What would real investment in politics look like?
When we began our #InvestIn campaign, we were not anticipating a snap election to overtake us! If we were true PR animals this would be a golden opportunity for us:... read more →
Is there a simple formula for happiness?
Could there be a simple formula for happiness? It sounds like a political holy grail: a potential panacea for all our spiritual ills. But is this attractive prospect a real... read more →
May 10 Happy City come to Waterstones Bristol for Improv panel show
Come to our not-quite-a-panel-show event where you, the audience (with rousing cheers) will decide which are the greatest books of all time*. We've sent intrepid explorers into deep shelf-space to... read more →
Lies or shared illusion?
Here at Happy City we’ve been busy reviewing our website. How do we best engage people in the exciting revolution we are a part of, namely re-aligning our economy... read more →
We wondered about this one, in fact this is the first time on the Happy City blog that we've linked to a sermon from the pope! But you don’t have... read more →
Happy City embraces The Doughnut
It is great to see the brilliant the self-styled 'renegade economist' Kate Raworth's work being showcased at the World Economic Forum. There is so much in common between her Doughnut... read more →
Expert economists lean towards wellbeing
A recent survey of prominent economists across Europe (conducted by the Centre for Macroeconomics in partnership with the Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR)) asked if Wellbeing analysis should play an... read more →
Happy City’s Big Question
On 20th March, Happy City's Chief Executive Liz Zeidler participated in The BBC's Big Questions show to debate the topic 'Does a Nation's Happiness Matter?' You can view here. Assuming the... read more →
Which books make you think about happiness?
We want to know which books have inspired or provoked your thinking about happiness the most. Based on the ideas you send our way, we'll come up with the top 10 books... read more →
We need to measure society by more than just GDP
At Happy City we dream big. We want to help shift the way society thinks. This is no small task and it's certainly not a vision that is easy to neatly sum... read more →