Two major stories in the newspapers today. First the lifting of the live export ban and second the tapping of telephones in the UK.

In the first case the initial shock has quickly subsided and replaced with outrage that anyone would dare to put animal rights ahead of the rights of the industry. I was under the impression that the industry was equally outraged. Not when it comes to money it appears.

In the second case, it seems clear that again money was the driver. Get the story to sell the newspapers no matter what.

In both these cases it reminds me of what Viktor Frankl said “when human beings don’t have meaning in their lives, they revert to power and pleasure”.

And money of course is the fuel of power and pleasure.

I would love to ask the people who drive these decisions what their ultimate purpose is. Once they get the money, what then?