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Jun 2020
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Katherine Trebeck on Building Back Bette...

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New polling shows that a substantial majority of the public now want government to focus on improving health and wellbeing over economic growth. Dr Katherine Trebeck of the Wellbeing Economy Alliance joins Jamie Cooke, Head of RSA Scotland, to discuss the new policy ideas that could bring about that change. This conversation was broadcast online on the 14th ... Show More
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