Time to focus on wellbeing
Carnegie UK’s purpose is better wellbeing for people in the UK and Ireland. We are an independent charitable foundation established with an endowment from Andrew Carnegie over 100 years ago.
The world around us is changing in ways that mean it is time to rethink how we help people to live well together.
At Carnegie UK we’re working on research and practice to expand what we know about wellbeing. And we’re making the case to decision-makers for action to improve the quality of people’s lives now and in the future.
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How is wealth inequality damaging our society, economy and democracy and what can we do about it? Find out in our Wealth Gap Risk Register, launched today at https://fairnessfoundation.com/risks
In August I was part of a panel discussion on behalf of @CarnegieUKTrust at the @ScotParl #FoP2024 looking at the future of local government along with @COSLA, @ProfDonnaHall & @joncarrwest. The session is now available to watch on the parliament website:
📢"Elections don’t run themselves, and we shouldn’t expect new forms of democratic processes to operate on sticky tape and good will." Read @SarahPDavidson in Civil Service World (@CSWnews):
Trust in politics and government is shot. Meaningful participation could help fix it
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www.civilserviceworld.com
While a thriving economy is important, GDP figures are a poor yardstick of social progress. That's why we argue that policymakers should use wellbeing statistics to inform their statistics:
UK economy returned to growth in August
The economy grew by 0.2% but there is a warning that the "broader picture" is one of "slowing growth".
www.bbc.co.uk