Fitter, happier, more productive

Submitted 22 May 2009

The recent speculative boom and financial crash have forced a rethink about the way we live now. As the bankers line up in front of the Treasury Select Committee, we can ponder our own behaviour. Did we really need that new car we put on the mortgage? What have we got to show for our "prudent" investments? What are our city breaks doing to the environment? Is the result of all our spending on the high street really greater happiness?

John Welshman gives the thumbs up to the suggestion that egalitarian countries work best in the Times Higher Education Supplement.