Excellent point - I’ve long thought tha my we need Ministers for: Social connectedness & Belonging (not Loneliness); Healthy & Sustainable Living (not obesity); and Meaning & Purpose or Making Lives Worth Living (instead of suicide prevention).

Today's podcast is Vanessa King of @actionhappiness. Check it out wherever you get your podcasts or google Happy Manifesto podcast.

Love this!

Trait 4: Gentleness. Compassionate leaders understand the power of gentleness. They lead with kindness, empathy, and compassion, creating a supportive and nurturing environment. By being gentle, leaders inspire and motivate their teams, fostering growth and well-being.

It’s Active April! Here are some simple actions to try!

To celebrate #InternationalWomensDay we want to say a huge thank you to all the brilliant women in the Action for Happiness movement who are powering our mission to build a happier and kinder world. With sincere thanks to our brilliant expert speakers (a few of whom are pictured here), heartfelt gratitude to all the volunteers around the world spreading happiness in their local communities, and deep appreciation to the awesome women on our staff team. You make all this possible and so much more 🙏 #IWD

If you love language and learning you might enjoy this mini series made by a former journalist and language teacher son. I did! Super interesting!

Even on the toughest days there are always better moments ⛅️ #JumpBackUpJuly

A great way to boost your mood today is to relive joyful times you’ve had in the past #JoyfulJune

As always, @changespace from @actionhappiness has some top tips for #MeaningfulMay... 📝Contact someone who's mattered in your life ✨Notice everyday meaningful moments 🌍Find small ways to make a difference in the world Watch here: youtu.be/Z5cr5IzN3NE

RT actionhappiness "RT @actionhappiness: Look for the meaningful moments in daily life. And remember we are all part of something much bigger than ourselves 💕🌍✨ @changespace x.com/actionhappiness/status…"

Brexiters took away our Freedom of Movement – our right to live, work and retire across 31 other countries of our continent – because they said it would bring down immigration. The opposite's happened. So why can't we rejoin the Single Market and get our Freedom of Movement back?

Absolutely devastating...a pin sharp arrow to the futilty and harm of leaving the EU...for so many Businesses.

The book no-one in government wants you to read. #JohnsonAt10, the explosive inside story of the most controversial and dysfunctional period of politics in a generation.

Why is there such a vast difference in average energy costs? €650 - France €650 - Belgium €620 - Spain €558 - Germany €558 - Denmark €546 - Holland €545 - Austria €543 - Norway €476 - Finland €174 - Poland €2,960 - UK

Need some new ideas for action to boost well-being? Hope you can join me at our event tomorrow @actionhappiness @dkbooks @GreeneandHeaton

9 rules to help you avoid a Christmas family fallout We can’t choose our family but they do matter for happiness! Hope these tips help! ⁦@actionhappiness⁩ ⁦@dkpublishing⁩ ⁦@GreeneandHeaton⁩ thesun.co.uk/fabulous/208096…

9 rules to help you avoid a Christmas family fallout and the exact time to kick your relatives out | The Sun ⁦@actionhappiness⁩ thesun.co.uk/fabulous/208096…

EU divorce Bill £42B, Test & Trace £37B, Furlough fraud £4.3B, Useless PPE £8.7B, Sunak error hedge int rates £11.4B, Lost trade Brexit £100B pa, Economic error Truss Kwarteng £300B wiped off markets! £100's Billions wasted & stolen by the CONs No wonder taxes have to rise.

Hear bloody hear.

I wouldn’t mind them being so awful if they were at least a bit bright. Sunak is going to regret this appointment so much. And quite quickly.