Choices and consequences

Looking at the dilemmas in public work

by Tom Jackson 21st July 2010

We are confronted daily by choices. Some are pleasant and others are of doubtful validity. All have lasting consequences. It is one thing to make decisions for ourselves. It is quite another when other people are involved.  When Grigor McClelland (9 July) had to decide whether to accept an honour, he had to consider not only his Quaker attitude but also the contribution his colleagues had made to this honour. The moral compass can swing wildly at times!