Donne

So there we are. The jingoism of the bulldog in Brussels last week gives way to religious supremacy and moral hectoring in Oxford this. Our prime minister - even by his own high standards - is on a roll of outlandish arrogance and spectacular hypocrisy.