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So, we have a problem: shops are closing down at record rates during the pandemic. When we can return to our high streets, more shops than ever before will be boarded up. This seems to be very bad for employment, our economy, and what passes for community in Britain’s 21st Century towns and cities. ButContinue reading “Let’s redefine the town centre and revitalise our nation”

I will cover this as a specific COVID example and then in a more generic policy manner. At the outset of the COVID pandemic there was significant concern that there would be significant mortality in all ages groups, including those without underlying health conditions. Comparisons were made to the 1918 Spanish Flu Pandemic and thereContinue reading “Be transparent, logical and bold”

The pandemic has highlighted our need and reliance on the transport of goods around the country. A large proportion of that transport is on HGVs, and a lot of those HGVs travel through Kent. Those HGVs have to stop, and it is where they stop and overnight that the problems arise. Litter, litter and moreContinue reading “Tidying up the Garden of England”

Summary: COVID-19 has induced changes in working patterns at a pace which has no parallel in modern history. These changes have been for the most part undertaken voluntarily and financed by the private sector to ensure continuity of business. The state could encourage and support this transition as it is likely to be necessary inContinue reading “Capitalising on changed working patterns”

Much of the collateral damage of the pandemic is long-term. The solutions to these challenges are not simple. New policies to address these issues will require vision, imagination and innovation. It is essential that these polices include and reflect the views of the people most impacted – our young. This is the opportunity to notContinue reading “Empowering our young people to enhance our democracy”

The Government should update guidance to recommend that care staff live at care homes on a monthly basis during the pandemic to help protect residents. It should provide appropriate funding for care homes to pay staff well with bonuses for this and provide sufficient accommodation and facilities. Many carers would agree to live in careContinue reading “Provide funds and guidance for carers to live in care homes during covid-19”

During the first UK lockdown in Spring 2020 a small scale survey was carried out by telephone interviews to senior managers, owners and leaders of industry (private and public sector) by Sarah Cripps, this nominee. The majority had identified that lockdown had given them the time to exercise, take time out, support more independent businessesContinue reading “Help businesses to help staff continue lockdown socio-economic &health lessons”

I would like to suggest the provision of nationwide summer schools. This would take the form of schools being open for 2-3 days per week for the 5-6 weeks of the proposed summer holidays, focusing on core skills in English and Maths. This would achieve the following aims: 1) Re-introducing children to the school environmentContinue reading “School’s IN for summer: supporting children back to school and helping them to catch up”

It needs to be made a criminal offence for politicians to lie to or mislead the public. It is clear from their behaviour that many politicians and other leaders of our society have little respect for honesty and truth. Consequently the public has, to a large extent, lost trust and confidence in their leadership. TellingContinue reading “How trust in the leaders of our society could be created”

Summary The pandemic has highlighted a problem which we have been thinking about for a long time: how to create a type of system build, supported by a new simple Planning Policy, which will help those members of society who are in need of some level of support with the challenges of every-day living toContinue reading “Detailed Proposal for Bespoke Residential Pods aimed at reducing social isolation.”