‘ETHICAL LIVING FOCUS’ Archives
CHILDREN IN CONFLICT
INTERVIEW: PHIL VERNON Modern wars have a very different impact on women and children than the wars of the past. That’s according to Phil Vernon, Programme Director at peace building NGO, International Alert.
CHANGING BEHAVIOUR
INTERVIEW: SARAH LEWIS How can you change behaviour? A lot of time, energy and money is spent convincing us all to goo green and although we know some of the things we should do, many of us don’t do them. So how do you convince people to behave differently? Sarah Lewis is managing director of Appreciating Change.
WORKING HORSES
INTERVIEW: SHONA DUFF If you want to take a horse from a flighty foal to a dependable adult what’s the process? Modern cowboy Shona Duff is based at Anchor D ranch just outside Calgary in Canada and she starts to build a relationship with her horses very early on so that by the time they reach 3 years old there’s a level of mutual respect. [...]
RAW MEATY BONES
INTERVIEW: TOM LONSDALE Until the 1860s there was no such thing as an artificial pet food industry. But an American called Jack Spratt arrived in London and seeing people throwing scraps to the stray dogs at the docks he thought he could create a business by selling people dog biscuits to feed the strays. It worked, and within a couple of [...]
21st CENTURY WITHCRAFT
INTERVIEW: JEANETTE ELLIS Forget black hats, cauldrons and broom sticks, 21st century witchcraft is quite different. That’s according to modern witch and author of “Forbidden Rites” Jeanette Ellis.
PETS
INTERVIEW: SHAUN WENSLEY If you are considering buying a pet – what are the main things you need to consider before making any decision about what animal to welcome in to your home? Shaun Wenlsey is from the pet charity, the PDSA.
OIL IS A CURSE
INTERVIEW: PROF PAUL STEVENS The developing world needs money to help raise its people out of poverty. So, surely it’s a good thing if that country discovers oil within its borders. But is this really true? Professor Paul Stevens is senior research fellow on energy at Chatham House.
AID & CORRUPTION
INTERVIEW: GILES BOLTON Giles Bolton is author of “Poor Story; An Insider Uncovers How Globalisation and Good Intentions Have Failed the World's Poor”. So when it comes to the billions of pounds the UK spends each year in aid money to developing world countries – how big a problem is corruption?
ARE VETS MAKING DOGS ILL?
INTERVIEW: CATHERINE O'DRISCOLL Veterinary vaccines and medicines and commercial pet foods are making our dogs ill. That’s according to Catherine O’Driscoll from Canine Health Concern.
VEGANS & MANURE
INTERVIEW: GRAHAM COLE The Vegan Organic movement is gradually growing in the UK. The idea is that farmers don’t use any animal products at all in the farming process. So although its easy to see why someone who cares about animals may be concerned about using bone meal or blood, its less obvious why they’d want to avoid manure - after all [...]
