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The British consumer is driven by heavy advertising promotions, false ideas about the health benefits of water in bottles, convenience and most importantly price. There is no need to buy bottles of water in the UK because we have some of the cleanest tap water in the world and the water industry is anwerable toContinue reading “Reduce demand, Consume less, Tax more.”

The massive deposits required and high monthly rents are inhibiting the mobility of the workforce. This inhibits opportunities for the individual, and reduces the gross national product. Within the major cities essential workers cannot find suitable accommodation and traveling costs/time causes a shortage of key personnel . The solution is to give cities the powerContinue reading “Lack of mobility of labour in the UK workforce”

Good education is key in bringing people out of poverty. Literacy is the foundation stone to access to a good education. There is a company called Touch Type Read Spell (TTRS) that created software for teaching students to spell and touch type at the same time. It uses the Alpha to Omega phonics system usedContinue reading “Education”

On the surface, the shift of millions of British workers from commuting to offices daily to working from home is perhaps one of the least interesting of the transformations the country has endured through the Coronavirus pandemic – but surface impressions can often be misleading. The enforced nature of home working during the pandemic hasContinue reading “Embracing home working could deliver surprisingly big social wins”

There are illegal drug users in the UK and there always will be. There are illegal drug suppliers in the UK and always will be. I am sure lots of police time and lots of money is devoted to removing the drug supply and drug suppliers from the streets of the UK but as 1Continue reading “Legalise Drugs”

The problem .The lack of trust ,transparency in government,the inability of most politicians to answer a straightforward questions ,the over exaggeration and economy of truth when explaining new situations,laws etc. Most people , certainly the majority I talk to, are fed up with the current ineptness of government and politicians in general .There needs toContinue reading “Office of Civic Responsibility or similar”

Summary Exploring strategies to build on, extend and utilise the wealth of online fitness classes and teachers that arose in response to pandemic restrictions, in particular to encourage regular exercise and socialisation for those whose access to these is restricted, eg by age, disability, health, vulnerability or location. Aim To utilise the wealth of onlineContinue reading “Whoever you are, wherever you are, there is a fitness community to welcome you.”

Britain has faced and will be faced with many situations that fall into the category of either a local or national emergency. Floods will increase; power outages will happen over prolonged periods; fires will occur more often as the climate changes. An ageing demographic will continually put pressure on the NHS, which was never designedContinue reading “Unlocking the potential of British companies as ‘first responders’ to National Emergencies”

At the outbreak of the Pandemic the NHS had many unfilled posts. The Question is why could these posts not be filled? Some thoughts how to resolve this problem, especially in the light of so much unemployment now coming on stream. Is lack of satisfaction the basic cause? 1. Pay – particularly for trained NursesContinue reading “NHS RECRUITMENT – Why have vacancies not been filled?”

Issues such as generating sufficient electricity to mobilise 40 million vehicles may mean building more nuclear reactors. If that is the case are we not swapping one contamination problem for an even worse one – the disposal of nuclear waste. The contamination from car tyres and brakes entering our water supply and, lastly the disposalContinue reading “Regenerate Town Centres & Reduce Global Warming”