From Hillary Shaw, Newport, Shropshire, UK
Modern society does look unworkable: countries either overconsume or fail to meet well-being targets. But why can't people in developed nations be happy with less stuff? Those of us who lived in the UK in the 1960s weren't excessively poor. We had enough to eat, most housing was satisfactory and many people could afford cars, holidays and even some foreign travel.
Could we not have a two-day working week, with walks in the park rather than excess consumption? As Aldous Huxley put it: “A love of nature keeps no factories busy.”
