"A government led by the Green party would not set targets for GDP growth but would instead focus on people’s mental health, social cohesion and community welfare, Zack Polanski has said in a major speech to set out his plans for the economy.

[kskehu@mementomori.social]

"A government led by the Green party would not set targets for GDP growth but would instead focus on people’s mental health, social cohesion and community welfare, Zack Polanski has said in a major speech to set out his plans for the economy.

Asked about how a Green government would pay for all this, Polanski said the UK needed to “exit the bond market doom loop” with a rethink of economic rules."

Nice to see critical views of growth economics from UK Greens as well

#ukpol #greens #degrowth

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/mar/18/zack-polanski-says-greens-would-ditch-gdp-targets-and-focus-on-wellbeing-instead