The Eric Symes Abbott Memorial Lecture: Money, Bias and the Geography of the Heart

Westminster Abbey

Loretta Minghella gives the 35th annual Eric Symes Abbott Memorial Lecture at Westminster Abbey.

Money has long been associated with moral danger and the deliberate parting with it is generally seen as something to be honoured and encouraged. But globalisation of markets, environmental degradation and the rise of technology have created new geographies of ethical risk which national governments find it hard to tackle. Knowing how money talks and that much change is needed, how do we work out where it is now safe to stand?