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Why should we defend the veil?
Even if hijab-wearing is a genuine choice, does that make it obligatory for us to respect it? Any more than hijab-wearers respect women who wear shamefully little? What we would not ban, we do not have to condone.
Cathrine Bennet,
Guardian, 22 January 2004
Beyond Therapy: Biotechnology and the pursuit of happiness
Human beings desire not only "better children," we desire also to be better ourselves. Aspiration, born of the attractiveness of some human good and the energizing awareness that we do not yet possess it, is at the heart of much that we do and much that is admirable about us.
The President's Council on Bioethics, October 2003
About time for change
The smartest and most forward-looking organisations will see that by putting work-life balance at the heart of their cultures and their strategic plans they will not only be satisfying employees and creating more equitable workplaces, but increasing their productivity and responding competitively to significant changes, such as our growing 24/7 lifestyle.
Alexandra Jones, The Work Foundation, 1 June 2003
It's only a game, they say ... .
"IT's only a game," said Sourav Ganguly before the big game against Pakistan. "It's only a game," said Rahul Dravid. "It's only a game," said Waqar Younis and Wasim Akram from the other side of the fence. When so many people feel the need to say it's only a game, it means only one thing: it's not only a game.
Anil Dharker,
The Hindu, 16 March 2003
Reith Lectures
We say we no longer trust our public services, institutions or the people who run them. Politicians, accountants, doctors, scientists, businessmen, auditors and many others are treated with suspicion. Their word is doubted, their motives are questioned.
BBC Radio 4, 2002
The marriage report: why do we do it?
It was thought to be an institution in terminal decline. But marriage refuses to go away - in fact it's getting more and more fashionable.
Blake Morrison,
Guardian, 14 October 2002
A Question of Trust
We say we no longer trust our public services, institutions or the people who run them. Politicians, accountants, doctors, scientists, businessmen, auditors and many others are treated with suspicion. Their word is doubted, their motives are questioned.
Onora O'Neill,
BBC Radio 4, 2002
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It seems that every day there is a warning about your children: everything from cots, babysitters, schools, supermarkets and public parks pose a danger. We are told that children's health, safety and welfare and constantly at risk.