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'Detachment' behind fall in integrity

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According to new research published today by the University of Essex, the public are now more tolerant towards dishonest actions such as having an extramarital affair or drink driving.

Angie Hobbs, professor of philosophy at Warwick University, and Anastasia De Waal, head of family and education at the think tank Civitas, discuss what it says about the morality of modern society.


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