A time to remember all those who lost their lives to the virus

One of the saddest outcomes of the virus, has been the number of people who have not really had the opportunity for relatives and friends to say a final farewell to those who have passed away as a result of the virus. Many of the relatives are hoping to have memorial services and celebrations onceContinue reading “A time to remember all those who lost their lives to the virus”

The ineffectiveness of the prison system

Having just finished reading “A bit of a stretch ,by Chris Atkins ” my feeling that the current prison system is inadequate was confirmed. Appalling buildings ,chronic underfunding, lack of staff (who themselves are underpaid and undertrained),and little support after release leads to a high rate of reconviction. The system is not working . RecentlyContinue reading “The ineffectiveness of the prison system”

Climate change solution- solar panels on all new buildings

The world needs climate change to work. As a country we are committed to being more environmentally friendly by 2030. Why not introduce a law that ALL new buildings built in Britain have to have a certain percentage of solar panelling to get permission for build, this to include offices and factories. This would: .Continue reading “Climate change solution- solar panels on all new buildings”

Protection of customers from on-line banking fraud.

There is an increasing risk to customers using on-line banking. The problem can be identified from recent correspondence and press articles: Barclays Bank wrote to customers on 8 December 2020 with changes to their terms and conditions. Under ‘Protecting your money’ they rely on an industry code, the Contingent Reimbursement Model Code’ when dealing withContinue reading “Protection of customers from on-line banking fraud.”

One way to tackle the problem of obesity in our fight against Covid-19.

There be many reasons why a person is over-weight but I am aiming to tackle just one of those reasons – an unhealthy diet. I suggest that if people’s diet were more healthy then fewer people would be overweight, leading to two things. Firstly that fewer resources would be required to treat obesity and secondlyContinue reading “One way to tackle the problem of obesity in our fight against Covid-19.”

An Office for Administrative Responsibility

1. Summary 1.1 The establishment of a new statutory body known as the Office for Administrative Responsibility (OAR) which will support government in adhering to the highest standards of administration and, thereby, achieve improved implementation of policy. 2. Purpose 2.1This proposal is modelled on the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR). The OBR was established asContinue reading “An Office for Administrative Responsibility”

Set up home grow opportunities

Instead of importing flowers and fruit from the Netherlands,we set up the same industry in Norfolk which has a similar climate, plenty of water and enough land to build the greenhouses To analyse our fresh imports and designate those that can be home produced,thereby reducing congestion at Ports and Airports,producing products that would be fresherContinue reading “Set up home grow opportunities”

Dispose, Recycle, Re-use

The solution is to provide specific containers or bins for single use PPE in car parks and outside essential shops where people generally remove their face masks. Special measures must be taken to ensure the containers are touch free, clean and emptied regularly. The containers can be used to advertise the importance of mask wearingContinue reading “Dispose, Recycle, Re-use”

A problem and an opportunity

UVGI (Ultraviolet germicidal irradiation) eradicates surface biofilm/mould, as well as airborne viruses and bacteria, to improve indoor air quality, it provides continuous air and surface cleaning without chemicals and without producing ozone or other secondary contaminant. The cellular DNA of microorganisms like bacteria absorbs the energy from the UVC light, causing damage to their DNAContinue reading “A problem and an opportunity”

Transforming Education and Training

The Pandemic provides us with an opportunity to fix a problem. The problem is that everyone either aspires to university or not. Our society has evolved to resolve problems rather than to maximise potential. If you go to university you’re a success, if not you’re not going to change the world. Look at the following:Continue reading “Transforming Education and Training”