Moral Maze
BBC Radio 4 Visit website › Religion & Spirituality · EN · 283 episodes · latest 2026-11-12
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Every year, Britain falls silent on Armistice Day. The bugle plays the "Last Post", and we collectively agree: “Never Again”.At the same time, war has returned to Europe. Governments are increasing defence spending to…
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Ed Sheeran says he tries to keep politics off the stage. But politics gate-crashed his stadium tour anyway -- when the American rapper Macklemore was removed as a support act for delivering a pro-Palestinian speech. Now…
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Live debate examining the moral issues behind one of the week's news stories. #moralmaze
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America’s Vice-President, J. D. Vance, has been talking about the end of the world, saying he “wouldn’t be shocked” if the Anti-Christ was walking amongst us.Most people are living incomparably better lives than…
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A record one in seven people in England were prescribed antidepressants in the last year, according to NHS figures. More than nine million patients now take the drugs, and while they may be essential in many cases, the…
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AI data centres are expanding across the UK and around the world. Tech giants and governments see them as essential infrastructure for future prosperity; the engines of economic growth, scientific innovation, improved…
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Reform's Robert Jenrick has described Britain’s welfare system as “suicidal empathy.” It’s also the title of a recent book by the Canadian marketing Professor Gad Saad, who argues that a misdirected sense of empathy can…
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Michael Buerk chairs a special debate from the Hay Festival examining the morality of networks.The release of the Epstein files has been a reminder that power often flows not just through formal institutions, but…
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In 1776, Thomas Jefferson wrote that all men are created equal, endowed with unalienable rights... life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. During his lifetime Jefferson owned more than 620 slaves. As America marks…
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If Andy Burnham has a four-word philosophy, it is 'the politics of place', a phrase he uses often. Burnham argues that politics must concentrate on meeting local needs, on the devolution of power and on 'levelling up'…
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Publisher details
- Owner
- BBC
- Oldest episode in feed
- 07/2015 · over 11 years
- Typical length
- 47 min
- Format
- Episodic Newest first, episodes stand alone
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