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Radio 4,08 Jul 2014,55 mins

Call You and Yours: What Makes Us Happy?

You and Yours

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What would make you happy? How about Working fewer hours? Would it increase your productivity? Should the government be using public money to make us all happier? Today the the CentreForum Mental Health Commission has produced a report saying the pursuit of happiness should be a goal of government in order to reduce the mental health bill. Does happiness equate with mental health? Should we spend public money trying to make you happy? The phone number to call is 03 700 100 444. E-mail youandyours@ bbc.co.uk. Or you can text 84844. (Tweet using the hashtag you and yours.).

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