Earlier this week we launched The Big Issue Future Generations Pledge and welcomed politicians to throw their support behind it.
The pledge says that those in government will ensure that decisions they make today safeguard the wellbeing of the population further down the line – a commitment to a preventative approach.
Labour’s Jess Phillips, a candidate for Birmingham Yardley, is one of the politicians who has backed the pledge ahead of next month’s general election.
“For too long politicians have been fighting fires rather than facing the future,” she said. “We must plan for the future and make sure that those who will live in that future are guiding progress.
“For too long we have dwelled on the past with both nostalgia and regret. This moves very little forward. We need progress, change and hope – and this pledge can be our first step.”
Big Issue founder Lord John Bird will reintroduce the Future Generations Bill when parliament returns after the election. But in the meantime, we need you to get in touch with the political candidates in your area to ask them to take the pledge.
