So David Cameron has outlined his plans today to create a “Happiness Index” to measure how happy people in the UK are. The government (through the Office of National Statistics) will spend £2m compiling the index which will first appear in publication in 2012.
Best that the ONS takes some advice to improve the results:
- Make sure not to ask questions to the following people:
- students;
- public sector workers;
- Gordon Brown;
- bankers;
- anyone else the coalition has unfortunately upset recently;
- Gillian McKeith…
- Give the £2m out first to your interviewees, then ask them if they’re happy.
- Alternatively, happiness is a cigar called “H******”, so spend your £2m on these first, give them out and ask your questions.
Mind you, a cheaper way of doing a Happiness Index is to ask everyone if they’re happy and know it and watch them clap their hands.
Those were jokes by the way, in case some hadn’t realised (cf. the Twitter joke trial). Mind you, not sure if any of them increased your happiness after reading them.
Tagged: Happiness, Happiness index, ONS, politics