Paul Hazelden commented on Paul Hazelden's blog post Assisted Dying
"Adrian,
Many thanks for this response - sorry my reply has been so long coming.
I have had numerous encounters with suicide and attempted suicide over the years, both in my work and private life.  I do agree that judging a person for that decision…"
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But one quick point about the UK National Health Service (NHS): almost everybody agrees that it is in need of radical reform, so let's start to…
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Even more than most pages on this site, this is not intended as the 'last word' on the subject.  But we do need somewhere to record the most important principles we have learned, to help people make better…
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Paul Hazelden commented on Brian Monahan's article Money, The Financial System and Human Welfare
"Here is a short (7 minutes) and clear video: Governments don’t borrow from financial markets, by Richard J Murphy."
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Paul Hazelden commented on Mark Collins's article Why are discussions about faith between believers and unbelievers so often a complete dog’s dinner?
"There is too much here to respond to in detail. Here are a few quick thoughts.
The first verse: “Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see.”
This is a description of how faith operates, not a definition of…"
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Richard Morris commented on Paul Hazelden's article Democracy: An Introduction
"Paul, thanks for your typically well argued article, and your response to my quick thought. 
Just thought I'd mention today's court ruling of a 5 year sentence for Just Stop Oil protestors. On the one hand we had the judge proclaiming that the…"
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Paul Hazelden commented on Paul Hazelden's article Democracy: An Introduction
"Absolutely: democracy on its own does not solve all our problems.  But it does provide a good starting point for addressing the problems.  If we want a just society, we have to address the imbalance of power.
To put it another way, some people think…"
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Richard Morris commented on Paul Hazelden's article Democracy: An Introduction
"In our democracy at present, the criteria you list are present but may be amenable to being skewed towards groups with most power. For example, there may well exist a free press but media backed with most financial clout, perhaps by a small number…"
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The term ‘democracy’ appeared in the 5th century BC, in the Greek city-states, most notably in Athens.  ‘Democracy’ referred to a ‘rule of the people’ (δημοκρατία: dēmokratía – dēmos means ‘people’…
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Healthcare

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Introduction

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But one quick point about the UK National Health Service (NHS): almost everybody agrees that it is in need of radical reform, so let's start to spell out what that reform might look like.

For a start, we need to change the primary aim.  The NHS currently aims to deliver…

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Better Choices

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Introduction

Even more than most pages on this site, this is not intended as the 'last word' on the subject.  But we do need somewhere to record the most important principles we have learned, to help people make better choices in their lives.

Enjoy, Don't Postpone

Enjoy the ride: take joy in the here and now, don't wait until you have…

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Self Honesty

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Introduction

This is just a stub, a short placeholder piece as a reminder that something more detailed is needed.

Most people recognize honesty as a virtue, but there are several different forms of honesty, each with their own challenges.  Most obviously, there is honesty about the external world - "I stole the tarts."  But there is also honesty…

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Democracy: An Introduction

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Introduction

The term ‘democracy’ appeared in the 5th century BC, in the Greek city-states, most notably in Athens.  ‘Democracy’ referred to a ‘rule of the people’ (δημοκρατία: dēmokratía – dēmos means ‘people’ and kratos means ‘rule’) as opposed to the traditional system of aristocracy, or ‘rule of an elite’ (ἀριστοκρατία: aristokratía –…

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Artificial Intelligence

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Introduction

Artificial Intelligence is not intelligent, but it is changing the world.  It certainly poses a risk to some - perhaps many - jobs, but does it pose a risk to the human race, as some have claimed?

One of the significant risks is that AI models need to be trained on large amounts of data - so they will reliably reproduce any bias and injustice which…

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Economic Reform

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Introduction

There is general agreement that the current economic system is broken - but no agreement on how we ought to fix it.

One of the difficulties of talking about this area is that (like religion) everyone thinks they understand the subject and are qualified to give their opinion; also (and also like religion) many experts disagree fundamentally with…

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Money, Value and Wealth

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Introduction

Money has financial value, but so too do many other things.

The value of things in society is constantly increasing, and (in general) we want to be able to trade these things, so too the supply of money within the society needs to be constantly increasing, to remain in step.

Price and Value

We tend to confuse price and…

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Financial Services

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Introduction

The modern world requires an efficient and reliable financial system. We need to be able to pay for things – to move money around, both within nation states and between them. And we need a way to provide capital to people who want to start or grow a business. Beyond this, we (as in 99% of the world’s population) don’t actually need many financial…

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