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Jack McConnell blasts Labour’s “caveman” attitude to Happiness Index

Gary Dunion 26 July 2012 Jack McConnell blasts Labour’s “caveman” attitude to Happiness Index2014-12-04T17:52:36+00:00 Comment 4 Comments
Former Scottish First Minister Jack McConnell has hit out at Labour's dismissal of the 'Happiness Index', published yesterday by the Office of National Statistics. Shadow Cabinet Office Minister Michael Dugher…
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Costa Rica tops 2012 Happy Planet Index

Bright Green Editors 16 June 2012 Costa Rica tops 2012 Happy Planet Index2012-06-16T08:00:22+01:00 1 Comment
This is a guest post from Nic Marks, founder of the New Economics Foundation's Centre for Well-being. A growing number of governments, politicians and ordinary people around the world agree…
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Plan B vs. Plan C

Bright Green Editors 31 October 2011 Plan B vs. Plan C2011-10-31T19:00:43+00:00 21 Comments
Or Why I didn’t be attending the launch-Conference for Compass’s ‘Plan B’ event, this weekend. By Rupert Read I got an invite from Gavin Hayes and Neal Lawson to attend…
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Greens and growth

JonathanKent 20 September 2011 Greens and growth2011-09-20T12:00:47+01:00 Green Parties 8 Comments
Greens don’t like growth.  It’s the mantra.  We like to talk about a ‘stable’ economy; one that neither grows nor shrinks. The trouble with maintaining a zero growth economy is…
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GDP figures – what’s Osborne’s plan?

Adam Ramsay 28 April 2011 GDP figures – what’s Osborne’s plan?2011-04-28T17:30:06+01:00 3 Comments
First, let's teach some journalists a little basic maths. 100 - of 100 = 100 - That's   of is   + = To put it another way, if GDP…
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Employment and Growth: Latest Figures

Alasdair Thompson 27 January 2011 Employment and Growth: Latest Figures2015-03-11T00:59:51+00:00 3 Comments
The latest ONS figures for graduate employment do not make for pleasant reading. Particularly for those of us expecting to finish their current degrees this year (like myself). For the…
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Conference so far…

Adam Ramsay 12 September 2010 Conference so far…2010-09-12T16:57:01+01:00 Green Parties No Comment
The weekend of conference so far has been pretty packed - motions, workshops, plenaries, etc. The theme for Saturday was essentially cuts and credit crunch. In the morning, the party…
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