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BIRD’S WORDS

Wherever I go now I am always reminded of the future. Whatever I do, I find myself thinking of future generations. I walk incessantly when I’m in London or other cities. And I keep thinking, among other things, about a conversation I had with an MP who asked why she should support my Wellbeing of Future Generations Bill, which is passing through Parliament. “What will it do, this Future Generations Bill, for my constituent who comes to me with an

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