The early findings of the Office for National Statistics’ much-discussed survey of national well-being have confirmed what anybody who is familiar … Continue reading “ONS releases first results of happiness survey”

When it comes to happiness, myths abound. For centuries we have hotly debated what makes a good life, where satisfaction … Continue reading “Can the government make us happy?”

A major policy plank in the re-branding of the Conservative Party has been the adoption of well-being economics – one … Continue reading “A message for David Cameron – government cannot make us happy”

Imagine I conducted a qualitative, interview-based study enquiring into some social problem. Suppose upon reading my report, you realise that … Continue reading “UNICEF: forget child poverty, children consume far too much”

Among the themes to emerge from ‘happiness economics’ one seized on by those disapproving of open markets and the decision-making … Continue reading “The burden of ‘too much choice’”

The launch today of the Action for Happiness organisation promotes yet again the old canard that material prosperity does not … Continue reading “The renewed folly of the Economics of Happiness”