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It’s sinister and anti-human to stop growth

Shrinking the global economy to consume fewer resources is the green lobby’s latest bad idea

Last month’s prime minister, Liz Truss, came to grief because her fanatical belief in economic growth crashed the economy into a wall. While condemning her recklessness, many nevertheless sympathised with the goal of growing the economy to produce increased prosperity and progress. After all, who wouldn’t agree with that?

It turns out that plenty of people wouldn’t, including the World Economic Forum.

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