The future in the moral maze

Should we take a dive in our living standards in order to benefit our descendants?

Michael Buerk, the intrepid leader of the team stumbling about in the moral maze

On BBC Radio’s Moral Maze this week, my colleagues and I pondered our responsibility to the future. Do we have such a responsibility? What is the trade-off between the future and the present? As fuel prices go through the roof in order to (ahem) save the planet, should we …