A billion pounds?

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babysimon: "You could do a lot of good with £1bn"

How would you spend a billion pounds in order to do good? You can't spend it on yourself or your friends.

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I'm afraid my brain falls over when confronted with that many noughts.

Some of the sorts of things might be:

Investing in a public transport and cycle transport infrastructure which is sustainable and efficient
Investing in a more integrated healthcare system so that inexpensive, but more personal methods of improving health were a standard part of the system (such as massage, pleasant multisensory outdoor spaces in hospitals/hospices, mentoring, supporters, doulas, pets in hospital schemes etc
Investing in decentralised, sustainable, eco-friendly methods of energy production, conservation and transmission, particularly for those who can least afford it

These just happen to be things at the top of my head atm

There's probably about a million more, and a different day i'd pick different things. I've also just done things for the UK.