Ethics
Total 4 Posts
Your mobile phone runs on Cobalt from DR Congo
2 min read
It is highly probable that the battery of your mobile phone is sourced from cobalt from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where an estimated 40,000 children are employed in cobalt mines.
Liz Truss may not appoint an ethics adviser – Does that really matter?
4 min read
Having an ethics adviser is a matter of convention, not a legal requirement.
What ethical standards should we hold politicians to?
5 min read
Is a “good” politician one who is good at making dirty deals and engages in sleazy behaviour only in their personal life, or is unethical behaviour in personal life likely to translate into bad ethical character in public life?
Should I still go on holiday if I have COVID?
5 min read
Given most countries have stopped requiring negative COVID tests to enter, can you just go? An ethicist weighs in.