BritainThinks to gauge ‘symbols of growth’

The aim of the project is to define what ‘growth’ means in the eyes of the public “in a way that reflects people’s real priorities for growth and is also expressed in the terms people actually use in everyday life”.

BritainThinks will hold a deliberative workshop in Birmingham this week to quiz 32 respondents from around the country on the issue.

Co-founder Deborah Mattinson (pictured) said: “The current economic situation is a serious concern for everybody in the UK, but there is no meaningful communication between the government and the people of what symbols of growth are – in fact it seems that those with power are talking a completely different language from everyone else.”