Public support for Bill aimed at helping future generations
Research shows the public is supporting moves to make it a legal requirement for governments to consider future generations in policy-making, according to a new report. A survey of 1,000 adults found that more than two out of three wanted the Government to do more to plan and prepare for long-term threats. Lord John Bird, founder of The Big Issue issue magazine, said the polling backed his Wellbeing of Future Generations Bill, which is going through Parliament. He said if passed into law, it would help the Government in preventing problems, including the climate crisis, poverty and pandemics ...