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The government should allow free people to pursue their own ideas of happiness

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16 January 2012

Prof Philip Booth speaks to BBC Radio 5 Live

Speaking to BBC Radio 5 Live's Shelagh Fogarty show, Prof Philip Booth, Editorial Director at the IEA, argues that the government should not be trying to measure wellbeing; instead it should be allowing people as much freedom as possible, thus allowing them to pursue their own ideas of happiness.

Listen here [2] (starts at 1:56:10).

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[2] http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b019g7ty/Shelagh_Fogarty_16_01_2012/?t=1h56m10s