By: Dids Macdonald

Dids Macdonald — Mon, 27 Nov 2023 08:23:42 +0000

Both Deborah Dawton and Minnie Moll make valid statements about the lack of understanding of the design economy within Government which is extraorindary given it is worth nearly 100 billion to the UK’s GVA and employs 1.97 people in design/design skills. Design permeates every single government department in one way or another from health to farming, defence to transport and it is the golden thread running through the creative industries but somehow the penny just doesn’t drop with the Treasury. Design, too, will be the facilliatator to creating low-carbon and affordable homes and contributing to our net zero ambitions.

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By: Dids Macdonald