Jul
23
“I don’t care too much for money, money can’t buy me love.” On the face of it a bold statement, but The Beatles left themselves a caveat. The key words in that sentence are: ‘too much’. Can money really buy happiness? Yes, to a point. Just ask someone who has...
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Jul
16
To be honest we’ve been somewhat challenged of late within the Happy City communications team. The issue might seem daft, given our name and aim, but in the face of recent tragic and trying news we've had to ask: Just how ‘Happy’ should we be trying to be? The ongoing social...
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Jul
02
Persuading people to rethink economic priorities is a huge task. It is made harder by the fact that, let’s face it: Very few of us actually understand what economists are talking about most of the time. If these experts, who have devoted many many years of their lives to this...
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Jun
26
Time. We never seem to have enough of it. Modern life is epitomised by the pressure to 'get things done', the quicker the better. Let's face it: we're all just very busy! Indeed, it seems many of us are now paid up members of the cult of 'busy'. We only...
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Jun
25
Having recently joined Happy City for the summer, it’s my job to help the team on our social media. This includes updating our calendar with important international days, as well as the births, death and anniversaries of influential thinkers. Being an English student, I naturally jumped at the chance to...
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Jun
23
As a new member of the Happy City team, I'll be spending my sunny summer months in Bristol. My placement with Happy City is part of a PhD which explores the value of play as a tool for urban social change. Whilst here I'm capturing some of the different expressions...
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Jun
15
The news in March that UK schools were introducing classes with a focus on happiness and mindfulness was music to our ears. Recent studies have suggested however that this is a complex issue. As a recent report by the TES notes, there are criticisms of the way mindfulness and wellbeing...
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Jun
12
Politics will always involve power, but at Happy City we believe good politics isn't about power. It's the same argument we make about the economy, which must of course involve money, but isn't about money. The more emphasis politicians place on 'Power', the less engaging they become. Between 1992 and 2001, voter numbers dwindled...
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Jun
06
In this age of 24hr digital media, ‘Fake News’ force-feeds and ever darker political storms, it’s easy to get bogged down. We are constantly swamped by conflicting claims about what will make us happier, healthier, more successful, better off or even “Great Again”. Much of the (mis)information out there is...
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May
24
Tomorrow will see the release of the UK’s latest GDP figures. No doubt the election will only increase the fanfare and column inches attached to this magical number and its corresponding 'conclusions'. Have we, as an economy, grown? Are we, as a nation, succeeding? Are we, as consumers, confident? But what,...
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