Free Thinking
FREE THINKING – BBC RADIO THREE. I was on last nights programme talking about community with Tim Stanley Zia Sardar and Philip Dodd.
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Is better off really better?
“There is neither happiness nor misery in the world; there is only the comparison of one state with another.” There is some truth in this, but good and bad cannot be defined purely relative to expectation and experience. Many things or states of affairs really are better or worse than others.
ReadHow can we improve our wellbeing?
Sometimes a poor measure is worse than none at all. By acting as though wellbeing is measurable, the government is glossing over contested issues of value, creating an illusion that we all agree about what wellbeing is.
ReadIs Money the Root of all Evil?
CITY OF LONDON FESTIVAL – 25 JUNE. Taking part in a debate asking “Is Money the Root of all Evil?” Chaired by[…]
ReadCelebrating (?) consumer choice
SPIKED PARLIAMENTARY DEBATE – LONDON, 23 JUNE. Took part in this debate (before being told the title was “Celebrating consumer choice”) with Daniel Ben-Ami, Harry Wallop and Helen Dickinson.
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