Cameron rates life 'six out of ten'
Wednesday, 9 March 2011 1:02 PM
By politics.co.uk staff
David Cameron has rated his own life just "six" out of ten after being asked personal questions by journalists.
Appearing on BBC 1's The One Show, the prime minister was asked a series of questions he himself has championed as part of a national wellbeing survey.
Asked to rate his life overall, Mr Cameron replied "six" and then added: "Monday. four."
After being reminded that he spent Monday on a Cabinet away day in Derby, he quickly added: "Oh I love Derby, quick, quick. I was at Rolls Royce, I had a great day, it was really interesting.
"It is such an impressive place. Better give that an eight."
But Mr Cameron was keen to stress that his job was worthwhile.
"I definitely give that a ten," he said.
"I am incredibly lucky to have this job and it is an extraordinary opportunity.
"It's just everybody else's well-being I've got to work on now."
The Office of National Statistics has been asked to draw up measures for conducting the happiness index.
The UK would be one of the first countries to use the survey to establish rates of national wellbeing - a long held demand by campaigners, who believe GDP figures do not accurately reflect sentiment in the country.
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