The debate about assisted dying returned to the UK Parliament this week. The campaign to legalise assisted dying is fuelled by heart-breaking stories of people with terminal illnesses who fear an agonising and undignified death. But to make this possible for a few could have serious consequences for the…
The interactions between time, money and relationships are complex and often go unrecognised. Time is the key resource — and the biggest cost — for many organisations. The language of money is readily applied to time: it is spent, saved, allocated, invested and wasted. It is, however, less readily measured and accounted for….
Just as relationships are fundamental to every aspect of life, so time is of fundamental importance for those relationships, because time is the currency of relationships. This importance stands out in four areas in particular….
The ways in which government organises its services and supports, relates to people, and measures change, focuses on individuals as the core unit. This puts primacy on a particular individual and western view of both people and wellbeing. As a result people are seen as separate to the relational context…
The aim of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights is to treat all people with fairness, respect, equality, and dignity. Few people would openly deny these values. But I want to challenge how well it achieves this aim due to there being some unintended consequences. Let me illustrate…
The latest horrible child massacre – Uvalde, Texas. The latest act of rage, revenge, blame, or what – directed to innocent victims who did nothing to the perpetrator other than just show up for school Tuesday. Just the latest of countless, senseless acts of mass violence. How are we to respond this time?…