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It could be argued that the COVID-19 pandemic has presented a challenge of which lies an opportunity. The conventional system of free market capitalism found established under consecutive neoliberal regimes in the UK has fared badly due to its ineptitude to plan contingency, and factor impact for events such as these. It is reflective ofContinue reading “In Challenges Lay Opportunities – COVID 19: A Time of Reflection”

The U.K.‚’s response to the pandemic has been slow to get going in part through an inability to contact, track and understand the differing challenges of both the resident population and the international movements of people. Those countries that responded and performed relatively well appear to be either comparatively easy to isolate internationally (eg NZ),Continue reading “De-generalise the U.K. population”

Key challenges, consequences and opportunities relate to three interrelated areas: . Key Challenges: o Complex problem: – Multiple interacting factors, some unidentified – no simple chain of causality – Small change to single factor – significant change in outcomes – Problematic to identify and manage – Prone to cognitive bias – Probabilistic o Uncertainty: –Continue reading “Covid-19 – not managed with equal dexterity globally.
It is a complex problem.”

It is outrageous that a country as rich as the UK is should have anyone sleeping rough or begging. Due the Coronavirus crisis many hotels, particularly budget hotels such as Travelodges, are standing almost completely empty. This gives us the opportunity to deal with the problems of homeless people ‚’ simply convert the surplus budgetContinue reading “HOUSING THE HOMELESS.”

The disparity between the effect of Covid on different households has been vast. Many households lost their entire income with no Covid- related government support at all, for example those households whose earners worked in a business structure which did not qualify for suppport. Others were lucky and retained their income whilst avoiding many ofContinue reading “Levelling up covid benefits”

With local businesses suffering substantially from repeated lockdowns, an incentive to encourage shoppers is needed once shops can open again. I purpose that this creates an opportunity to support local businesses and help revive the economy by offering reduced tax rates that are passed onto the shopper.     1102-1

As we know during lockdown period more people were separated from their loved ones and despite of the technologies like video calling it was not enough to fill in the hole. So this problem is very often in people in daily life and was just shown more in the lockdown period. The number of suicidesContinue reading “Providing support for mental illness in people.”

Living on a main road, one of the key benefits of the first lockdown was the absence of the litter that usually ended up in front of our house- either dropped along the footpath or worse deliberately tossed from a car. The easing of lockdown was signalled by the return of litter; firstly masks andContinue reading “How to combat the nation blight of litter?”

The Covid-19 Pandemic has dealt wage cuts & job losses to so many. Statistics show that the biggest jump in unemployment is for those age 16 – 24*. On the other hand, we had the stamp duty holiday fuelling house price growth to an all time high. Although the stamp duty cut has been advantageousContinue reading “Stuck in a rental trap | The worsening situation for first time buyers”

The government’s response to the pandemic and the reduction in tax take driven by the economic impact of the pandemic have increased the UK government debt and deficit to unsuitable levels. While economic growth and tax rises in the medium term are likely to reduce the deficit somewhat, they are unlikely to do all theContinue reading “Reducing UK government deficit will require spending reductions but austerity isn’t politically acceptable”