Expert Comment
Alan Dolan, associate professor in men’s health at the 神马福利影片, argues that society is partly to blame for men failing to take of their own health.
Happiness slides across Europe as speculation mounts on new UK Happiness Index.
Professor Ian Stewart looks at how the money in your pocket has really changed over the years.
Professor Mark Harrison, Department of Economics, discusses whether the latest comprehensive spending review marks the end of Britain’s welfare state.
Prof Andrew Oswald comments on GDP (gross domestic product) as a measure of living standards: "GDP is a gravely dated pursuit. The first reason is the Easterlin Paradox (the empirical finding that countries do not become happier as they grow wealthier); the second is that global warming means it is necessary for Homo sapiens to make fewer things, to travel less, and to lean on the direct energy of the sun and water."