This week the BBC’s moral maze (http://www.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/series/moralmaze) provocatively asked about the role of individual conscience and whether people act less morally when they are unseen, This came on the back of scientists possibly having invented a Harry Potterish ‘invisibility cloak’ capacity to become invisible by bending light etc. The program raised crucial matters relevant to issues currently in the news, such as the banking scandals and what the likes of Bob Diamond felt they should be able to ‘get away with’, as well as the shocking behaviours in mid-Staffordhsire NHS trust and in care homes where elderly residents were abused. The 2 key issues being debated were whether we need more regulation (eg of banks or hospitals) or should moral acts by led by individual conscience, because externally imposed ‘targets’ and expectations in fact make people less personally motivated to do the right thing. These are thorny issues.