tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6600193.post115269632023737123..comments2023-10-29T12:19:48.413+00:00Comments on Fitzrovian Tuesdays: UK 108th in new ‘Happy Planet Index’Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14444432374288096799noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6600193.post-1154190806694479882006-07-29T17:33:00.000+01:002006-07-29T17:33:00.000+01:00I'll be in Scotland from 12th to 26th Aug. Mostly ...I'll be in Scotland from 12th to 26th Aug. Mostly cycling/walking in the hills, but will be in Edinburgh at some point and would love to hook up. When're you going to be up Seumas?Colhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05854291971469844918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6600193.post-1154113005522924992006-07-28T19:56:00.000+01:002006-07-28T19:56:00.000+01:00flipping flip. nice one tom!flipping flip. nice one tom!Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14444432374288096799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6600193.post-1154104459699334222006-07-28T17:34:00.000+01:002006-07-28T17:34:00.000+01:00Unlikely I'm afraid - number 2 son due in a week, ...Unlikely I'm afraid - number 2 son due in a week, so it's going to be hard to get away. We've also moved house (Stoke Newington). That's the thing about communicating through a blog - you tend to concentrate on the big stuff and neglect domestic trivia.Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06279869776330572117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6600193.post-1154030382390579392006-07-27T20:59:00.000+01:002006-07-27T20:59:00.000+01:00Who's coming up for the festival next month? (I th...Who's coming up for the festival next month? (I think) Seumas is going to visit chez Main sometime in August...Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14444432374288096799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6600193.post-1153745927815068162006-07-24T13:58:00.000+01:002006-07-24T13:58:00.000+01:00I was happier in 1976. But I was 4.I was happier in 1976. But I was 4.Colhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05854291971469844918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6600193.post-1153522931935616552006-07-22T00:02:00.000+01:002006-07-22T00:02:00.000+01:00Interesting, but not such a surprise - there seems...Interesting, but not such a surprise - there seems to have been a lot of research in the last few years all pointing to the same conclusion: i.e. that a wealthy society is by no means a happy one. In a similar vein, though temporal rather than spatial, I recall that NEF did some work showing that the UK was at its happiest in 1976, when GDP was about half what it is now.Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06279869776330572117noreply@blogger.com