Driscoll Proposes 20-Year 'Wellbeing Economy' Plan for UK — SkimNews
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- Jamie Driscoll argues Britain can pursue a "wellbeing economy" that delivers economic growth while caring for people and the planet
- Driscoll's proposal centers on a 20-year investment plan featuring green homes and fast transport infrastructure
- Driscoll claims the UK already possesses the tools required to implement this transformation
- The column opens with vignettes of struggling young people — a physics graduate working as a barista and a 30-year-old still living in his childhood bedroom — to illustrate the current economic malaise the plan would address
Why it matters: Driscoll frames the wellbeing economy as a pragmatic alternative to growth-only policy, asserting existing tools make a 20-year green infrastructure push feasible now. For young workers facing housing insecurity and underemployment, the plan's success hinges on whether coordinated public investment can convert policy rhetoric into tangible green jobs and affordable homes.
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