There is a way to look after people, the planet – and Britain’s growth. It’s what we call the ‘wellbeing economy’ | Jamie Driscoll
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https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/oct/02/people-planet-britain-growth-wellbeing-economy
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Imagine the UK with a 20-year investment plan, with green homes and fast transport. We already have the tools to make it happen You’ve just left school. What’s your future? I know a physics graduate making flat whites; a 30-year-old living in his childhood bedroom who feels like a failure; a lad in Blyth who turned down a job 15 miles away because there’s no bus, and for young people his age car insurance is almost £2,000 a year. Britain’s young people are our greatest resource, and we are failing them because capital markets won’t allocate investment where it is needed. Saying “hope” in a conference speech sounds warm. But people need a plan. Jamie Driscoll is a Green party councillor on Newcastle city council and former North of Tyne mayor Continue reading...
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