Do we need better moral education? Polls show we are all more stressed, angrier, and nastier to others. Some think the only solution is to start teaching people moral principles.
The real reason people are so mean
Practicing ethics: Aristotle (right) is said to have disagreed with Plato's (left) idea that to be virtuous you needed training in science and mathematics to understand goodness. Instead, he focused on wisdom to understand how we should act in different situations. Glossary
Keir Starmer - The leader of the UK Labour Party since 2020 and British prime minister since July 2024.
Cost of living - The money that someone needs to afford basic food, housing and clothes.
Atomisation - The breaking of bonds or splitting of something into smaller groups.
Aristotle - A student of Plato, tutor to Alexander the Great and the father of political philosophy.
Iris Murdoch - An Irish-British novelist and photographer (1919 - 1999), best known for writings on morality and good and evil.
Educated guess - A guess which is based on things you know related to the question, even if you don't actually know the answer.
Precarity - The state of being uncertain. Often used to talk about living an uncertain or precarious existence, due to not have a stable job or income.