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We the undersigned petition the Prime Minister to replace GDP/GNP as the key indicator of progress in society with a measure, such as the Index of Sustainable Economic Welfare, or similar, to help take us in a much greener direction. More details
Submitted by Glenn Vowles – Deadline to sign up by: 06 March 2008 – Signatures: 184
More details from petition creator
Continued use of GDP/GNP (economic growth) as the major indicator of progress in our society is seriously flawed. Accounts which produce GDP/GNP do not subtract the costs of producing economic growth such as climate change and resource depletion, and so are most unlike normal balance sheet accounts. Any greener government would use a much broader and more balanced indicator of progress or wellbeing, such as the Index of Sustainable Economic Welfare or similar.
Current signatories
Glenn Vowles, the Petition Creator, joined by:
- Ellie Vowles
- Catherine Slade
- Catriona Hobbs
- A C Baker
- Tess Green and Roy Gallop
- Kenneth Richter
- sheila
- Robert Triggs
- Peter Goodwin
- Ann Goodwin
- Josie McLellan
- Graham Hugh Davey
- Louise Hazan
- Julie Dawe
- Stephen Petter
- Heloise Osborne
- Andy Corp
- John Hills
- melissa dunlop
- John Brenton
- Declan Allison
- Tom Leimdorfer
- Kathleen Ager
- Charlie Bolton
- Jon Lucas
- Chris Millman
- Patrick Hulme
- jim aplin
- Jonathan Schofield
- adrian dennis
- Julie Williams
- Rebecca Hardiman
- Lee Townsend
- James Dyson
- Neil Cummins
- Helen Shutt
- Helen Wilson
- atul vadgama
- Clodagh Scott
- MelanieTaylor
- Cllr Philip Booth
- Jon Hooper
- Colin Garbutt
- Sue Wright
- Rik Child
- cllr Romayne Phoenix
- Sarah Birch
- Dave Edler
- Noel Lynch (London Green Party)
- J. Wallis Martin
- Richard Smith
- Cllr Elise Benjamin
- janet Alty
- Alastair Wilson
- Alyson Duckmanton
- Nick Clegg
- Sarah Lawson
- Dr Kaihsu Tai
- Volker Heinemann
- Susan Tibbles
- Simon Porter
- Eur Ing Dr John S Battye
- Karen Varga (Green Party)
- Jean Erskine
- R.M.Creagh-Osborne
- Vivien Pomfrey MSc
- Richard Bossons
- PATRICK ROGER-JONES
- Pam Lukeman
- Xan Ophis
- Carol and Ken Griffiths
- N S Armstrong
- Peter Lynn
- Anthony Vowles
- Julian Thomas
- Susan Murray
- Adrienne Bamberger
- Dilys Cluer
- Cllr Sue Luxton (Green Party)
- Kevin Harris
- Stuart Jeffery
- Alex Dunn
- Odilia Jarman
- Christopher McDowell
- Christopher Haine
- Cllr Martin Whiteside
- Barbara Panvel
- Anne Rix
- jessica hodge
- charles graham
- Carol Kambites
- neil willis
- Nigel Miles
- francis Gobey
- Janet Richards
- Chris Williams
- Ralph Hammond
- Ann Vowles
- Rob White
- Chris Briton
- Mina Imai
- Gareth Ellis
- Chris Keppie
- Richard Lawson
- Linda Squire
- Emma
- Abbie Johnston
- Suzi Caunce
- rosemary bradbury
- Georgina Seymour
- Richard Lane
- Brian Heatley
- James Styring
- Oliver Tickell
- Brian Leslie
- Ian Davison
- Lindsay Southcombe
- Natalie Bennett
- Christopher Matthews
- Ged Byrne
- Rhodri Griffiths
- Roberta Dunkley
- Jill Weston
- john Marjoram
- Tony Ross
- Zelda Wetton
- Lauren McCurdy
- James Hansford
- Luke Spanton
- Nicholas Goodwin
- John Howard
- Barry Dalgleish
- Malc Cahill
- Alan Tinline
- Christine Latter
- Lisa Blackburn
- Rachel Ritchie
- Andrew Lesnik
- D Bridge
- Helen Coates
- Jack B Coll
- Jean Lambert MEP (Green Party)
- Kate Tansley
- Nic Lee
- Alan Wheatley
- John Rattray
- George Graham
- Mark Dawes
- Sandra Beeson
- Daniel Perrett
- A Howe
- David Reynolds
- Aled Dilwyn Fisher
- George Mackie
- Maureen Monfrinoli
- Trilby Roberts
- Ian Weinfass
- Geoff Foster
- François JOSSERAND
- Deborah Pate
- Cllr Ben Duncan
- Steve Woods
- Lesley Williams
- Richard Braker
- Evelyn Howlett
- Sophie Standring
- steve good
- Mark Cosgrove
- Dave Howells
- Mathew Teale
- Margaret King
- Chris Rose
- Margot Tong
- Terry Cload
- Abdullah Rhodes-Taylor
- Matt Gordon
- jody boehnert
- Lucy Neal
- Hannah Lewis
- Laura Swaffield
- Ann-Marie Ryan
- Tom Tamplin
- Rob Levy
