We are suffering from a lack of imagination. Flickr/Department for Business, Innovation and Skills. Some rights reserved.Election debates about ‘the economy’ have fixed their sights only on a few issues, like the deficit. But there are bigger questions not really being asked. The next government will have to take big decisions about what kind of economy it wants to build.
We need an economy resilient to what the 21st century is likely to throw at it – home to hundreds of thousands of new green jobs, future-proof industries and ultra-efficient businesses.
Let’s have some vision, politicians! I think the UK should set a shining example to the rest of the world – reinventing its economic and industrial base around clean infrastructure and new, sustainable business models. That might mean standing up to powerful people who don’t like change – like the big banks, old-hat business groups and oil barons. Tricky. But a moment’s thought suggests there isn’t a great deal of choice in the long-run.
