“People have to be the priority” – Readers comment on latest statement made by Labour leadership contender Sir Keir Starmer

Labour leadership contender Sir Keir Starmer has said promoting "national wellbeing" should be just as high a priority as delivering economic growth.

He has pledged to develop a set of "wellbeing indictators" for the next Labour government, if he is chosen as the party's leader.

We asked in out Facebook poll: “Do you think quality of life and economic growth should be treated as equally important?”

More than 300 readers took part in the online vote, and 81% said ‘yes’ quality of life and economic growth should be treated as equally important.

Here is what you had to say:

Scott Collin said: “Isn't quality of life linked with economic growth anyway?“If the countries economic growth is low, then folks quality of life will be low too; or am I missing something really obvious here?”

Thomas Patrick Joseph Cook said: “What’s the point in a market economy if it doesn’t serve to make people’s lives better?

“People have to be the priority: the ‘end’ if you like, with the economy serving as the ‘means’ to it.”

Other reader comments have said:

John Talbot said: “Great headline. But the issue is who defines what national well-being means. The devil will be in the detail.”

Ian Scott said: “Starmer is waffling on. Get the Labour Party on solid ground with realistic policies.

Then you can start talking about wellbeing.”