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The COVID-19 pandemic presents us with a unique opportunity to reform the gig economy for the better at the same time as supporting small business in the transition to online trading. The pandemic has forced us to rethink the way we interact with each other and do business. As we have been forced to limitContinue reading “How to harness government support for business to catalyse gig economy reforms”

The UK should set itself up to lead the world in vaccine manufacture. We lead the world in the number of real ale breweries that we have and vaccine manufacture and brewing have similarities. If we put the brewing industry and Astra Zeneca together, can we come up with designs for vaccine making plants whichContinue reading “Vaccine manufacture”

InnoCentive staffer: “Why do you need the lubricant?” Client’s engineer: “Because we’re now expecting our machinery to do things it was not designed to do, and it needs a particular lubricant to operate.” InnoCentive staffer: “Why don’t you replace the machinery?” Client’s engineer: “Because no one makes equipment that exactly fits our needs.” This raisesContinue reading “Are you solving the right problem?”

When I last heard about it, Westminster was in urgent need of refurbishment, which would mean parliament moving out for some time at huge cost. The use of a virtual parliament, building on the experience during the pandemic as necessary, would eliminate the need to find an alternative venue and thereby save on cost. (IncidentallyContinue reading “Reduce costs of renovating palace of Westminster”

I have my own health resume which contains details of my health history from my childhood to the present day; it takes up one double-sided A4 page. I also have a ‘yellow card’ detailing the vaccinations that I have had whilst working abroad. If these two things are brought together, it would simplify the jobsContinue reading “Health passports”

Imagine the practicalities of a trip to the supermarket if you are unable to read. You can’t write a shopping list, your choices are restricted to the goods you have learned to recognise, and you’re not sure what you will have to pay. Other days see you struggling to catch the right bus, to fillContinue reading “The problems associated with low literacy amongst the homeless have been magnified by covid-19.”

The focus and aim of the CDS (CIC) is to allow children and young people to have a clear voice within the UK Safety Tech and social care sectors. It will also act as a body that can lobby Government and drive forward the two connecting agendas of the digital safety tech and social careContinue reading “Children’s Digital Safeguarding (CDS) – the safeguarding digital co-design centre for children and young people.”

The education system has been challenged in such a way that the fundamental preconceptions of the system itself are being re-written. We are at risk of overloading our educators and overwhelming our learners. Mental health has become a great concern during the pandemic and will have lasting effects for decades to come. There is noContinue reading “Does all learning have to take place in a school?”

By providing ready access to the metadata from all the various information databases that the U.K. currently holds on its citizens and using it to its fullest potential there will be a substantial improvement in the value for money provided to taxpayers. Combining this ready access to the metadata (access to individual personal information wouldContinue reading “How best to combine information currently held and make it accessible for public use”

Thousands of completely viable businesses, large and small have suffered and may go under due to no fault of their own. People and organisations need financial help. The cost of vaccines and medical equipment is colossal. To protect our nation and be a strong leading light in the world going forward we could decide asContinue reading “Spend our way out of this crisis, don’t politicise the debt.”