Having a moral duty is not the same as being legally liable

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Malcolm McLean wonders whether Sir Philip Green will accept a moral responsibility to deal with the BHS pension deficit.

I was interested to see in the Work and Pensions Select Committee report into BHS that the committee believed former owner Sir Philip Green had what it described as a "moral duty" to pay off the la...

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