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What happens when the progressive idea of cultural ‘safety’ turns on itself?

What happens when the progressive idea of cultural ‘safety’ turns on itself?

How did speech rules developed and promoted by the left become tools that could be wielded against it?

03.09.2025 10

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Hugh Breakey

Bribe or community benefit? Sweeteners smoothing the way for renewables projects need to be done right

Renewable developers use community benefit schemes to make projects appealing. But this has to be done carefully.

20.06.2025 10

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Hugh Breakey

Can we confront cancel culture by finding common ground between moderate leftists and ‘wokists’?

A. C. Grayling’s new book Discriminations explores the history and ethics of cancelling and exclusion, sounding a warning against ideological...

14.05.2025 8

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Hugh Breakey

What does a human life cost – and is it ethical to price it? Jenny Kleeman asked a hitman, philanthropists and a life insurer

What is your life worth, in dollar terms? The answers may surprise you. The asking price for murder, for example, is disconcertingly low. The...

02.12.2024 3

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Hugh Breakey

The government has withdrawn its misinformation bill. A philosopher explains why regulating speech is an ethical minefield

Misinformation and disinformation are major concerns worldwide. The federal government’s misinformation bill aimed to respond to the threats posed...

25.11.2024 20

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Hugh Breakey