The price of everything and nothing

Today's economy fails to measure value

What is a cynic? A man who knows the price of everything and the value of nothing,” wrote Oscar Wilde. In The Price of Everything, The Value of Nothing, a HowTheLightGetsIn London debate programmed in partnership with Deloitte, panellists Daniel Susskind, Richard Kibble, Abby Innes, and Will Hutton explore the question of value. Does the economy, as it operates today, genuinely reflect what people and societies value, or does it prioritise profit over value, perpetuating the problem Oscar Wilde identified? Once central to economic theory, value has now been largely side-lined, even as the climate crisis and global uncertainties demand urgent rethinking. The debate underscores why understanding what we value—and how to value it—remains one of the most critical challenges of our time.

 

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