The moral maze of public opinion

Another episode of the BBC's weekly ethical interrogation

Michael Buerk, our long-suffering guide through the moral maze

In a different universe, I took part last week in another edition of BBC Radio’s Moral Maze. My co-panellists and I discussed to what extent politicians should be guided by public opinion. Britain’s prime minster, Rishi Sunak, is assembling a menu of policies he thinks will resonate with the …